2014 Storytelling with Brian Sturm

It's not too late to register for the Storytelling Event on April 29. You do NOT want to miss the event!  Brian Sturm will entertain you with his stories and humor.

The event will be held at the Bristol Virginia School Board Office on April 29 from 4-8 PM.  The cost is $15 for members, $20 for non-members.  Dinner will be included.

Contact Debbie Musser (dmusser@bvps.org) for more information.

2014 Storytelling Event

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, BRIAN STURM RETURNS!

Southwest Virginia Reading Council Presents:

“Deepening the Classroom Experience with Storytelling”

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

4:30-8:30 p.m. at Bristol VA Central Office, 220 Lee St. Bristol, VA  24201

We will explore how storytelling can increase children's immersion in classroom content by heightening how they CARE for stories and story characters; we will play story games in small groups to help us improvise stories and become more confident as storytellers (these games are wonderful to use with children to help them develop as storytellers in their own right); we will listen to folktales and discover how they can apply to various content areas; and we will explore how to bring props into our performances; and, of course, we will laugh, share, and have a great evening together. Let's "talk story!"

Brian began telling stories when he was very young, until his mother told him that lying was bad form. Then he started telling the truth, until his friends told him that was bad form. As an adult he switched to world folktales because those have been told for thousands 0f years, and they didn't seem to cause too much trouble. He's currently an associate professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he trains children's librarians and teaches storytelling.

Enjoy a casual supper of Pizza, and Soft Drinks  followed by  a variety of homemade Cookie Treats  catered by  Mr. Joseph Marler.

Cost:  $15.00 / SWVRC Member;  $20.00/ Non-member

Registration:  Contact Debbie Musser dmusser@bvps.org

Check payable to SWVRC and mailed to:       Debbie Musser

                                                                           900 Washington Lee Drive

                                                                           Bristol, Virginia 24201

 For further questions or information, contact Janie Hull, jhull@bvps.org or 423-534-1582.

Attention Vendors!

We will be having vendors at the Fall Conference.  If you wish to have a table, please fill out the form and send to Debbie Musser.  Her contact information is on the form.

Vendors Registration Form

Southwest Reading Council Fall Conference

The Southwest Reading Council will hold the Annual Fall Conference on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the Higher Ed Center in Abingdon, Virginia from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

We are proud to present Valerie Ellery as our keynote speaker. (http://www.valerieellery.com/) Mrs. Ellery is a devoted wife, mother of four, grandmother, former National Board Certified Teacher, Curriculum Specialist, Mentor, Staff Developer, and Reading Coach.  Valerie Ellery has dedicated her professional career to the field of Literacy.  She is currently serving as an International Literacy Consultant, Award-Winning Author, and Inspirational Women's Ministry Leader. Over twenty years ago, she realized her oldest son had a problem with reading.  This very personal experience launched her journey in the quest for understanding - what do proficient readers do? 

We will also be offering breakout sessions which will include Patsi Tollinger, , Cathy Bollinger, Tom Santangelo, and Valerie Ellery. 

Vendors will be present with a variety of goods. There will also be refreshments and door prizes!!

Registration will begin at 8:00 AM. 

Registration is $30 and will include your VSRA membership.  You can register online at:
https://www.vsra.org/membership/become-a-member/.

Vendors Registration Form

 

 

21st Annual Author Program at St. Anne Catholic School

21st Annual Author Program

St. Anne Catholic School
Bristol, VA

Author and Illustrator John RoccoMay 6th at 5:30.

 

John Rocco was granted a Caldecott Honor this year for his book Blackout. He has also recently done the illustrations for Flint Heart by Katherine and John Patterson. Many students at St. Anne school are excited to meet John Rocco because he is the illustrator of all the original covers for the Percy Jackson series and the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. Now he is illustrating the covers for Heroes of Olympus series including Riordan's most recent release The Mark of Athena.

 

Much more can be learned about John Rocco at his website http://www.roccoart.com/home.html. The following website has a wonderful video about Blackout http://www.roccoart.com/blackout.html.

 

Please call Angie Bush at 276-669-0048 or email at abush@stanneschoolbristol.org if you have any questions or would like to register for the dinner.

 

Dinner is $15.00. A free presentation follows at 7:00pm

Spring Literacy Celebration

Leading in Reading
and the

Southwest Virginia Reading Council present:

 

Spring Literacy Celebration

May 6, 2013

(4:30pm – 7:30pm)

Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center,

Abingdon, VA

Literacy Leaders (principals, teachers, reading specialists, special educators and more) will share grass-roots efforts that have made a difference in their schools this year. 

Learn what they did and how they did it!

Register for this free event at: http://leadinginreading.eventbrite.com/

Storytelling at it's Best Workshop

Register Today!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

4 p.m.— 8 p.m.

 

Bristol Virginia City Schools Central Office

222 Lee Street

Bristol Virginia

 

                                                           

Featuring:  Dr. Brian Sturm

 

Pizza, Dessert, and Drink

 

Bring a Friend or Family Member.

$10/person for members only;  $15/person for non-members

 

Dr. Brian Sturm believes that stories have a deep power to change lives and create a better world. As we listen to and tell each other stories, we build community, share experiences, laugh together, and come to understand the fundamental similarities of all people.

Brian is an Associate Professor at the School of Information and Library Science and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he teaches courses in children's librarianship and storytelling. Brian has been a professional storyteller for over 15 years, sharing tales of marvel and extravagance from around the world with children and adults in schools, libraries, hospitals, museums, and conferences. He is fascinated by the way that storytelling can enchant listeners, and he's made it his life work to explore how and why this happens. He brings to his performances a love of the natural world (he was an outdoor educator, a wildlife rehabilitator, and a planetarium show presenter in a former life) and a delight in the oddities of life.

 

This is the only Spring Event the Southwest Virginia Reading Council will be offering this year.  There will NOT be a Book and Author Dinner.