Brief Overview of Breakout Sessions for KASL Fall Conference 2011

Here is a brief overview of the breakout sessions scheduled for Thursday, October 13

“It may not be heaven, but I’m still on the cloud”: information on cloud storage and retrieval options to organize and share

Beyond Powerpoint and PosterBoard   Using Animoto and Glogster across the school curriculum to address standards and motivate students, 21^st Century Standards, copyright, etc.

YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium-a great experience!  Experience the benefits of attending the YALSA Literature Symposium.

William Allen White Children’s Book Awards   Get the latest news from this reading program including a report on the 2011 award ceremony get the confirmed 2012-2013 list.

In Focus: the essentials for 21^st Century Learning  Help connect the school library program to current educational concepts now at the core of the curriculum, insight to encourage, elevate and evaluate information within your program, and more.

In the Face of Disaster  Find out what to do when your school is faced with disaster and how to help others in this situation.

Reading takes you places: multicultural literature, lessons and activities   A cross-curricular approach to teaching diversity through children’s lit and hands on lessons

Hot tips for selecting web 2.0 technologies   A sharing of ideas to assist librarians, teachers and students in integrating web 2.0 digital tools.

We’re making all the connections for Kansas schools  Take advantage of STAR Enterprise to support instructional planning and readability and skill-based assessment

Facebook: Getting connected to history  Learn how to spice up your traditional research with Facebook generated pages

Going to the dogs with style  Integrated lessons for research skills culminating with a compare-contrast brochure

Retirees Roundtable  Discussion centered around how to keep the retired librarians active because they are a vital aspect of  KASL

High school reading  Valuable lists and ideas for the high school librarian

Reading throughout the year  Sharing extra-curricular ideas for monthly reading programs and display ideas to spark student reading

Creating web apps to deliver class material  Find novel ways to deliver class material to students using methods that are both engaging and convenient

Exploring new online resources for high school research projects  Looks at an exciting array of free and easily accessible online resources for school media specialists to enhance research techniques

Glog Voice Sharkerize Ways to create innovative lesson designs through web 2.0 tools

Julie’s Best Picks (so far) for 2011  Julie shares her picks for her favorite children’s books from 2011

The libraries of China  Report with slide show on the libraries in China through the eyes of a Kansas school librarian who traveled as a People to People Ambassador

Tools for managing professional information overload  Learn about free, online tools that can help you manage professional information overload

QR Learn about QR codes and how to use them in the library to connect to student generated book trailers

Literate Librarian: creating meaningful messages  Find out how to keep current with technology and improved word choice for communication

 

Sessions for Friday, October 14

School Library Media Directors Breakfast  The annual meeting for Library Media Directors held from 7:30-8:30 am-contact Sheri Roberts if you plan to attend.  [email protected]

Nothing is as real as world competition: school librarian’s role with students and teachers in science and engineering fair projects  Ways for librarians and science teachers to instruct students in using the scientific process to investigate problems

Prezi: presentations with Prezi  Modeled after the popular social network Facebook.  Learn how students research a person from history and create a wall page.

Connecting the S.T.E.M. dots  Librarians will learn how to do simple science experiments to help our students so they are prepared in science, technology, engineering and math.

Purposeful reading: an author’s approach  Exploring author’s purpose from the perspective of an author

Embracing media and technology in the 21^st Century library classroom  Gives examples of how 21^st Century tools and skills can enhance the education of every child.  Integrating information, media and technology with the new Core Content Standards

Lessons from Spirit Bear Learn how to use Touching Spirit Bear with MTSS behavior and bullying, lessons and booklists will be shared

Barb’s Best Books K-8  Barb shares the books that made her Best Books List

Plan now for fall Snaphot Day  Learn about Snapshot Day and the many ways to use the data

Zen-the power of speaking without words  Learn the basic, step-by-step process for creating a Zen PP that carries a powerful message.  Transform your old Power Points using Flickr and other resources

Using a Flamethrower in the stacks: How comics can help you interact and promote your library  An innovative resource designed to provide information literacy instruction, encourage library usage, and promote a new understanding of the library for students

Book Challenges don’t have to be scary  Being prepared is the key to meeting book challenges, a sharing of lessons learned

Battle and win with the William Allen White books  How one school used the William Allen White books for their Battle of the Books to motivate readers

Using the Tech-Variety Model to enhance motivation and involvement in an online Children’s Literature course   describes the process of redesigning an online course in library services

Attack the Twitterverse  Using social media to promote your library program

Kansas History Database: a treasure-trove for student research  Session will highlight how to use the resources in the GaleCengage historical database

 

Juanita Jameson President KASL