Y A L
Young Adult Literature Conference

List of YAL Conference Books 2000-2009

SPRING 2010 Conference April 17, 2010

PowerPoint for Sunrise Over Fallujah

Blog for Little Brother

South Side Location!

NEIU Carruther's Center for Inner City Studies

700 East Oakwood Boulevard, Chicago (about 39th and Lake Shore Drive)

Spring 2010 YAL Flyer

Spring 2010 YAL Workshop Descriptions Packet

Units for Books and YAL Presenter Units
View units that have been created by YAL presenters and teachers.
(After attending the YAL Conference, teachers are invited to create their own units. In return, they receive a class set of books for their unit.)

ARCHIVES

Units for Books - Cover Letter

Units for Books - Planning and Reflection Questions

Units for Books - Teacher Reflection Page

Units for Books - Template

YAL Books for 2006/07

YAL Books for 2005/06

Inquiry and Design Institute 2007

YAL Videos
View 6 short videos that describe YAL Activities

YAL Case Study 2005-06

Since 2000, Chicago Teachers’ Center’s popular Young Adult Literature Conference (YAL) has demonstrated how the combination of compelling books and engaging learning strategies can provide powerful learning experiences for middle and high school students. Teachers choose two conference books to read in advance, then participate in interactive workshops designed around those books. They leave with teaching strategies they can use immediately in their classrooms.

For the first time, we have selected the books for the Fall conference early so teachers can read over the summer. Register now and we will see you in St. Charles!

YAL gives high school and middle school teachers an opportunity to read, discuss, and participate in workshops structured around quality fiction and nonfiction texts. The Young Adult Literature Conference is free to teachers in GEAR UP (9th-12th), READwELL, and Cicero-Berwyn schools. $50 deposit required, refunded at the conference. $400.00 for teachers from non-partnership schools (discounts available for groups of three or more). Price includes two books, three meals, and an overnight stay in a private room.

Through the Units-for-Books Program, GEAR UP, READwELL, and Cicero-Berwyn teachers have the opportunity to write your own YAL unit and implement it with your students. In exchange, we provide a class set (30) of books to use with your students. We also ask that you participate in documentation of your unit and that you allow us to share it with other teachers by posting it on our website. For details follow the link to Units for Books.