The Literacy Connection
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Taken from This Is School by John Schu
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Taken from JohnSchu.com
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​The Literacy Connection,
​Sponsored by Bookelicous,
Presents​ Our Professional Development Program
​2022 - 2023: 
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The Literacy Connection program for 2022-2023 features John Schu. His recently published book, The Gift of Story: Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life is a celebration of the ways we define, revise and imagine ourselves through literacy, a celebration of the way we connect to others and build community through reading, a celebration of children, authors, illustrators, teachers, librarians, books, and readers---and, ultimately, a celebration of hearts and the stories they hold dear. 
​Taken from JohnSchu.com
“Stories affirm our experiences. They challenge our comfort zone. They give us space to hibernate and pull us out of our isolation when we need to be reminded we aren’t alone.”
– John Schu
​JohnSchu.com
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John Schu
John Schu is the children’s librarian for Bookelicious, a part-time lecturer at Rutgers  University, and a former classroom teacher and teacher-librarian. He’s the author  of the professional book The Gift of Story (Stenhouse, 2022) and the picture book This Is a School illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison (Candlewick, 2022).
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The Gift of Story: Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life by John Schu ©2022
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This Is a School by John Schu ©2022

The Gift of Story:
​Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading 
Life

​with John Schu

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Session 1: 

Session 2

October 8, 2022, Saturday 
Wickliffe Progressive Elementary School
8:30am-3:00pm
March 4, 2023, Saturday 
Wickliffe Progressive Elementary School 
8:30am-3:00pm
When we share our hearts through story, we inspire others to think more deeply about their own hearts and how stories connect us all. In this presentation of the heart, teacher, librarian, book lover, and story ambassador John Schu invites readers to consider literacy beyond its academic benefits, highlighting the ways story speaks to our hearts and brings us together. Presented through a study of five affective elements of story --- healer, inspiration, clarifier, compassion, and connector --- participants will explore how the universal truths found in stories can change us, inspire us, connect us to others, answer our deepest questions, and help us heal. 

REGISTRATION:
​Special Pricing:

Teacher/Librarian/
​Administrator:

Registration total for both sessions with John Schu is $100 and includes a copy of the book The Gift of Story: Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life which will be distributed at the first session. 

Pre-Service and Novice Teacher with less than 3 years' experience:
​Registration total for both sessions with John Schu is $15 and includes a copy of the book The Gift of Story:
Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life.

One Day Option:
Individual sessions are $50 and do not include a copy of the book. Book will be available for purchase at $36.

Credit: A certificate for 5 contact hours will be available at the end of each presentation.


No Refunds:
​We regret that we will not be able to make refunds. Questions may be addressed to Kathleen Taps at [email protected].
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  • Welcome
  • About Us
  • History of Presenters
  • Previous Professional Development Programs
    • Professional Development 2024-2025 Part 2
    • Professional Development 2024-2025 Part 1
    • Professional Development 2023-24 >
      • Dr. Timothy Rasinski 2023
      • Dr. Chase Young 2024
    • Professional Development 2022-23
    • Professional Development 2020-2021 >
      • Dr. Gholdy Muhammad 2021
      • Matt Glover 2021
      • Let's Talk Books! 2020
      • Kristin Ziemke 2020
    • Professional Development 2019-2020 >
      • Handouts from Annie Ward
      • Class Credit Information 2019-2020
    • Professional Development 2018-2019 >
      • Study Group 2018-2019
    • Professional Development 2017-2018
    • Featured Authors 2017-2018 >
      • Study Group 2017-2018
    • Featured Author 2016-2017 >
      • Study Group 2016-2017
    • Featured Author 2015-2016 >
      • Study Group 2015-2016
  • Publication: Reading and Writing Booklet
  • Worthington EL Videos
  • Recommended Books for Diversity and Social Justice
  • Blogs/Websites
  • Contact/Support