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Hi!
I'm
Toni Buzzeo, Author and School Library Media Specialist.
Unlike my librarian character, Mrs. Skorupski, I'd be happy to tell you
ANYTHING! I live in a colonial farmhouse in Buxton, Maine, on the remaining 35 acres of an old farm, surrounded by many gardens, with my husband, Ken Cyll. My son Topher Cyll, a software engineer, writer, and music aficionado lives nearby in Somerville, Massachusetts. NEWS FLASH! Author Speaking Boot Camp, November 13, 2010, Shapleigh, Maine For many authors,
speaking is a bread-and-butter aspect of the writing career.
From school visits to state, regional, and
national teacher and library conferences, we are called on to speak to
audiences of our readers. This daylong
workshop will examine the specific skills needed to be a good presenter
at
schools, whether you’re presenting to a whole-school assembly or to a
single
classroom. Using role-playing, demonstration, discussion, and practical
examples, we’ll examine tips and tricks that will enable you to
successfully
pursue school visits. We’ll also discuss
proposing sessions to teaching and library conferences in order to
expand the
audience for your books. Join Toni Buzzeo, the author of Terrific
Connections with Authors, Illustrators, and Storytellers
for a day of learning—and speaking! Annie has a whole new set of adventures when she heads off to Kindergarten! You'll find out what she has in mind for the zookeeper's hat, the high-wire circus slippers, and the walkie-talkies she tucks in her backpack on the first day of school. But will she earn the Gold Star Deputy Star with her Kindergarten adventures? FABULOUS AUTHOR VISIT: For a
glimpse of my fabulous February author visit to Berkeley Preparatory
School in Tampa, click here. NEWS
FLASH! I am available for virtual author visits using Skype!
Read this article about a recent Skype visit
to Peetz Elementary School in Colorado. NEWS
FLASH! No T. Rex in the Library Picture
Book of the Day NEWS FLASH! My newest prfessional book, ABC, Read to Me: Teaching Letter of the Week in the Library and Classroom offers educators a way to contextualize and enhave Letter of the Week instruction through the use of children's literature. From A to Z, this book offers an array of delightful picture book suggestions, as well as a variety of engaging reading, writing, thinking, and creative activities to accompany each letter of the alphabet. this book not only serves to extend the learning of the themes and concepts in the picture books; it also works to solidify the letter-sound correspondence understanding that Letter of the Week was designed to promote. NEWS FLASH! Sterling Community School in Sterling, Connecticut celebrated Fire Up with Reading. See the YouTube of their dragon dance and final celebration! NEWS FLASH! Download a PowerPoint slide show or a SMART presentation to accompany my Mrs. Skorupski picture book, The Great Dewey Hunt: A Mrs. Skorupski Story. Two great ways to teach Dewey! Visit my 2009 BLOG TOUR Monday 6/22: A Patchwork of Books
Tuesday 6/23: Katie's Literature
Lounge Wednesday 6/23: The Children's Book
Review Thursday 6/24: Kid Lit Friday 6/25: Journey Through Books INVITATION: Poke around my website to learn more about my books, my interests as a library media specialist (especially my passionate interest in connecting kids with authors and illustrators and my strong belief in teacher/librarian collaboration), and my school visits, conference speaking, and training sessions. |