Thursday, March 1, 2012
Author and educator Steven Layne was the speaker at Tuesday's Reading, Math and Science Night at Boulder Hill Elementary School.
On Tuesday night, Boulder Hill Elementary School played host to a celebration of reading, science and math, one that drew students and parents from other Oswego School District schools as well. The special guest on Tuesday was Steven Layne, director of the Master of Education in Literature program at Judson University in Elgin. Layne is the author of several children’s books, including Love the Baby and its sequel, Share With Brother, but also the writer of Igniting a Passion for Reading, a book that District 308 teachers have been using to develop programs to inspire students to read. At Boulder Hill, Layne’s inspiration has taken the form of a year-long focus on reading called Camp Read S’More. And on Tuesday, that idea took full shape, …
Friday, February 24, 2012
Steven Layne, who spoke to teachers in District 308 in October, will return to Boulder Hill and Long Beach elementary schools to help inspire students to read.
Author and educator Steven Layne is headed back to the Oswego School District. And this time, the students will get in on the act. Layne is director of the Master of Education in Literacy program at Judson University in Elgin, and has been an educator for more than 15 years. He’s also a prolific author—he’s written more than 20 children’s books, with titles like "P is for Princess" and "My Brother Dan’s Delicious." In October of last year, Layne visited Boulder Hill Elementary School to share tips from his book “Igniting a Passion for Reading” with teachers. Before a packed gymnasium, Layne worked to inspire educators from District 308’s three Montgomery area elementary schools: Boulder Hill, Long Beach and Lakewood Creek. Since then, …
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Steven Layne, a prolific author and director of a graduate program at Judson College in Elgin, visited Boulder Hill Elementary School last week to give teachers tips on sparking an interest in reading. He'll be back in February to work with students.
If you think teachers don’t need to go to school, think again. Last week, educators from all three Oswego School District elementary schools in Montgomery gathered at Boulder Hill Elementary School to learn from a master. His name is Steven Layne, and for about two hours, he shared secret after secret to get kids interested in reading. Layne is director of the Master of Education in Literacy program at Judson University in Elgin, and has been an educator for more than 15 years. He’s also a prolific author—he’s written more than 20 children’s books, with titles like "P is for Princess" and "My Brother Dan’s Delicious." But most of all, he’s a fan of reading, and he presented several ideas to light that particular fire in young children. An …
Julie Shore Sromek
10:50 am on Friday, October 21, 2011
I have been in a number of Steven's classes, too. Each time, he has shared a plethora of knowledge that is as applicable today as it was when I took his classes. I'm excited both teachers and students are getting to experience this one of a kind educator and person! more ›