Get Connected to Teen Tech Week
Registration may be closed, but Teen Tech Week plans are just starting to heat up!
First, make sure you’ve ordered your official Teen Tech Week products by Monday, Feb. 18 to have them arrive by Teen Tech Week using standard shipping. (And hurry—products are going fast; we’ve already sold out of Tune In bookmarks and the TTW 2008 Set).
If you’re stumped for ideas, find inspiration at the Teen Tech Week Wiki, from the resources page at the Teen Tech Week Web site, or by picking up a copy of Get Connected: Tech Programs for Teens, by RoseMary Honnold for YALSA (Neal-Schuman, 2007)!
Make sure to bookmark www.ala.org/teentechweek ! During Teen Tech Week, encourage your teens to vote for next year’s theme as well as take part in the SmartGirl.org Be Smart Wired Survey on teen’s online habits. Both will be open for voting starting March 2.
Get the Jump on Annual
Early bird registration ends in just three weeks, so it’s a good time to finalize your summer plans and join YALSA in Anaheim, June 26-July 2!
We’re offering two preconferences—Got Tweens? Serving Younger Teens and Tweens and Turn Teens on to Reading through Booktalks—as well as special events—Edwards Award Luncheon, the Printz Awards Reception, and the Young Adult Authors Coffee Klatch.
Find more details about registration and housing at the ALA Annual Web site or the YALSA @ ALA Annual Conference Wiki.
Get Smart with YALSA’s E-courses
Looking to expand your knowledge? Got a few extra professional development dollars to spend? Then look no further than YALSA’s roster of Summer E-courses. Three six week classes, taught by YALSA experts, will take place from July 7 to August 18. Classes include:
- Making the Match: Finding the Right Book for the Right Teen at the Right Time
- Reaching Teens with Gaming
- Tech Tools for Teen Leadership
Registration opens May 18. To learn more, visit YALSA’s Summer Online Courses page.
Get Ready for the First Young Adult Literature Symposium
YALSA’s first biennial Young Adult Literature Symposium, How We Read Now, will be Nov. 7-9 in Nashville! Details on registration and more will be posted later, but you can find out the program slate now (and see the papers to be presented) by visiting the Young Adult Literature Symposium Web site.
Get Out the Vote
The YALSA elections will begin soon! Balloting begins March 17. Check out the YALSA Slate of Candidates!
Check back to the YALSA Blog every Thursday for a rundown of news and updates from the YALSA Office. Send your questions and comments to Stevie Kuenn, YALSA Communications Specialist, at skuenn@ala.org.
