One of the speakers was Mary Alice Anderson, who shared many wonderful and practical ideas for developing and managing a successful Library Media program.
Many, many years ago, you were the first person to inspire me with technology and our middle school. Since that time, I have followed every article you have written -- to see how to do it best. Every so often, I go back to your Winona Middle School web page to see what we should be doing next. I just needed you to know how influential you have been in the technology/media scene. Plus, I was hoping that you might be attending the conference so we could meet you in person. Thanks for all that you do with our academic world and our students.
Your session was the best I attended. Thanks!
Fees and Availability
Contact me for handouts from previous sessions.
maryalicea@mac.com
Workshop and Conference Topics
- Show me the Numbers: Gathering and Using Data
- Building Visibility in the Community
- The Media Specialist and Staff Development
- Staff Development: Your Most Important Role
- The Basics are in place. What do I do for an encore?
- Assessing Staff Technology Ak ills and Use
- Powerful Partnerships: Communicating and Working with Your Principal
- Your Media Program’s Web Site: A
Tool for Student Success and Program Advocacy * - Primary Sources and the American Memory Collection*
- Data Gathering: Why you Need the Numbers, How to Get Them and What
to do With Them* - Making Local History Come Alive: Partnering with Local Museums
- Planning Media Center facilities: What to do, What Not to do
- Planning and Implementing Portfolio Projects for Students
- Lemonade from Lemons: From Musty Library to 21st Century Media Program
- Change: An Opportunity for Your Program to Shine*
- Making Successful Technology Connections: Practical Tips for Collaboration and Integration
- Promoting Reading in the Age of Technology
- Why are Media Positions Cut?
- The Many Faces of Collaboration
- The Media Specialist and NCLB
- Powering up Student Internet Projects
Staff Development Workshops
Handouts and Presentations
Previous Workshop Locations
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Internet @ Schools East
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Classroom Connect
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National Middle School Association
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NECC
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TIES Great Technology Get Together
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Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference
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Kentucky School Library Media Association
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Minnesota Educational Media Organization
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Wisconsin Educational Media Technology Association
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Wisconsin Library Association
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Missouri Association of School Librarians
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Ohio Educational Library Media Association
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South Dakota Library Association
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Illinois Association of School Librarians
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Iowa Educational Media Association
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International Library Automation Conference
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Root River Valley Education District
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Iowa Northern Trails Area Educational Association
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Minnesota Department of Education
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Minnesota Association Elementary
School Principals
Comments from workshop participants
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You’re a real pro!
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Smooth presentation – very organized.
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Wonderfully helpful and informative.
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Lots of practical ideas!
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Awesome!
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Excellent!
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I’m excited, I’m going to go back and change my school!!
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She shared some of her strategies for staff development that many of us could use.
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She is excited about being a media specialist after many years of being in that career.
- Byron, Minnesota, Public Schools
- LaCrescent, Minnesota Public Schools
- Minnesota State College, SouthEast-Technical
- Tri County Education Cooperative, Wisconsin
Consulting
Articles published in School Library Journal, LMC Connection, Book Report and other journals.
UW-Stout:Innovations and Opportunities for Media Specialists
UW-Stout Digital Classroom: Teaching Information Literacy with Primary Sources
What's it Like to Take an Online Class? (Multimedia & Internet @ Schools)
