REBECCA BATEMAN
Rebecca Bateman just appeared in Luigi’s homage to Elvis, All The King’s Women, which premiered in this summer’s Midtown International Theater
Festival. Before that she was recently seen in the Visible Theater’s True Story Project: SEX. In the past, favorite roles include Thomasina in
Arcadia, and Rose in Pinter’s short play The Room. She studied acting in London at the British American Drama Academy, at Shakespeare & Co. as a member of the Young Company, and in New York City for two years with James Brill. She graduated from Barnard College with a degree in English and Theater. She is a member of the Visible Theater Lab and she teaches Yoga in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
SAVE THIS DATE! Please print registration form below.
New Jersey Center for the Book
Stellar Science Spectacular – Promoting Science Literacy
http://www.njcenterforthebook.org
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Location: Jennifer A. Chalsty Center at the
Newly reopened Liberty Science Center
Liberty State Park, Jersey City
9:15 – 10:00 Registration and coffee
10:15 – 11:00 Welcome and Keynote Address
Master of Ceremonies, Dr. Gustav Friedrich, Dean of the Rutgers School of Communication, Information and Library Studies; Welcome to LSC; Renee Swartz, Chair of NJ Center for the Book; and Keynote Speaker, Lucille Davy, NJ Commissioner of Education
11:00 – 3:00 Vendor Exhibits (eight publishers)
11:00 – 4:00 ON SITE – ALL DAY: Rutgers Science Explorer Program
A 40-foot bus, run by Rutgers University’s Math & Science Learning Center, offering hand-on demonstrations of science experiments. Director: Dr. Kathleen Scott (Grade 6-8)
11:15 – 12:15 Workshops – Session A
1. Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology, CIESE – “Catching the Wind” from the Engineering is Elementary Program. (Grades 2-5)
2. Dan Smith, Director of the Abbott Partnership Program, Liberty Science Center – Using Liberty Science Center as a teaching tool and resource. In this session we will conduct a brief overview of each new exhibit and the Jennifer A. Chalsty Center and how they can aid you in teaching your students. (Grades K-8)
3. Jessica Trujillo, New Brunswick Free Public Library – recipient of the IDEAS grant through NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute to bring science to our kids: the grant process, reasons why libraries should offer science activities, and some of the resources used. (Grades K-5)
4. Susan Fichtelberg, Bonnie Kunzel, and Sharon Rawlins– Just the Facts: Science Books for the Curriculum (Grades K-12)
5. Pat Morris, Executive Director, NJ Connection – Science Web Sites (Grades K–12)
12:15 – 1:30 Luncheon
Dr. Gustav Friedrich, Dean of SCILS, master of ceremonies; remarks by Congressman Rush Holt; presentation of Miss Rumphius Award, and the opportunity to browse vendors Exhibits and the Teacher Learning Lab.
1:30 – 2:30 Workshops – Session B
1. Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology, CIESE – Online elementary interdisciplinary projects (Grades 1-5)
2. Dan Smith, Director of the Abbott Partnership Program, Liberty Science Center – Using Liberty Science Center as a teaching tool and resource. In this session we will conduct a brief overview of each new exhibit and the Jennifer A. Chalsty Center and how they can aid you in teaching your students. (Grades K-8)
3. Sally M. Walker, author of Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, winner of the 2006 Robert F. Sibert Medal, Informational Book Award for the most distinguished informational book for Children – a workshop on how she researches her material and a book talk on current science books. (Grade K-8)
4. Presentation of five plays from Experiment on This! – The Science Comedies – the appreciation of SCIENCE through the use of comedy. Discussion with playwright Luigi Jannuzzi, director and actors. (Grade K-12)
5. Jessica Trujillo, New Brunswick Free Public Library – recipient of the IDEAS grant through NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute to bring science to our kids: the grant process, reasons why libraries should offer science activities, and some of the resources used. (Grades 6-8)
2:45 Drawings for door prizes
NOTE: Early Bird Registrations postmarked by June 30, 2007, includes free IMAX admission and eligibility for a drawing for a laptop oomputer. Other prizes include a basket of science books from Baker & Taylor and Barnes & Noble gift cards
3:00 IMAX Theater (free to participants registering by June 30; $7.50 admission for all others)
3:00 Tours of LSC
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Five professional development hours will be awarded for full day attendance.
Registration Fee - $25.00 (includes parking, lunch, admission to LSC)
Early Bird Registrations postmarked by June 30, 2007, will receive free IMAX admission and
will be eligible for a drawing for a laptop computer.
Registration closes September 7, 2007.
Print out and complete the registration form and enclose a $25 check made payable to:
New Jersey Center for the Book
Mail to:
New Jersey Center for the Book
Monmouth County Library Headquarters
125 Symmes Drive
Manalapan, NJ 07726
Questions? Contact: Phyllis Anker, phyllisanker@gmail.com, (609) 448-4129
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