2011 ocea convention jill cecutti, st. brigid of kildare school

2011 OCEA Convention

Jill Cecutti, St. Brigid of Kildare SchoolJanet Ingraham Dwyer, State Library of Ohio

Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) spotlights Ohio authors and promotes reading across Ohio.

The State Library of Ohio, in partnership with Ohioana Library Association, developed this initiative to encourage libraries, schools, families, and others to build communities of readers and foster an appreciation of Ohio authors and literature.

CTRO is adaptable for use in classrooms, libraries, bookstores, by book clubs, families, and community groups.

Permission to use book jackets granted by each publisher. See oh.webjunction.org/ctrobooks2011 for complete permissions statement.

Choose to Read Ohio2011 and 2012 Books for Children (0-8; PreK-2)

Choose to Read Ohio2011 and 2012 Books for Tweens (9-12; 3rd-6th)

Choose to Read Ohio2011 and 2012 Books for Teens (MS/HS)

Choose to Read Ohio2011 and 2012 Books for Adults

Using Choose to Read Ohio in School

CTRO is a quality program that is easy to implement, very flexible, and can suit curriculum across grade levels and content areas.

CTRO supports:• Integration and Extension• Academic Content Standards• 21st Century Skills

Technology projects & applications

Choose to Read Ohio supports 21st century skills.

You can use and share books to encourage critical thinking, communication, collaboration,

and creativity.

Urbana University & community explore the Underground Railroad through Shelley Pearsall’s book, trouble don’t last.

Licking Valley High School Teen Reading in the Valley – A Day with Sharon Draper

Lane Public Library & Cleveland Elementary School

Photo by Samantha Grier, Journal News

Workshops with Andrea Cheng help prepare students for the demolition

of their school.

Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! community programming in

Bowling Green, OH featuring Will Hillenbrand

B is for Buckeye Festival

hosted by the Mansfield – Richland County Public Library

Author visits and

Ideas for partnering & funding CTRO projects

Thank you!

Contact us:Jill Cecutti, jcecutti@cdeducation.org

Janet Ingraham Dwyer, jdwyer@library.ohio.gov