Lyons, Renee' Critcher. " Silver Talisman or Moral Compass:
Sustainable Practices as Modeled in Elizabeth Enright’s Thimble Summer ,"
Conf. Spring, 2022, Modern Language Association, Washington, D.C.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher. “Interconnectedness with Nature as Depicted in Tony
Johnston’s Picture Books,” Paper Accepted, 2020, Children’s Literature
Association (conference cancelled due to coronavirus), Seattle, WA.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher. “Tips for Improving Your School Library’s Social Media
Presence,” Conf. Fall, 2019, American Association of School Librarians,
Louisville, Kentucky.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher. “Voice Thread for Engaging Author Studies,”
Conf. Fall, 2019, American Association of School Librarians,
Louisville, Kentucky.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher. “Connecting the American Indian Literary Award to
the Curriculum,” Conf. Summer, 2019, American Library Association,
Washington, D.C.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher. “Silver Talisman or Moral Compass: Empathetic
Experiences in Thimble Summer.” Conf. Summer, 2019, Children’s
Literature Association, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Let’s Go Down to the Holy Well: Children’s Literature
for Sustainable Living,” Conf. Summer, 2018, Children’s Literature Association,
San Antonio, Texas.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Trips and Treks: Teaching Endangered Species Through
Literature,” Conf. Spring, 2018, National Science Teachers Association,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher and Laura Robertson, “You Turn Me On: Books to Teach
Bioluminescence,” Conf. Spring, 2018, National Science Teachers Association,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Magical Realism Fosters Creativity to Innovation,”
Conf. Fall, 2017, American Association of School Librarians
Phoenix, Arizona.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “The Jane Addams Book Award: Peace and Social Justice
Characterized,” Conf. Fall, 2017, American Association of School Librarians
Phoenix, Arizona.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Using Pura Belpre Books to Connect Learners to
Hispanic Culture,” Conf. Spring, 2017, Tennessee Education Association
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Spice Up Your Library With Pura Belpre!” Conf.
Conf. 19-22 November, 2016, National Council of Teachers of English,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Teaching Civics in the School Library.” Conf., Summer,
2016. American Library Association, Orlando, Florida.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Uncommonly Good: Public Librarians and School
Librarians Working Together For Common Core.” Conf., Summer, 2016,
American Library Association, Orlando, Florida.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Adventure Driven Non-Fiction Spawns Reading and
Scientific Learning!” Conf., Summer, 2016, American Library
Association, Orlando, Florida.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Spice Up Your Library With Pura Belpre! Using Award-
Winning Titles and Crafts to Engage Hispanic Children and Celebrate Diversity.”
Conf., Summer, 2016, American Library Association, Orlando, Florida.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Savor and Spice! Using Pura Belpre'™ Awards to
Celebrate Hispanic Literature for Youth.” Conf., April, 2016, Tennessee
Library Association, Kingsport, TN.
Lyons, Renee’ Critcher, “Spice Up Your Storytime With Pura Belpre Award and
Honor Books.” Conf., July, 2016, Early Childhood Conference,
Johnson City, TN.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott. “Celebrate Hispanic Culture with Pura
Belpré Award Winners!” Conf. 13-15 November, 2015, National Council of
Social Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott. “Stories from the Bamboo Groves:
Vietnam in Children’s Literature” Conf. 13-15 November, 2015, National
Council of Social Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott. “The Printz is Great, but Don’t Forget the
Alex! Collection Development and Reading Promotion for Upper-Level High
School Students” Conf. 5-8 November, 2015, American Association of School
Librarians, Columbus, OH.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott. “What a Wonderful World! Using
Batchelder Books to Support Literacy” Conf. 5-8 November, 2015, American
Association of School Librarians, Columbus, OH.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott. “Power Up the Connection: Multimedia
Resources to Engage All Readers” Conf. July, 2015, International Reading
Association, St. Louis, MO.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott. “Mystery to History: An Uncommon Way
to Teach the Common Core” Conf. June, 2015, American Library Association,
San Francisco, CA.
Lyons, Renee’ C. “Foreign-Born American Patriots: Sixteen Volunteer Leaders in
the Revolutionary War.” Conf., 20-24 November 2014 – National Council of
Social Studies, Boston, MA.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott “Connecting to the World with Batchelder
Books and International Literature – Concurrent Session.” Conf., 20-24
November 2014, National Council of Social Studies, Boston, MA.
Lyons, Renee’ C. “Trips & Treks: Life Sustaining Expeditions Portrayed in
Children’s Nonfiction.” Conf., 8 November 2014, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana
Children’s Literature Conference, Crestview Hills, KY.
Lyons, Renee’ C. “Method as Contribution: A Book Talk for Foreign-Born
American Patriots.” Conf. June, 2014, Curriculum Studies Summer
Collaborative, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott “To the Core: Multicultural Literature,
Differentiated Instruction, and the Common Core” Conf. November, 2013,
National Council of Social Studies, St. Louis, MO.
Lyons, Renee’ C. “Huzzah Indeed! Print and Digital Collections Conducive to
Civics Education Collaboration” Conf. November, 2013, National Council of
Social Studies, St. Louis, MO.
Lyons, Renee’ C. “Huzzah Indeed! Print and Digital Collections Conducive to
Civics Education Collaboration” Conf. November, 2013, American Association
of School Librarians, Hartford, CT.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott “Mystery to History: Using Literature to
Teach the Common Core” Conf. October, 2013, Tennessee Association of
School Librarians, Nashville, TN.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott “Duets: A Harmony of Reading Teachers
and Librarians for Differentiated Instruction” Conf., September, 2013, Florida
Reading Association, Orlando, FL.
Lyons, Renee’ C. and Deborah Parrott “World Beat: Using Batchelder Award
Books to Create International Readers” Conf., September, 2013, Florida
Reading Association, Orlando, FL.
Lyons, Renee’ C. “Creating Cross-Curricular Resources: A Book Talk for The
Revival of Banned Dances: A Worldwide Study” Conf., June, 2013,
Georgia Southern Curriculum Studies Summer Collaborative Conference,
Savannah, GA.
Lyons, Renee’ C and Deborah Parrott. “Making A Connection: Using Online
Multimedia Materials to Strengthen Readers’ Connections to Books” Conf.,
June, 2013, Tennessee Association of School Librarians Summer Co-op,
Gatlinburg, TN.
Lyons, Renee’ C. – “Appalachian Children’s Literature as Multicultural
Literature” Conf., February, 2013, Mildred Haun Appalachian Studies
Conference, Morristown, TN.
Lyons, Renee’ C. “The Poem in the Mirror: Evaluating Multicultural Children’s
Literature, Conf., February, 2013, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA.
Lyons, Renee’ C. “A Bird in the Bush: Pathfinders as a Tool for the Development
of Multiliteracies” Online Conference, October, 2011, Library 2.0 International
Conference.
Lyons, Renee’ C. “Mix Ingredients and Blend Well: A Recipe for Non-Fiction
Children’s Literature” Lecture, July, 2007, Vermont College of Fine Arts –
Montpelier, Vermont