New iteration—Storytime Shenanigans: Building Great Programs for Preschoolers eCourse
For Immediate Release
Mon, 02/26/2018
Chicago—ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions announces a new iteration of our popular eCourse, Storytime Shenanigans: Building Great Programs for Preschoolers. Rob Reid will serve as the instructor for a 3-week facilitated eCourse starting on Monday, April 16, 2018.
Readers of Rob Reid's bestselling books know his knack for freshening up storytimes through imaginative programming themes and content. Whether you’re getting started in programming or are a veteran in need of a battery-charger, you’ll catch the programming bug with Reid’s lively, humorous eCourse. With his guidance, you’ll learn how to move past bunny rabbits and teddy bears to create unique themes, while spotting audience participation elements that are often overlooked in picture books. He’ll show you how to add fingerplays, nursery rhymes, songs, movement activities, and crafts to make for even more engaging storytimes. Through a podcast and several videos, he’ll tell and show his presentation techniques, while assignments and discussion forums will encourage idea and resource sharing among your fellow attendees.
eCourse outline
- Introduction: Podcast with Rob Reid talks about his start in storytime programs, finding his strengths, and developing techniques
- Storytelling: Demonstration of oral stories without a book (videos and assignment)
- Read Aloud Tip: From picture book selection to how to hold the book (videos)
- Themes: How to eliminate some themes and dream up new ones (discussion forum posting)
- Song and Music Activities, with links to specific picture books (video and assignment)
- Fingerplay and Movement Activities, with links to specific picture books (videos)
- Creating Original Rhymes and Songs (readings and video)
- Putting it All Together: How to make a lesson plan (assignment)
- Fun Extras
About the Instructor
Rob Reid, with his 20 years' experience as children's librarian, teaches courses on children's and young adult literature and librarianship as full time lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He is the author of Family Storytimes, Something Funny Happened at the Library, Cool Story Programs for the School-aged Crowd and other ALA Editions favorites. A regular contributor to Booklinks and Library Sparks, he is also a popular and entertaining presenter at conferences, libraries, and schools.
Registration for this ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions facilitated eCourse, which begins on April 16, 2018, can be purchased at the ALA Store. Participants in this course will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection for online message board participation, viewing online video, listening to streaming audio (MP3 files), and downloading and viewing PDF and PowerPoint files.
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