What's Happening

School Visits 2012

March 19 – Liberty Pines Academy, St. Johns, FL
May 1 – Elbridge Elementary, Elbridge, NY
May 2 - Dansville Primary School, Dansville, NY
May 3 - Dansville Elementary School, Dansville, NY
May 4 - Letchworth High School, Gainesville, NY

Writing and Illustration

I just finished the second draft of T’Bugs*, a science fiction chapter book for intermediate grade readers. This has been a long-term collaboration with another creative fellow named Tom Lemery. The story is about a swarm of genetically engineered insects that escaped from a Lab. For a quick peek at this work, follow the link above or click on Samples. This project was conceived over three years ago as an animated motion picture, so we also created a “movie treatment.” Our manager, Eric Canton of Canton Literary Management, is busy introducing both the movie and book.

*Please note: T’Bugs and Technobuggies are registered with the Writers Guild of America, West Registry and protected by copyright law.

What Happened

Here are some of the schools Dave has visited
over the last couple of years

All Ten Elementary Schools, Altoona, PA

Pine Bush Elementary, Guilderland, NY

Otsego Elementary, Dix Hills, NY

Northside Elementary School, Fairport, New York

Overlook Elementary, Poughkeepsie, NY

Mt. Markham Elementary, West Windfield, NY

Fayetteville Elementary School, Fayetteville, NY

Herman Avenue Elementary, Auburn NY

School 8 Jersey City, NJ

Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, St. Augustine, FL

Gila Bend Elementary, Gila Bend, AZ

Mott Road Elementary, Fayetteville, NY

New Haven Elementary, New Haven, NY

Weedsport Library, Weedsport, NY

Steward Elementary, Auburn, NY

Casey Park Elementary, Auburn, NY

Smith Road Elementary, North Syracuse, NY

Roxboro Road Elementary, Syracuse, NY

Sidney Public Library, Sidney, NY

Arongen Elementary, Clifton Park, NY

P.S. 17, Jersey City, NJ

North Creek Library, North Creek, NY

Southeast Local School, Chillicothe, OH

Garderntown Elementary, Newburgh, NY

Meager Elementary, Kingston, NY

School 14, Troy, NY

Nightengale Elementary, Massena, NY

Middlesex Valley Elementary, Rushville, NY

Renolds Elementary, Baldwinsville, NY

Klem Road Elementary, Webster, NY

Dr. Weeks Elementary, Syracuse, NY

Brewerton Elementary, Syracuse,

NY La Fayette Elementary, Waterloo, NY

School #15, Passaic NJ

AW Becker Elementary, Selkirk, NY

Genesee Elementary, Auburn, NY

J E Lanigan Elementary, Fulton, NY

Fitzhugh Park Elementary, Oswego, NY

Owasco Elementary, Auburn, NY

Herman Elementary, Auburn, NY

SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Ark Charter School, Troy, NY

Laura Donovan Elementary, Freehold, NJ

Cayuga Heights Elementary, Depew, NY

Dolgeville Elementary, Dolgeville, NY

Palermo Elementary, Palermo, NY

Ben Franklin Elementary, Binghamton, NY

Plattekill Elementary- Plattekill, NY

H. R. Jones Elementary- Utica, NY

Highland Elementary- Westfield, MA

Veeder Elementary- Colonie, NY

Paige Elementary, Schenectady, NY

Elbridge Elementary, Elbridge, NY

Dexter Elementary, Dexter, NY

Minetto Elementary, Oswego, NY

Riley Elementary, Oswego, NY

Brownsville Elementary, Brownsville, NY

Blythe City Schools, Blythe, CA

Annsville Elementary, Annsville, NY

Cherry Valley Elementary- Cherry Valley, NY

Greenfield Elementary- Saratoga Springs, NY

Northwood Park Magnet School- Chicago, IL

McConnellsville Elementary- McConnellsville, NY

Camden Elementary- Camden, NY

Colonial School District- New Castle, DE

Van Rensselaer Elementary- Rensselaer, NY

Garden City Schools, Garden City, KS

Hadley-Luzerne Elementary- Lake Luzerne, NY

Camdenton R-III School-to-Work System Camdenton, MO

Cincinnatus Elementary- Cincinnatus, NY

Port Dickinson Elementary- Binghamton, New York

Lynnwood Elementary School- Guilderland, NY

Minoa Elementary School- Minoa, NY

Xenia Elementary Schools- Xenia, OH

Orenda Elementary- Clifton Park, NY

Northwest Rankin Elementary- Brandon, MS

EJ Arthur Elementary- Athens, NY

Redding Elementary- Redding, CT

Schuylerville Elementary- Schuylerville, NY

Garrison Elementary- Garrison, NY

Tazewell County School System- Tazewell VA

Rockwell Elementary School- Nedro, New York

Lafargeville Elementary- Lafargeville, NY

Radford City Schools, Radford, VA

Berne Elementary School, Berne, NY

Other Speaking Engagements,
Conferences and Workshops from years past

Children's Literature Workshop, Sage College, Troy, NY

Teacher Workshop: Motivating Young Authors
Shenendehowa Central Schools

Presenter: Utica Parents As Reading Partners

Hyde Park Teacher Workshop

Teacher Workshop
Madison Oneida BOCES, Verona, NY

Teacher Workshop
Staff Development for Educators, Manchester, NH

Let the Reading Begin Conference
Elementary, Reading Teachers & Librarians, Albany, NY

Teacher Workshops
SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

Children's Literature Workshop
SUC @ Buffalo,

Children's Literature Workshop
Syracuse University

Presenter: Kaleidoscope Conference, Mt Vernon, IL

Keynote Speech & Teacher Workshop
Middleburg Central School Middleburgh, NY

Writing Workshop CASDA
(Capital Area School Developmental Association), Latham, NY

Young Author's Conference- Bryan, OH

Keynote Speech Reach Out and Read -
Jewish Coalition for Literacy, Albany, NY

Teacher Workshop, Keynote Speech
Virginia Department of Education, Abbington, VA

Children as Authors - Writing Workshop for Teachers
SUNY Albany, Albany, NY