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Sessions, Monday, April 19, 2:10 - 3:00 PM
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Cooperative Childrens' Book Center Demonstrations - Kathleen T. Horning & Megan Schliesman, University of Wisconsin - Madison (Rm. E) [DP, 8 Tables, Classroom]
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How School Libraries Can Help Students and Teachers Succeed - Keith Curry Lance, Colorado State Library (Rm. F)
Keith Curry Lance will review the remarkably consistent finding of research about the impact of school librarians on students' scores on high-stakes, standards-based tests. Attendees will be acquainted with several research-based strategies for successful partnerships between students, teachers, and school librarians. [DP, computer] |
Infusing Humor into the School Media Setting - Dr. Bob Kann, Lecturer/Storyteller (Rm. G)
Humor is a dynamic tool underutilized by media specialists. Used judiciously, humor can be employed to motivate kids to read, reduce stress, defuse tensions, build relationships, and establish vibrant school environment. In this workshop, Dr. Bob Kann shares some of the techniques of humor and strategies for developing a healthy "comic mind-set." Any twenty year old with thirty years of experience working with kids will benefit from this session. [E w/ pad, Wireless Mic (Lavalier)]
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Assistive Technology Strategies for Engaged Learners - Kathy Schneider, Stoughton School District (Rm. H)
The session will cover a variety of assistive technologies to assist struggling students with meeting the academic expectations of the curriculum. Low tech to high tech items will be demonstrated. Special emphasis will focus on how media specialist can assist the staff and students to utilize and acquire assistive technologies. Repeated |
The Invisible Web ( Part 1) - Gail Junion-Metz, Information Age Consultants (Rm. I)
Have you searched for bits of information using popular search tools like Google, Altavista, or DogPile but they don’t retrieve what you wanted? The problem may be that the information is part of the Invisible Web. If you'd like to learn what the Invisible Web is, but more importantly, like to learn how to deal with it when searching for Web-based information and resources, then this double conference session is for you.... This is definitely something that you should be teaching your teachers and older students about! [DP, O, I, Wireless Mic] |
AASL National Issues Forum - Nancy Zimmerman, University of South Carolina (Rm. J.)
There are current issues of critical concern to SLMSs, such as our role in reading, legislative issues, critical shortages, and the impact of the economy and federal mandates on educational funding. Please join AASL President, Nancy Zimmerman, for a session of sharing, learning, and discussion of these and other national issues facing school libraries and school library media professionals and hear how AASL is advocating and working for us on the national level |
Evidence-Based Practice: Going Beyond Advocacy - Eileen E. Schroeder, UW-Whitewater (Rm. K)
As library media specialists write letters and make presentations to advocate for their programs, many are finding they need more data to support their arguments. Evidence-based practice provides a framework for gathering data about the impact of your program on student learning. Based on the work of David Loertscher in Project Achievement, Ross Todd, and others this presentation will provide examples of how to integrate this data gathering into your daily work to show your value to the school. [DP] |
Power of Digital Audio in the Classroom: Apple's iTunes,Soundtrack and more - Apple Computer Staff (Rm. L/M Mac Lab)
The power of music and the spoken word with today's "Digital Kid" is profound. With tools like Apple's iTunes and Soundtrack, audio can come alive and be easily integrated into your curriculum. Whether you use audio in multi-media work, to supplement your lessons with music and voice, read books or to reinforce and extend learning, these tools make it easy. Even better, your files can be moved into a wide variety of software production tools or digital devices. Making it perfect for portable lessons. [DP, I, Computer Lab] |
Dollars and Sense - Sue Steiner and Heidi Smith, Kiel Area School District (Rm. N)
As state and district revenues are increasingly strained, more efficient ways need to be explored to use existing resources to provide as many educational options for students as possible. Hear how to expand flexible learning options, while retaining district dollars. Learn how to jumpstart a high quality online learning program to better meet the goals of NCLB and the Wisconsin Promise. Benefit from the efforts of the Kiel Area School District collaborating with other schools to form collaborative networks to get staff and students online and learning. [DP, Additional Tables] |
PR for the Library Media Specialist's Soul - Becki George, Rice Lake Area Schools (Rm. O)
How do you publicize what you do in the LMC? What we do as teacher-librarians is often done out of the eyes of teachers, administrators and even students. These library patrons in turn ask, "What do you do all day?" This session will offer suggestions and tips for what you can do to publicize what happens in your school library media center. [DP, O] |
Emerging Technologies - the Tablet PC - Lori Learn, Inacom (Rm. P/Q Computer Lab)
The Tablet PC is an innovative, full-function notebook PC which offers versatility and mobility. The Tablet PC boasts simplified computing by adding the convenience of handwriting, and transforms from tablet mode into notebook PC mode by adding the mobile keyboard in one easy step. In this session you will how the Tablet PC is as simple as of pen and paper. [DP, Computer Lab] |
Children's Literature Resources Across the Curriculum and Into the Home: A Tool for Today and the Future - Nick Glass and Virginia Harrison, TeachingBooks.net (Rm R)
Come learn about a tool for professionalizing your position and the services you offer: a cataloged collection of thousands of enlivening online multimedia literature resources that help teachers and librarians share books with children and teens and automatically alert and connect them to materials they wouldn't know of otherwise.
TeachingBooks.net optimizes technologies in new ways to continually provide fresh, engaging support materials for PK-12 books that help everyone in your school have stimulating book discussions. All from one place, you can access approximately 1,000 author interviews, 4,000 reading guides and a few thousand other materials that reveal personal insights into quality books for children and teens.
Join this presentation to learn how to maximize TeachingBooks to bring
literature resources to all of your teachers, support staff, students and
families. [DP, I] |
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