This presentation is valuable for all staff and parents. Mixing lecture and poetry Mr. Boloz discusses the importance of adults in the lives of children. Everyone can make a difference by being dangerous. Which child's life will you touch?

Overview:
This lecture is intended for anyone who works with children. It draws on over 30 years of working with at-risk students. This presentation intertwines research, personal experience and poetry and attempts to highlight the importance we all carry within.

Equipment needs: none

Title: Building a School-wide Literacy Climate

Join Arizona’s National Distinguished Principal (1997) for this multi-media presentation as he explains how to build a dynamic classroom and to organize a powerful, school-wide literacy program. Ganado Primary School is a public school located on the Navajo Reservation and in one of the poorest counties in America; come and hear how this school turned adversity into opportunity and led to the school’s being named the Number One School in Arizona, 1995 and a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

Overview:
This presentation will present an overview of Ganado Primary School, the Number One School in Arizona 1995 and a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1997). The presentation will include a 9 minute video of the school conception and a 40 minute slide presentation which highlights the major programs within the school.

Equipment needs: A room that can be darkened.
Television and VCR
Kodak Ektagraphic 3 A Projector (for slides)
Overhead projector

Title: From Daybooks to Night Logs: Journeying with Journals

Suffering from journal burnout? Join author and educator Sigmund A. Boloz for what last year’s audience labeled, “ Totally enjoyable! A lively, timely, entertaining and thought-provoking presentation,” and “One of the best sessions I have been to at this conference!” Learn 27 ways to revitalize your use of journals with children and adults.

Content
I have studied and used journals for the past 25 years. Teachers have a limited understanding of how to use and vary their use within the classroom. In the process teachers and their students often report suffer "journal burnout."
This presentation will offer participants 26 ways to revitalize a fantastic classroom and self-improvement tool.

Methods of Presentation:
This presentation will incorporate a lecture format. Student examples will be intertwined with poetry and explanation. Overheads of student work will be used enhance meaning.

Equipment needs: Room that can be darkened
Overhead projector

Title: Teaching Students to Write a Great Personal Narrative

Many teachers know that a story needs a title, a beginning, middle and an end. They even know that a character is important to the story. This presentation helps the teacher to examine the writing process and provides a step-by-step format for teaching an effective personal narrative.

Content
This presentation will offer participants into the stages of a great narrative and ways to revitalize your writing program and self-improvement tool.

Methods of Presentation:
This presentation will incorporate collaborative writing. Student examples will be intertwined with poetry and explanation. Overheads of student work will be used enhance meaning.

Equipment needs: Room that can be darkened
Overhead projector

Feel as if you are the only one working hard within your classroom? This presentation discusses the establishment of powerful classroom routines that encourage active involvement and increase student learning.

Content
Learn effective methods for organizing your lessons. This presentation will offer participants information about how to use quickwrites, think-pair-share, admit cards, content journals and relationship maps to revitalize a productive learning classroom and as self-improvement tools. Specific comprehension strategies will be discussed.

Methods of Presentation:
This presentation will incorporate a lecture format. Student examples will be intertwined with poetry and explanation. Overheads of student work will be used enhance meaning.

Equipment needs: Room that can be darkened
VCR/TV set
Overhead projector

This presentation will be valuable for the building or district administrator. Mixing lecture and poetry Mr. Boloz will explain how to build a dynamic school and community and to organize a powerful, school-wide assessment program.

Overview:

This presentation will present an overview of Ganado Primary School's annual school-wide evaluation and assessment design. "How," "what" and "when" will be discussed. Sixteen years of thought, discussions and development will highlight the major sections within the plan.

Equipment needs: A room that can be darkened.
Television and VCR
Kodak Ektagraphic 3 A Projector (for slides)

This presentation is valuable for all staff and parents. Relying heavily on poetry, Mr. Boloz will tie together teaching and learning. How can the teacher keep the child at the center of his or her learning? We all have had the opportunity to experience the power of a fine teacher. You can unlock that power within you.

Overview:
This lecture is intended for anyone who works with children. It draws on over 25 years of working with at-risk students. This presentation intertwines research, personal experience and poetry and attempts to highlight the importance we all carry within.

Equipment needs: none

This presentation will be valuable for all staff and administrators. Mixing lecture and poetry Mr. Boloz will discuss the importance of developing a team of educators who are all working towards the same goal. This session will examine the role of leadership, school-wide planning techniques, managing the curriculum, staff development ideas.

Overview:
This session is intended for principals or school leaders who work with school-wide improvement planning, curriculum development and staff development. It draws on over 25 years of working with at-risk students. This presentation intertwines research, personal experience and poetry and attempts to highlight the importance of the school staff as a team.

Equipment needs: over head

Course Description: This course will expose students to the reading and writing process and will provide participants with theory and practice. During the course participants will gain insights into the ways that journals can be used to enhance learning. The participants will be exposed to alternative strategies for teaching the basic skills in meaningful ways.

Objective(s) to be accomplished
Participants will be able to:
1. name 25 different journals and to discuss their application to their classrooms,
2. discuss the complementary roles of reading and writing in the literacy process, and
3. discuss a variety of projects and activities which enhance the reading and writing connection.

Activities
Participants will:
1. view videos which provide insights into the reading and writing connection,
2. brainstorm ideas and participate in activities, and
3. review the concepts included within the book, From Daybooks to Night Logs: journeying with Journals.

Afraid to play with poetry? Join poet and educator Sigmund A. Boloz as he demonstrates ideas for generating and improving your own and your students’ poetry. The author of ten books of poetry, Mr. Boloz will examine the ingredients of a success poetry workshop and demonstrate collaborative poetry writing techniques. After you leave this session, you will want to dive into poetry.

Activities:
The participants will:
1. participate in discussions regarding poetry environments,
2. view and discuss collaborative poetry generated by students,
3. participate in a collaborative poetry session.

Overview:
This session is intended for teachers and support staff who work with writers. It draws on over 25 years of working with children and as a writer. This presentation intertwines research, personal experience, poetry and attempts to highlight the importance of the teacher as a facilitator, a decision maker and as a language model. A collaborative poetry model will be modeled.

Equipment needs: overhead