Rethinking Preschool Storytime with Betsy Diamant-Cohen

Program and Services Audio Conference Monday, November 30, 2009 1:00 pm ET One Hour Price: $85.00 After exploring the pros and cons of theme-based story times, this session will offer alternative ways to plan and present preschool storytimes. Rethink the focus of your programs and learn to use time-tested materials in new ways. Who Should Participate: Children’s Librarians Early Years/Early Literacy Staff Kindergarten Teachers Elementary Teacher-Librarians Key Topics to be Explored: Alternatives to traditional storytimes Developing engaging programming How children learn Finding and using resources Betsy Diamant-Cohen   Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen is the creator of Mother Goose on the Loose, an early literacy program. In addition to holding a doctorate in Communications Design, she also is a certified instructor for Barbara Cass-Beggs' Your Baby Needs Music program. Dr. Diamant-Cohen runs MGOL training workshops throughout the United States and is the Early Childhood Specialist for the Port Discovery Children's Museum in Baltimore, MD. Named a 'Mover and Shaker' by Library Journal in 2004, she has recently published Mother Goose on the Loose (Neal-Schuman), which has received a number of favourable reviews, including one from Library Journal. Her next book, a manual for presenting Mother Goose on the Loose programs in Spanish with the help of a community partner will also be published by Neal-Schuman.