Authors Live! new info…….

Authors Live is a series of world class children’s authors and illustrator events brought directly to your classroom, library or computer for free, live on the web by BBC Scotland Learning and Scottish Book Trust.
We have two amazing opportunities for your school to take part in Authors Live this term.

Authors Live: Polly Dunbar & Long Nose Puppets – Thursday 25 April, 11am, suitable for nursery-P3
Authors Live: Tony Robinson’s Weird World of Wonders – Thursday 6 June, 11am, suitable for P3-7

Register to watch these events online and be automatically entered into a prize draw to win one of 5 class sets of books. You can also apply to be part of the audience for Tony Robinson’s event.
We have also produced free classroom resources to accompany each event to help inspire teachers to be creative in the classroom while watching Authors Live events.

Register to watch and download the learning resources by visiting our website and following this trail: Learning > Teachers and Librarians > Authors Live > Upcoming Events or by pasting the following link into your browser:
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning/teachers-librarians/authors-live/authors-live-events

Watch on demand
Authors Live has been running since 2010 and we now have 18 fantastic events from the biggest names in children’s literature. You can watch every event on demand and download the accompanying resources by visiting our website and following this trail: Learning > Teachers and Librarians > Authors Live > Watch on demand or by pasting the following link into your browser: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning/teachers-librarians/authors-live/watch-on-demand

Teacher Ambassador Programme
Alongside Authors Live we have been running a Teacher Ambassador Programme. The programme showcases the work of schools in embedding Authors Live in to the classroom using a variety of innovative and creative teaching practices. You can read about the creative approaches to Authors Live by following this trail Learning > Teaching Resources and CPD > Get The Most Out of Our Programmes or by pasting the following link into your browser: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/node/105957

We hope you’ll tune in for the final two events in the 2012/13 Authors Live series.

If you have any queries about Authors Live please contact our Children’s Programme Coordinator, Geraldine Jack on geraldine.jack@scottishbooktrust.com or 0131 524 0188.

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  1. P1/2 at Taynuilt had a great day. They enjoyed watching the puppet show and really enjoyed asking Polly Dunbar questions through GLOW in the afternoon.

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