Friday, May 4, 2018
Session A | 9:15 - 10:45 AM | Confection Rooms
Please note: Session handouts and evaluations can be found on the Sched web app.
Mobile Media in the Classroom: Diving into Digital Discoveries
While QR Codes are still a vibrant way to communicate with your kids, parents, and your community - new mobile apps have exploded with ways to instantly engage, create, and interact with students as they dive into fun digital discoveries! Whether you're a 1:1, BYOD, or tech limited school - you can implement QR Codes, Kahoots, IoT, Instagrams, Augmented Reality, Boomerang, and interactive apps in the classroom with just one device, iPad, laptop, or smart phone. This multimedia presentation will feature meme’s, Jimmy Fallon, a singing Stephen Colbert, MYST3000, Godzilla, maybe some games, and lots of examples of how to easily implement a fun mobile strategy for your Library Ed Tech teaching practice.
Presented by: Gwyneth A. Jones, The Daring Librarian
While QR Codes are still a vibrant way to communicate with your kids, parents, and your community - new mobile apps have exploded with ways to instantly engage, create, and interact with students as they dive into fun digital discoveries! Whether you're a 1:1, BYOD, or tech limited school - you can implement QR Codes, Kahoots, IoT, Instagrams, Augmented Reality, Boomerang, and interactive apps in the classroom with just one device, iPad, laptop, or smart phone. This multimedia presentation will feature meme’s, Jimmy Fallon, a singing Stephen Colbert, MYST3000, Godzilla, maybe some games, and lots of examples of how to easily implement a fun mobile strategy for your Library Ed Tech teaching practice.
Presented by: Gwyneth A. Jones, The Daring Librarian
Writing is Life: Connecting Books to Your Students’ Experiences
Jordan Sonnenblick, who was an urban teacher for 14 years before becoming a full-time novelist, shares strategies for showing your students the secrets of close reading; writing with voice; and understanding deep plot – all through connection to their own life experiences. (Trigger Warning: Possible Disney Clips!)
Presented by Jordan Sonnenblick, Author
Windows & Mirrors: Celebrating Diversity the Library
The concept of using literature with young people as “Windows and Mirrors” into their world and the perspectives of others with different experiences is an important and relevant topic today. Attendees will explore the limitless learning that happens when pairing readers with text that showcases a continually diverse and ever-colorful world as well as ways to reach out within the school culture and surrounding community to provide opportunities for conversations and experiences that combine resources.
Presented by: Shannon Resh; South Western District: Park Hills Elementary School; Mirna Wildasin, Director of the Hispanic American Center of Hanover
Fantastic PD and How to Fund It
Come discuss worthwhile professional development for school librarians. Learn application tips from a librarian who has attended a number of opportunities through non-profit and technology companies. Explore scholarships, grants, and ambassador programs to subsidize conference and travel fees, especially when school districts are unable to offer support. Librarians are encouraged to share their own exciting experiences! Attendees will also debate the merits and ethical dilemmas surrounding teacher ambassador programs. Join the discussion!
Presented by: Katherine Kauffman Roth, Norwin High School
Making: A Curriculum
Embracing the maker space movement, the Penn Manor elementary librarians rewrote their curriculum to teach traditional research skills and literature appreciation through making. We have opened learning to incorporate collaboration, cooperation, creativity and critical thinking
Presented by: Lori Paules, Kathy Ashworth, and Nancy Nadig, Penn Manor School District;
Creative Coding with Micro:bits
By offering practical real life coding experiences for patrons, limitless learning goes to the next level. Collaborating with Makecode and microbits, transdisciplinary learning opportunities give students voice as they understand how to solve real life problems using coding. Allow students to exercise their creativity as they learn how coding can produce fun and meaningful results. A few Micro:bits will be awarded as prizes during the session.
Presented by: Karey Killian, Milton Area School District; Tracey Carayol, Blind Brook MS & HS
Jordan Sonnenblick, who was an urban teacher for 14 years before becoming a full-time novelist, shares strategies for showing your students the secrets of close reading; writing with voice; and understanding deep plot – all through connection to their own life experiences. (Trigger Warning: Possible Disney Clips!)
Presented by Jordan Sonnenblick, Author
Windows & Mirrors: Celebrating Diversity the Library
The concept of using literature with young people as “Windows and Mirrors” into their world and the perspectives of others with different experiences is an important and relevant topic today. Attendees will explore the limitless learning that happens when pairing readers with text that showcases a continually diverse and ever-colorful world as well as ways to reach out within the school culture and surrounding community to provide opportunities for conversations and experiences that combine resources.
Presented by: Shannon Resh; South Western District: Park Hills Elementary School; Mirna Wildasin, Director of the Hispanic American Center of Hanover
Fantastic PD and How to Fund It
Come discuss worthwhile professional development for school librarians. Learn application tips from a librarian who has attended a number of opportunities through non-profit and technology companies. Explore scholarships, grants, and ambassador programs to subsidize conference and travel fees, especially when school districts are unable to offer support. Librarians are encouraged to share their own exciting experiences! Attendees will also debate the merits and ethical dilemmas surrounding teacher ambassador programs. Join the discussion!
Presented by: Katherine Kauffman Roth, Norwin High School
Making: A Curriculum
Embracing the maker space movement, the Penn Manor elementary librarians rewrote their curriculum to teach traditional research skills and literature appreciation through making. We have opened learning to incorporate collaboration, cooperation, creativity and critical thinking
Presented by: Lori Paules, Kathy Ashworth, and Nancy Nadig, Penn Manor School District;
Creative Coding with Micro:bits
By offering practical real life coding experiences for patrons, limitless learning goes to the next level. Collaborating with Makecode and microbits, transdisciplinary learning opportunities give students voice as they understand how to solve real life problems using coding. Allow students to exercise their creativity as they learn how coding can produce fun and meaningful results. A few Micro:bits will be awarded as prizes during the session.
Presented by: Karey Killian, Milton Area School District; Tracey Carayol, Blind Brook MS & HS