[Michlib-l] Dr. Marc Aronson coming to Michigan and available to speak

[Gwenn Marchesano]

Michigan Association for Media in Education is excited to announce that Dr.
Marc Aronson will be the featured author at our annual conference at the
Sheraton Ann Arbor. Marc is an award-winning author, professor, speaker,
editor and publisher. His engaging nonfiction books for children and
adults, include *The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google
Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins; **Sugar Changed the World;
*and *Master
of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies.*

On Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at the conference Sunrise Author Breakfast Marc
will share *History is Making Connections -- Let Me Show You How*. He will
conduct a breakout session on the creation of text sets to support Common
Core. There will also be a book signing and opportunity to meet him.

While Marc is in the area, he is looking for other opportunities to speak
or do workshops at schools, libraries, or other organizations. If you are
interested in engaging Marc, please contact him directly. His travel costs
have been covered by MAME. To learn more about Marc or contact him, check
out his website: http://www.marcaronson.com/

We also hope you'll consider joining us for MAME's Conference October 22-24 in
Ann Arbor. <http://www.mimame.org/our-annual-conference.html> Marc's
entertaining and informative breakfast presentation is open to the public,
and would be worthwhile for librarians and teachers alike. Please share
this information with others.

Gwenn Marchesano
Librarian/Technology Integrationist, Pioneer Middle School, Plymouth-Canton
Comm. Schools
President-Elect/Conference Chair, Michigan Association for Media in
Education
gwenn2ns at gmail.com
734-353-9644
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