Renovation, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention, has announced “Teaching SF”, a workshop for teachers, librarians, and parents on how to use science fiction as a teaching tool.
Workshop speakers will include Renovation Guest of Honor Tim Powers, Peadar O Guilin, Mary Robinette Kowal, John DeChancie, Daniel M. Kimmel, Gary K. Wolfe, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., and G. David Nordley. The workshop is a collaborative effort, organized and presented by Reading for the Future, Inc., from a proposal by AboutSF at the University of Kansas.
“The workshop will be held alongside Renovation in the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, running from 9AM to around 6PM on Wednesday, 17 August. Renovation members with full attending memberships can attend the Teaching SF workshop at no cost, but must sign up in advance as space is limited. Teachers, librarians, and parents who are not Renovation members may attend the workshop for a $40 fee; this fee includes a one-day pass to attend Renovation on Wednesday after the workshop. Young Adults (those aged 21 or under on the day of the workshop) may attend for a reduced fee of $25.”
Full details of the workshop program and information on how to register are available on this page. Registration deadline is 30 June 2011.
Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, will be held in Reno, Nevada, 17-21 August 2011.