Session 2
10:35 - 11:20
Room: A002
Bringing the World Into Your Library
Matthew C. Winner, Library Media Specialist, Ducketts Lane Elementary School ([email protected])
Eileen Gardner, Library Media Specialist, Veterans and Ducketts Lane Elementary Schools ([email protected])
Skype is an invaluable tool for supporting digital citizenship and global learning. Whether collaborating with a classroom in Hawaii, connecting with a Caldecott-winning illustrator, or conducting research by speaking with a professional in the field, there is no question that access to information and global interactions has never been easier.
Session materials
Bringing the World Into Your Library
Matthew C. Winner, Library Media Specialist, Ducketts Lane Elementary School ([email protected])
Eileen Gardner, Library Media Specialist, Veterans and Ducketts Lane Elementary Schools ([email protected])
Skype is an invaluable tool for supporting digital citizenship and global learning. Whether collaborating with a classroom in Hawaii, connecting with a Caldecott-winning illustrator, or conducting research by speaking with a professional in the field, there is no question that access to information and global interactions has never been easier.
Session materials
Room: A300
Diversifying Your Library through Makerspaces
Lauren Magnuson, Library Media Specialist, Kenwood High School ([email protected])
Participants will learn how makerspaces can bring diversity to school libraries, tips for starting their own makerspace, ideas for projects, and resources.
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Diversifying Your Library through Makerspaces
Lauren Magnuson, Library Media Specialist, Kenwood High School ([email protected])
Participants will learn how makerspaces can bring diversity to school libraries, tips for starting their own makerspace, ideas for projects, and resources.
Session materials
Room: A302
Graphic Novels As Diversity Delivery System
Rebecca Oxley, Teacher-Librarian, Robert Goddard Montessori School ([email protected])
GN are hiding in plain sight as both window AND mirror. Go beyond delight - get the brass tacs on the “new diversity.” Learn the science of how reading GN activate minds on multiple cognitive levels. Leave with a robust reading list, lesson seeds, read-aloud strategies and meeting Common Core.
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Graphic Novels As Diversity Delivery System
Rebecca Oxley, Teacher-Librarian, Robert Goddard Montessori School ([email protected])
GN are hiding in plain sight as both window AND mirror. Go beyond delight - get the brass tacs on the “new diversity.” Learn the science of how reading GN activate minds on multiple cognitive levels. Leave with a robust reading list, lesson seeds, read-aloud strategies and meeting Common Core.
Session materials
Room: A303
It's THEIR Library! Un-Deweying to Empower Diverse Readers
Sandy Bixby, Elementary Library Media Specialist, Edgemere Elementary School ([email protected])
Kelly Ray, Resource Teacher – Office of Digital Learning, Baltimore County Public Schools ([email protected])
Follow the transformation of an elementary school library to a “bookstore model” to make it more responsive to student needs. The process, and its impact for student readers, was documented through blogging, photos, and data collection. Shared insights and resources will support school librarians contemplating the Dewey vs. genrefication decision.
Session materials
It's THEIR Library! Un-Deweying to Empower Diverse Readers
Sandy Bixby, Elementary Library Media Specialist, Edgemere Elementary School ([email protected])
Kelly Ray, Resource Teacher – Office of Digital Learning, Baltimore County Public Schools ([email protected])
Follow the transformation of an elementary school library to a “bookstore model” to make it more responsive to student needs. The process, and its impact for student readers, was documented through blogging, photos, and data collection. Shared insights and resources will support school librarians contemplating the Dewey vs. genrefication decision.
Session materials
Room: A304
Elementary Open Checkout: Putting more books where they belong…in the hands of kids!
Julia Younkins, Library Media Specialist, Twin Ridge Elementary ([email protected])
Are your young students hungry for more books but stopped by a check out limit? Do you wonder how you can fulfill their desire for more books and still keep your sanity? Come hear a success story and receive logistical tips on how to make it work for you!
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Elementary Open Checkout: Putting more books where they belong…in the hands of kids!
Julia Younkins, Library Media Specialist, Twin Ridge Elementary ([email protected])
Are your young students hungry for more books but stopped by a check out limit? Do you wonder how you can fulfill their desire for more books and still keep your sanity? Come hear a success story and receive logistical tips on how to make it work for you!
Session materials
Room: A306
Powerful Partnerships: School and Public Libraries
Fran Glick, Coordinator, Baltimore County Public Schools ([email protected])
Marisa Conner, Director of Youth Services, Baltimore County Public Library ([email protected])
Students Achieve in Libraries” represents the power of partnership between school and public libraries. As key partners Baltimore County Public Schools and Public Libraries will share their collaboration, planning and results.
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Powerful Partnerships: School and Public Libraries
Fran Glick, Coordinator, Baltimore County Public Schools ([email protected])
Marisa Conner, Director of Youth Services, Baltimore County Public Library ([email protected])
Students Achieve in Libraries” represents the power of partnership between school and public libraries. As key partners Baltimore County Public Schools and Public Libraries will share their collaboration, planning and results.
Session materials
Room: A307
Copyright and Fair Use in a Digital Age
Jay Bansbach, Program Specialist - School Libraries, MSDE ([email protected])
With emphasis on the Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards and use of open-educational resources in the classroom, questions have surfaced about what is appropriate use of intellectual property. This interactive presentation will focus on what constitutes fair use and how it is now interpreted, how Creative Commons may be used, and who owns the rights to teacher-created content.
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Copyright and Fair Use in a Digital Age
Jay Bansbach, Program Specialist - School Libraries, MSDE ([email protected])
With emphasis on the Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards and use of open-educational resources in the classroom, questions have surfaced about what is appropriate use of intellectual property. This interactive presentation will focus on what constitutes fair use and how it is now interpreted, how Creative Commons may be used, and who owns the rights to teacher-created content.
Session materials