As the world of young adult literature continues to expand, it becomes harder and harder to keep up with new trends and titles. Michael Cart will focus on middle school readers in this lively presentation of the Best Books of 2013. Level: 6-8
This hands-on seminar is designed to teach techniques for extending shelf life on materials. Prevention is the key; but you will learn to re-insert loose pages and fix broken spines, torn header caps, ripped and torn pages. Each participant will receive a free sample packet of repair materials. Additional instructions will be emailed one week prior to conference to those registered for this session. Level: K-12
This session will provide specific steps and sample Danielson-based library media specialist rubrics to support participants in developing the structure (domains, components, levels of performance, and critical attributes) of a meaningful evaluation rubric for library media specialist's practice. Level: K-12
Looking for a way to increase collaboration to meet Common Core's objectives? Tired of students' work being saved to the wrong computer, or lost completely? Google Drive offers simple solutions to these and other problems. Become your school's Drive expert and watch your library program thrive. BYOD Level: K-12
Participants will analyze lesson plans using primary sources from the Library of Congress and discuss how these lesson plans assist with the six shifts to the Common Core. Level: K-12
The Common Core describes a 3-part model for measuring text complexity. Explore how quantitative and qualitative measures, and matching readers to text, impact kids reading informational text. Get up to speed on the buzz words like lexiles, text exemplars, and close reading so you can sound like a CC expert! Level: K-12
Looking for an efficient, easy to understand and implement strategy for marketing your school library? This all day school library marketing boot camp is for you! You will learn: your personal communication style and how this can enhance your marketing efforts; how to create a specific strategy for marketing your library that supports your school or library mission statement; the key elements that are included in a marketing plan; how to use the tools of marketing, advertising, promotion, PR and sales to implement your marketing plan; and ways to evaluate the success of your efforts. The format of this session is very interactive and will include examples of how other school librarians have implemented a marketing strategy to build the image of their library.
Level: K-12
Bigger, bolder, and better, the field of young adult literature continues to grow in quantity and quality. Michael Cart will guide you through the best new titles of 2013 for high school readers with his usual combination of humor and passion. Level: 9-12
Both fiction and non-fiction books belong in a Common Core curriculum. The latest and great trade books, along with some old favorites, will be presented along with ideas of how to incorporate them into your classroom. Level: K-12
This session will cover the different apps within Google - including Gmail Tips and Tricks, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and scripts that can be used to make your life easier. This session will explore the different ways to integrate Google with students and staff. You will also leave with materials that you can take back to your school to start going Gaga for Google! BYOD Level: K-12
This course will train library staff in critical elements of library disaster prevention, planning, and recovery. Participants of the workshop will learn about different types of library disasters and their implications for collections, physical facilities, and human health and safety including water, fire and storm-related disasters. Students will learn how to plan for disasters including assessing and mitigating risks, creating an institutional disaster plan, and organizing a disaster recovery team. Students will learn basic salvage techniques for typical library formats including books and paper, photographs, a/v media, and archival materials. Level: K-12
Discover the basics or deepen your understanding of grant development. Learn to anticipate and develop funding needs into a clear budget, as well as plan for effective evaluation and reporting processes that will inspire funders' confidence. This session will teach you how to clarify and communicate goals, objectives, and outcomes in a proposal that gets your project noticed and give you tips about where to search for school library grants. Level: K-12
Enliven your teaching with primary sources by learning the resources of the Library of Congress. Find resources on the LOC website, create interesting and rewarding exercises for identifying primary sources, and apply what you learn. Level: K-12