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The Last Five Years, 1997-2001.

Books

Altmann, Anna E. and Gail de Vos. Tales, Then and Now: More Folktales as Literary Fictions for Young Adults. Libraries Unlimited, 2001.

Altmann, Anna E., Ingrid Johnston, Margaret Mackey, and Betty-Anne Schlender. 20th Century Foundations for 21st Century Literacy: Grade 10 Language Arts Materials in Edmonton Schools. Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, 2001.  

de Vos, Gail and Anna E. Altmann.  New Tales for Old:  Folktales as Literary Fictions for Young Adults.  Libraries Unlimited, 1991.

Scholarly Journal Articles

Altmann, Anna E., Ingrid Johnston, and Margaret Mackey. "Romeo and Juliet Rule: The Stability of the Grade 10 Language Arts Canon."  Alberta English 37(2), 1999, 17-24.

Altmann, Anna E., Ingrid Johnston and Margaret Mackey.Curriculum Decisions about Literature in Contemporary Classrooms: A Preliminary Analysis of a Survey of Materials Used in Edmonton Grade Ten English Courses.”  Alberta Journal of Educational Research 44(2), 1998, 208-220.

Altmann, Anna E. "Making Room for Readers in the Classroom." Alberta English 36(1), 1998, 9-16.

Other Publications

Altmann, Anna E. "Folktales for Teenage Readers: Tried, Tested, and New."  School Libraries in Canada  19:4, 2000, 15-16.

de Vos, Gail  and Anna E. Altmann.   "Who Says Folktales Are Only for Children?"  Booklist, May 15, 2000,  1752-1753.

Altmann, Anna E.   "Mapping the Lived Experience."  School Libraries Worldwide. 6(1), 2000,  i-ii.

Scholarly Presentations

“Traditional Stories in the Information Age.”  SLA/YLG/SLG Joint Millenium Conference, London, England.  With Margaret Mackey and Gail de Vos.  July 8, 2000.

 “New Tales for Old: the Boom in New Versions of Fairy Tales for Adolescents.”  Canadian Library Association. With Gail de Vos.  June 22, 2000.

 “New Tales for Old.”  SLIS Research Seminar Series. With Gail de Vos.  February 2, 2000.

 Fairy Tales and Queer Stories.”  The International Research Society for Children’s Literature and the Children’s Literature Association. July 8, 1999.

“Romeo and Juliet Rule: The Stability of the Grade 10 Language Arts Canon.”  English Language Arts Council Conference, Edmonton.  With Margaret Mackey. May 1, 1999.

"Stories that Sing in the Heart and Ring Up the Profits: Folktales for Teenagers at the End of the 20th Century.”  Learning Resources Council Annual Conference, Edmonton. April 30, 1999.

“Of Fairy Tales and Fables.”  Feminist Humanities Project, Centre for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, Eugene. February 17, 1999

“Materials for Tomorrow's Readers.”  Literacy in the 21st Century Research Conference, Edmonton.  With Ingrid Johnston and Margaret Mackey.  October 24, 1997.

“Materials Used in Grade 10 English Classes.”  Literacy Research Group, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Fall 1997.

“Web as Metaphor: Understanding Women's Spaces in the World Wide Web.”  Symposium on Feminist Perspectives on Information Technology, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin at Madison, October 3, 1997.

“Today's Foundations for Tomorrow's Literacy.” Canadian Society for the Study of Education, 25th annual conference, St. John's, Nfld.  With Margaret Mackey and Ingrid Johnston. June 12, 1997.

“Athena and Arachne: Weaving the World Wide Web.” Association for Library and Information Science Education, annual conference, Washington, DC.  Written with Hope Olson, presented by A. Altmann. February 13, 1997.

“Athena and Arachne: Weaving the World Wide Web.” Presented at Research Revelations '97 with Hope Olson and Denise Koufogiannakis. University of Alberta, February 8, 1997.

Professional Workshops and Talks

"How I Became a Reader.” Northern Alberta Reading Specialists Council, Edmonton. April 5, 2001.

“Fairy Tales Revised.” Edmonton Public Library’s professional development day for youth services staff. April 23, 1999.

“Print and Media Materials Offered in Grade 10 English.” Edmonton Public Schools.  With Ingrid Johnston, Margaret Mackey, and Betty Ann Schlender. April 14, 1997.

"Canadian Resources: How To Access Them.” January Jamboree organized by the Greater Edmonton Regional Learning Resources Council, January 25, 1997.

 

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