WHERE TO PUT ME…WHAT I NEED…

A SPACE TO PRESENT THAT CAN BE DARKENED FOR SLIDES.
I bring a lot of "stuff," especially when I drive! It is easiest to have me set up in ONE SPACE FOR THE PRESENTATIONS and have the children come to me. I realize this is not always possible. Learning centers and libraries work well for my visits with smaller groups and workshops. Students sitting on the floor for the presentation, then moving to tables or spreading out on their bellies on the floor for the workshop, works well. After having visited many schools over the years, and living in a rural state where you can have a small school with a K-12 audience, I can adapt! I am almost always given a chair, but have yet to sit in one! But a glass of water is never refused.

A TABLE to spread out books and dummies

A WORKING CAROUSEL SLIDE PROJECTOR (I can bring one if necessary and I am driving.) Does it need a new bulb?

A HEAVY-DUTY EXTENSION CORD; the most common and challenging "glitch" is not being able to plug the projector in!

Can the ROOM BE DARKENED? Light will affect the quality of the slide presentation. It is better to do the presentation without slides, than try to show slides in a bright room.

FOR LARGE AUDIENCES: A PORTABLE BLACKBOARD (a large table turned on end or a wall also works) LARGE PAPER (a roll of white paper works well, cut into sheets about 4 to 5 feet long, or the length of the portable board) SCISSORS, TAPE, THICK BLACK MARKER Do I need a MICROPHONE for the space? I try not to use them, but sometimes they are necessary. I move around a lot! FOR SMALL AUDIENCES: An EASEL and LARGE PAD of paper will work

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TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

I will make my own transportation arrangements. If agreed, the school should make any overnight accommodations. I prefer to stay in a hotel/motel or bed-and-breakfast. NON-SMOKING, please.

When I have friends or family in the area, I try to stay with them. When possible, I will drive to the school.

The school covers the cost of hotel and transportation, or mileage, (when I drive outside a 50 mile radius of my home.)

Places where I have room and board available