Friday+Sessions

A1/B1 – DOUBLE SESSION Help! I Never Learned This in Library School: an Orientation for New School Librarians Lynn Moses, School Library Development Advisor, PA Department of Education and Lynn Ann Wiscount, Project Coordinator, IU 29 Interest Level – All new librarians and library students If you are a new school librarian, or library science student, this workshop is for you! The School Library Advisor from PDE and an advisor from IU 29 will explain the services and resources available to you, including grants, ACCESS-PA, POWER Library, free workshops, state listserves, and more. Learn tips and hints that will make your professional life easier and more productive.
 * Friday, April 16**
 * A Session – 9:00 – 10:15 1 Act 48 Hour (Double Sessions are 3 Act 48 Hours)**

Michael Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Simmons College Interest Level – All Boys are in trouble, all right, it seems like boys are always in trouble, but this is serious. Boys are failing to read at an alarming rate. Find out how we lose boys and how we can win them back.
 * A2/B2 – Double Session Connecting Boys With Books **

Lee R. German, Publisher, Sylvan Dell Publishing and Craig S. Knowlton, Education Sales Manager, Sylvan Dell Publishing Interest Level – Grades K – 5 Teach math and science using fictional picture books, non-fiction supplemental content, and web-based technology. Take a cross curriculum approach….integrate free online resources, eBooks, and interactive quizzes into your lesson planning.
 * A3 Science and Math Through Literature**

Joy Murray, New Product Sales Specialist, Gale, part of Cengage Learning Interest Level – All Preparing today’s youth to succeed in the digital economy requires new teaching and learning strategies. Highlighting Gale’s Global Issues in Content, GREENR, and Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, this program explores what it means to be a 21st century learner and what is necessary to compete in a global economy.
 * A4 Celebrating 21st Century Learning**

Cathy Miller, Sales Executive, Follett Software Interest Level – All Every Library media specialist wants to partner with the classroom teacher. Follett Software presents integrating the library into the classroom using Destiny Library Manager. For those using Destiny or considering it.
 * A5 Collaboration: What Makes It Work**

Interest Level – Grades K – 8 How a small self-publishing company is reinventing their work through technology to accommodate special needs children unable to work with print media.
 * A6 Changing the Media Environment for Special Needs Children Michelle Weisen, Author/Owner, Words of Mercy and Paul Mahoney, Illustrator, Words of Mercy**

Diane Kurtz, Collection Care Supervisor, Penn State University Libraries Interest Level – All Are your books falling apart? Do you need tips on how to keep your collection in good circulating condition? At this program, attendees will learn techniques to stabilize book collections and participate in a hands-on session.
 * A7 Book Repair Triage**

A8 Transforming a 20th Century Curriculum with 21st Century Standards Candy Blessing, Library Department Supervisor and High School Librarian, Ephrata Area School District, Jane Englert, Library Information Specialist, Sally Perry, Librarian, Clay Elementary School, Ephrata Area School District Interest Level – All Join us to discuss our experience rewriting our K-12 Information Literacy Curriculum to include the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner. Our program goal for 2009-2010 is to align our practical instruction with the newly released standards written into our curriculum.

A9 Reading is a Superpower! Graphic Novels and Comic Books in Your School Library Daniel Verdick, Director of Marketing, Abdo Publishing Group Interest Level – Grades K – 6 In this informative and fun session, learn how to use superheroes to promote a knowledge of the popular graphic novel genre, and how to foster creativity across content areas with a “How to Create a Superhero” program for students. Includes a brief history & aspects of the graphic novel genre, creative ideas for student-generated graphic novels and characters, advice for attracting reluctant readers, ways to incorporate graphic novels with more traditional formats, information on comic books & literacy, including for Title !, ESL programs, Special Education and more. This session will focus on grades K – 6. There is a session for older students during Session B.

A10 The Members of the Tri-State YA Book Review Committee present the 2009 Books of Note Linda McNeil and the members of the Tri-State YA Book Review Committee Interest Level – Grades 6 – 12 The Tri-State YA Book Review Committee has been going for forty years. They annually present the “Books of Note”. This presentation will include a wide variety of notable and interesting books that you might consider purchasing for your collection.

A11 The Library’s Piece of the RtI Puzzle Deborah Hoover, Librarian, Shallow Brook Intermediate, Northwestern School District Interest Level – All RtI (Response to Intervention) programs can provide librarians with the opportunity to enrich students’ information and technology skills, research skills and background knowledge.

A12 Dangerous Words, Dangerous World Robin Wasserman, Author Interest Level – Grades 7 – 12 A young adult author’s perspective on “controversial” content in teen literature, book challenges, parent/teacher concerns, and authorial responsibility to the reader. Are there subjects we should be afraid to write about? Are there subjects we should be afraid not to?

A13 Information Literacy & Technology Course Stephanie Sweeney, Librarian, Garden Spot School, Eastern Lancaster County School District Interest Level – Grades 7 – 12 Learn about how a secondary school added a quarterly freshman information literacy & technology course and the impact it has had on the students and curriculum. Lessons include Big6, web evaluation, Wikipedia, MLA citation formats and Web 2.0 technology.

B1 - Continuation of A1 B2 – Continuation of A2
 * B Session 10:45 – 12:00 1 Act 48 Hour**

B3 Reading is a Superpower! Graphic Novels and Comic Books in Your School Library Daniel Verdick, Director of Marketing, Abdo Publishing Group Interest Level – Grades 7 – 12 In this informative and fun session, learn how to use superheroes to promote a knowledge of the popular graphic novel genre, and how to foster creativity across content areas with a “How to Create a Superhero” program for students. Includes a brief history & aspects of the graphic novel genre, creative ideas for student-generated graphic novels and characters, advice for attracting reluctant readers, ways to incorporate graphic novels with more traditional formats, information on comic books & literacy, including for Title !, ESL programs, Special Education and more. This session will focus on Grades 7 – 12. There is a session for younger students during Session A.

B5 Coming Back to the Neighborhood David Newell, Director of Public Relations, Family Communications, Inc. Interest Level – Grades K – 5 When Fred Rogers retired his cardigan and passed away, the Neighborhood stayed with us. Family Communications is dedicated to keeping the spirit and, more importantly, the work of Fred Rogers alive. David Newell, AKA Mr. McFeely from the show, will share with you how FCI is continuing Mr. Roger’s work with young children in reading and other ways, and tell you about programs and products that the organization has available for librarians, teachers, and parents of the youngest readers.

B6 Libraries From Town Hall to Washington DC: How to Advocate for Your Library’s Future (and have some fun doing it!) Stephanie Vance, Advocacy Guru, Advocacy Associates Interest Level – All Want to convince your elected officials to support continued funding for library services? In this hands-on session, we’ll discuss the basics of effective advocacy as well as how to develop a winning grassroots campaign.

B7 Multi-Media Book Projects Kathryn Makatche, Librarian, Warrior Run Middle School Interest Level – Grades 4 – 8 Spice up your book report repertoire. The standard written report can become a thing of the past. Have your students create book projects using glogster, podcasting, animoto, photostory, and more. Bring your lap top to get the most out of this session. media type="custom" key="5883599"

B8 Picturing America Collaborative Wiki Including Discovery Education Resources Janice Conger, Librarian, Methacton School District and Brooke Huebner, Librarian, Methacton School District Interest Level – All school and Public Librarians Need to fulfill Picturing America requirements? Reports are due the end of May. Methacton librarians have put together a collaborative wiki to share ideas, lessons, worksheets, and Discovery Education resources.

B9 Music to Your Ears Eloise Long, Associate Professor, Kutztown University Interest Level – All You’re familiar with those books in the 780’s but do you know about the picture books that feature an aspect of music, or the fiction books in which music is the key to dealing with social issues, or the historical fiction books that focus on famous musicians? If not, come join us. I won’t make you sing!

B10 Pennsylvania Digital Initiatives Sue Kellerman, Head, Digitizing and Preservation Department, Penn State University. Interest Level – Grades 6 – 12 An overview of free open digital resources from Pennsylvania Institutions with emphasis on historical materials, including PA newspapers.

B11 How Do I Go 21st Century on a Dime? Shannon Resh and Diane Greenholt, Media Specialists, Southwestern School District and Alma Row, Director of Data & Instructional Technology, Southwestern School District Interest Level – All Barely have money for books and feeling the pressure to keep up with technology? Join us for this session as we offer strategies for advancing your library media center to address the needs of the 21st Century learner on a limited budget. Learn ways to harvest digital media resources. Access workshop notes at @http://drop.io/almarow

B12 Sailing Into Your Library on a Voyage with the Dawn Treader Randy Testa, Vice President, Education and Professional Development, Walden Media Interest Level – All Ahead of the release of the third film adaptation from “The Chronicles of Narnia” (The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) we will examine the voyage to literacy this book (and series) take us on yet again.

B13 Awakening the Hidden Storyteller, Discovering the Natural Born Writer Robin Moore, Storyteller and Author Interest Level – All Author and Storyteller Robin Moore guides you through the essential elements of using both spoken and written stories as a tool for teaching.

B14 Before the Blank Page: Writing as Research Robin Wasserman Interest Level – All From the joys of JSTOR to the agony of Wikipedian defeat, explore the role of research in the creative process and find out how a PhD dissertation-in-progress reinvented itself as a science fiction trilogy.