2007–2008

Teachers’ Choices Committee

Charges:

1. Assist with the process and the procedures for the selection of the annual Teachers’ Choices, a list of recently published high-quality trade books that can be used across the curriculum.

2. Develop an annotated list of the Teachers’ Choices for inclusion in The Reading Teacher and to publicize this program elsewhere.

3. Review applications for next year’s regional coordinators of the project.

Steering Committee:

Joyce Hamon, Cochair
University of Southern Indiana
Department of Teacher Education
8600 University Blvd
Evansville, IN 47712-3590, USA
1-812-464-1820
Fax 1-812-465-1029
E-mail

Suzanne M. Jensen, Cochair
Shawnee Mission School District
Brookwood Elementary
3308 W 91st St
Leawood, KS 66206-1774, USA
1-913-993-2503
Fax 1-913-993-2599
E-mail

Donald J. Leu, Board Liaison
University of Connecticut
Storrs Mansfield, CT, United States

Lois A. Buckman
Caney Creek High School
The Woodlands, TX, United States

Ally McArdle
Kegonsa Elementary School
Stoughton, WI, United States

Cathy S. Nelson
South View Middle School
Minneapolis, MN, United States

Marjie J. Podzielinski
Coulson Tough School
The Woodlands, TX, United States

Lizette Serrano
Scholastic Inc
New York, NY, United States

Mary E. Shoop
Washburn University
Topeka, KS, United States

Mary Cash, Ex Officio
Executive Office
International Reading Association
Newark, DE, United States

Alida Cutts, Ex Officio
Executive Office
International Reading Association
Newark, DE, United States

Regional Coordinators:

East:

Jeanie H. Burnett
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA, United States

Susan Thompson-White
Hockessin, DE, United States

Southeast:

Nan C. Brandenbergerpayne
St. Francis Catholic School
Cordova, TN, United States

Cathy L. Denman
Jackson Middle School
Titusville, FL, United States

Great Lakes:

Linda J. Graves
Putnam County Educational Service
Ottawa, OH, United States

Plains:

Patrice Kraus
Stillwell Jr High
West Des Moines, IA, United States

Southwest:

Marcia Mitchell
South Texas College
Mission, TX, United States

Rocky Mountain:

Tammy Jo Langeberg
CCIRA
Boulder, CO, United States

Jessica L. Hollon
Douglas Intermediate School
Douglas, WY, United States

West:

Tonya Freeman
Anchorage School District
Eagle River, AK, United States