Rates:
Half Day: $109 (AASL Member or Administrator)/$159 (ALA Member)/$224 (Non-Member)
Full Day: $189 (AASL Member or Administrator)/$239 (ALA Member)/$304 (Non-Member)
ESLS Research Symposium: $75 (AASL Member or Administrator)/$125 (ALA Member)/$190 (Non-Member)
Half Day
Wednesday, October 26
Engaged Learning Through Curriculum Aligned Games (Elementary)
1:00pm – 4:30pm
Presenters: Brian Mayer & Christopher Harris
Authors Christopher Harris and Brian Mayer lead an exploration of the best new modern board games for engaging elementary students in curriculum aligned learning including updated lists from their book, Libraries Got Game, released at the 2009 AASL National Conference. While having fun with hands-on play experiences, attendees will also learn how the games they are using directly address the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner as well as the new Common Core standards.
Top 25 Websites for Teaching & Learning: Categories, Criteria, and Collaborative Strategies (BYOL*)
1:00pm – 4:30pm
Presenters: Best Websites for Teaching & Learning Committee
Take an in-depth look at AASL’s 2011 Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning. During this fast-paced, hands-on, collaborative workshop you’ll learn which websites best support the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner, inquiry learning and the curriculum. You’ll be actively involved as we Skype, tweet, survey, organize, create, click, video and have fun learning about these Web 2.0 tools. Bring your laptops and you will leave energized with resources to implement these exciting tools in your school. You might even get a sneak peek at the 2012 winners!
*BYOL=Bring Your Own Laptop
Turning the Page on School Library Media Education
1:00pm – 4:30pm
Presenters: Judi Repman & Gail Dickinson
Vital school libraries with no boundaries between the physical and virtual environments; students, teachers and school librarians collaborating with 21st century tools to develop 21st century literacies; a vibrant learning commons where excitement about inquiry can be seen and felt– these ideals are embedded in our new standards and program guidelines. School library education has to change to stay relevant. This interactive and engaging pre-conference will bring school library educators together to build a new model for school librarian preparation.
Thursday, October 27
Engaged Learning Through Curriculum Aligned Games (Secondary)
8:30am – 12:00pm
Presenters: Brian Mayer & Christopher Harris
Authors Christopher Harris and Brian Mayer lead an exploration of the best new modern board games for engaging secondary students in curriculum aligned learning including updated lists from their book, Libraries Got Game, released at the 2009 AASL National Conference. While having fun with hands-on play experiences, attendees will also learn how the games they are using directly address the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner as well as the new Common Core standards.
Make a Big Impact @ Your School Board Meeting: How to Get Your Message Out to Your School Community
8:30am – 12:00pm
Presenters: Margaux DelGuidice, Rose Luna & Sara Kelly Johns
Do you want gain community support and funding for your library? Are you ready for school board members and administrators to get excited about your program? Do you need a core group of advocates for your library program? Learn how to market your library within your community. Use our techniques to gain respect and funding by showcasing your impact on student achievement through an evidenced-based message. Harness this support to create a program that promotes lifelong learning in your community.
Power Searching: Demystifying Popular Search Engines and Getting Quality Research from Everyday Tools (BYOL*)
8:30am – 12:00pm
Presenters: Debbie Abilock, Natasha Bergson-Michelson, Jole Seroff
Search engines we love them or hate them, but how many of us have the savvy to teach and use their full potential? Popular search engines have a handful of commands that transform a strong searcher into a masterful one. But only when combined with refined research methods focused on identification, visualization, iteration, and pursuit do students (and teachers) truly transform their confidence, competence, and engagement in undertaking research, both online and off.
*BYOL=Bring Your Own Laptop
Rise to the Challenge: Creating a High-Stakes Graduation Project Program to Demonstrate Excellence in Information Literacy and Independent Learning
8:30am – 12:00pm
Presenters: Michelle Fossum & Linda Savido
Teachers have always said “Show, Don’t Tell!” This workshop will engage participants in understanding how to create a Graduation Project program for any school setting. Topics include engaging students in selecting topics, pursuing independent research and gaining community interest in their Action Projects, with emphasis on incorporating best practices to address a diversity of learners across the spectrum of ability and learning styles.
Taking Wikis to the Next Level: Create Attractive & Functional Wikis to Support Student Learning (BYOL*)
8:30am – 12:00pm
Presenter: Lisa Perez
Wikis are important tools that can heavily impact student learning. Learn to create powerful wikis that support quality instruction and enhance productivity. We will demystify some of the more advanced features of wikis, including how to embed widgets, add attractive graphics, and design navigation that works. We will explore how to leverage wikis as valuable assessment tools, to promote international collaboration, and enhance the research process. Even beginners will complete this workshop with the ability to create great-looking wikis.
*BYOL=Bring Your Own Laptop
Full Day
All Aboard! Evaluate, Plan, and Report to Build Library Support
Wednesday, October 26
8:30am – 4:30pm
Presenter: Doug Johnson
This workshop will help the participant develop and use effective program evaluations that are NOT long and tortuous and that truly help increase budgets, improve working conditions, and make the school library program essential to student learning. The second part of the workshop will help the participant learn how proactive, collaborative planning and reporting efforts based on needs assessments can have a tremendous impact on the support given to school library program by teachers, administrators and the community.
Books, E-ink and Databases, Oh my! Collection Development in the 21st Century (BYOL*)
Wednesday, October 26
8:30am – 4:30pm
Presenters: Laura Pearle, Buffy Hamilton, Wendy Stephens, Angela Carstensen, Frances Harris
In this workshop, the presenters will talk about best practices in purchasing resources and making them available to the community. They will also help participants create strategies for dealing with 20th-century educators. This all day preconference will encompass three themes: flipping the collection/renovating the space, collection development and future planning. Participants will leave with a personalized toolkit that will enable them to meet these challenges and to become change agents in their local library communities.
*BYOL=Bring Your Own Laptop
ESLS Research Symposium
Thursday, October 27
8:30am – 12:00pm
Presenters: Audrey Church, Gail Dickinson, Jody Howard & Shana Pribesh
This symposium is recommended for university level school librarian educators and researchers in the field. Those interested in research at either the university or K-12 level will also find this symposium useful.
The Educators of School Librarians Section (ESLS) of AASL is pleased to present its second research symposium at AASL National Conference. As educators, scholars, and researchers, ESLS members create new knowledge about the school library field, impart that knowledge to the profession’s newest members, and share that knowledge with practitioners in the field. The symposium will open with a look at the program assessment rubric. Participants will form collaborative teams, linking university researchers with school practitioners. Data collection as well as statistical analysis and reporting will be discussed. The short-term outcome of the symposium will be the formation of research questions that practitioners can use to measure the effectiveness of their library programs; the long-term outcome should be research studies to validate this new assessment tool.
