Life, the Universe & Everything is proud to present the third annual Educator’s Conference on Using Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Classroom.

The conference will include, presentations, panels and 2 keynote speakers: Gail Carson Levine and Orson Scott Card.

Certificates that may be used towards Professional Development Credit will be available.

Free Educator’s CD containing lesson plans, stories and ideas courtesy of the Heinlein Society.

To register, email

educators (at) ltue (dot) org

For teachers, educators, librarians, media specialists and parents.

Sponsored by LTUE, RFF Utah, The Heinlein Society, CascadiaCon, The SF Museum and AboutSF.com.

**Gail Carson Levin Teacher Resource File**

Teaching “Ender’s Game”

Tentative schedule for the 2008 LTUE Educator’s Conference:

Schedule for the 2008

LTUE Educator’s Conference:

9:00 – 9:25 am:

What Is Science Fiction (and Fantasy) and Why Might It Be Helpful In Education?

(An introduction to SF&F in the classroom.)

(Aleta Clegg, Orson Scott Card, John Brown)

9:30 – 9:55 am:

SF Media as a Way To Teach Reading, Research and Speculative Fiction In the Classroom.

(Ways to use SF media in the classroom to help kids get excited about research, reading and research.)

(Aleta Clegg, John Brown)

10:00 – 10:50 am:

Using Manga to get kids interested in reading and WHAT manga can you recommend to kids?

(Open discussion)
(Jessica Harmon, moderator)

11:00 – 11:50 am:
Keynote Speech:

Gail Carson Levine

12:00 – 12:50 pm:

Using Science Fiction to Interest Kids in Science and Astronomy.

(Aleta Clegg, Laura Swift, Eric Swedin)

1:00 – 1:50 pm:

Using SF&F to teach kids how to write.

(Brandon Sanderson, Greg Park, John Brown, Gail Carson Levine)

2:00 – 2:50 pm:

Orson Scott Card: SF&F as a legitimate literary genre.

Handouts include:

Writing contests for kids: What’s out there?

Info on obtaining “Reluctant Reader Kits” from Wizards of the Coast.

Educator’s CD and Workbook from The Heinlein Society, CascadiaCon and the SF Museum.

Free books and information on RFFUtah’s Box of Books program.

“The Worlds of Lynda Williams” CD by RFF Utah

Handouts for using the Okal Rel Universe in the classroom.

Lists of books that are good for classroom use and for individual reading.