What schools are looking for in visiting authors and how to improve your chances of being invited.
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Author* Visits
Wouter LalemanES Librarian
American School in Japan
todaysmeet.com/yokohama
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about me…
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“authors” could be
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What schools want from a visiting author…
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What schools
want from a visiting author
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God the Father
The Principal
How does this s
upport the Curric
ulum?
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What schools
want from a visiting author
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The Teacher
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What schools
want from a visiting author
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The Teacher
It depends
Beginning / middle of te
rm:
Can he talk about re
vision?
Week before a holiday
Can my class
come
twice?
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What schools
want from a visiting author
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The Kids
Is he enterta
ining and interesting?
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What schools
want from a visiting author
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The Librarian
Will he m
ake me look good in th
e eyes
of my prin
cipal, colleagues a
nd
students?
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Who to choose?
School Visitors
Recommendations
Filling a Need
Sollicitations
Opportunity
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Japan International School Librarians
www.sakuramedal.com
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How to get noticed
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http://www.adamgidwitz.comhttp://rosemarywells.com
A cool website
with info about school visitshttp://www.marclevitt.org/
educator.htm
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Your school
program
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Tick as many
multiplesas you can
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Multiple Divisions
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Multiple Talents
Tell a story
Play an instrumen
t
Draw
Advertising
Sing
Tell a
Joke
Involve the Kids
Graphic
design
Filmmaking
Start with your
specialty but add
something if you can
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Japanese language classes
Social Studies
Translating literature
Book Clubs
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Multiple
Hours
How many hours is a visitor expected to work?
You’re the star. Give your fans what they want.
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Multiple
Giving
1. Give the Principal a curriculum tie in
2. Give the Teacher support for what’s being taught in writing workshop – especially talk about editing and revision
3. Give the Kids someone interesting and entertaining to listen to
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Your school
program
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Tick as many
multiplesas you can
Multiple Divisions Multiple Talents
Multiple
HoursMultiple
Giving
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Why do authors visit schools?
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Money Honey
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Where does the money come from?
PTA
Book Orders
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How much do visitors get paid?
100,000,000USD
-10,000Y
en
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How much can you get?
Getting your feet wet
Speaking Fee
$
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How much can you get?
Experienced but unknownUnexperienced but Wanted
Speaking Fee
$$
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How much can you get?
Well knownSpeaking fee
$$$
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How much can you get?
In Japan / Korea schools can afford daily speaking fees of
20,000 yen : all schools50,000 yen : half
100,000 Yen : very few
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Keeping the librarian happy
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Managers / Booking agents
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Keep it fun
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Author* Visits
Wouter LalemanES Librarian
American School in Japan
todaysmeet.com/yokohama