Views and thoughts of aboriginal teachers working at the Canadian schools

Hello,
I would like to share the following research. I found the thoughts of aboriginal teachers inspiring.
http://www.nald.ca/library/research/ccl/study_aboriginal_teachers/study_aboriginal_teachers.pdf

Announcing Puppet Gathering in Hobbema, Alberta on May 23 and 24

If you are interested in making puppets, or displaying your puppets or doing puppet shows or using puppets for storytelling or to communicate then please visit the following page http://puppetgathering2012.blogspot.com/

Fw: books vs screens

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/books-vs-screens-which-should-your-kids-be-reading/article2268465/

http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/12/literacy-scores-rise-as-reading-for-fun-drops-study/

Manisha Khetarpal
Librarian
Miyo Wahkohtowin Community Education Authority
(Ph) 780-585-3760

Puppet Gathering 24 May 2012.

Call for Submissions - 2012 Alberta Book Publishing Awards

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta is now accepting submissions for the 2012 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. These awards celebrate excellence in book publishing in Alberta. We look forward to your entries and participation in the 2012 Awards. This year we are pleased to invite applications for the following awards: Book of the Year, in 6 categories—Children and Young Adult, Educational, Trade Fiction, Trade Non-Fiction, Scholarly and Academic and the Robert Kroetsch Poetry Book of the Year Award;

Book Design, in 3 categories—Book, Book Cover, and Illustration;
Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence, recognizing outstanding editorial work;
Alberta Book Publishing Achievement Award, recognizing long-standing contributions made to Alberta book publishing;
Alberta Emerging Publisher; and
Alberta Publisher of the Year.

 The deadline for submissions is Monday, February 27, 2012. Contact the BPAA office at (780) 424-5060, mmclaughlin@bookpublishers.ab.ca

Society for Childrens bookwriters and illustrators

https://southern-breeze.net/

November is Picture Book month celebration

http://picturebookmonth.com/media-kit/

November 20 is UN's Universal Childrens Day.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Day

So, you want to get your work published: Try Full Circle Literacy boutique approach !

Full Circle Literary works with a variety of creative prescriptive and narrative nonfiction books, literary fiction for adults and teens, as well as middle grade and children's picture books. Read more at http://www.fullcircleliterary.com/index.htm

Literacy first in families - idea 1 Sticks

My son stacked his markers one top of each other in a stick.  We used this stick to play a Support a Grandpa Readers Theatre activity and then we played a fencing game. Read more

Free childrens books

First Book Canada www.firstbookcanada.org

Andrew's Books http://www.andrewsbooks.ca/the_project/

Childrens Book Banks Toronto http://www.childrensbookbank.com/

mailto:info@childrensbookbank.com

Counselling Foundation of Canada grants

One of the goals: To encourage and support programs which contribute to healthy child development especially for those groups of parents and children known to be at greatest risk.

Example: Read to Me in Micmac and Pathways to Education  http://www.counselling.net/jnew/grants/case-studies.html

Order of priority: Toronto, Ontario and Canada

Contact: Bruce Lawson at 416 923 8953

Website: http://www.counselling.net/