LASL will sponsor some incredible sessions at the LLA Conference this week in Alexandria...we can't wait to see you there! WEDNESDAY
LASL Executive Board Meeting 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Rapides Parish Library- Westside Branch Description: Meeting for the LASL Executive Board. THURSDAY Building Capacity in New Orleans Charter School Libraries 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM HI- OK Allen Room Description: Public charter schools are less likely to have school libraries than traditional public schools. How can charter schools offer access to library services, instruction, and information when so few schools have the space or personnel? Come learn strategies for building library capacity in charter schools and mission-driven organizations through internships, partnerships, and internal influence and change management. Speaker(s): Anna E. Gentry, FirstLine Schools READ is not a four letter word! 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM HI- New Orleans A & Baton Rouge A Description: In these days of high stakes testing, students spend hours working on skills in every subject. Research shows that students need to be good readers to be good test takers. This session present the data supporting the value of self selected, independent reading. You will also be given ideas to encourage you to create a community of readers at your school, no matter what level students you serve. Speaker(s): Catherine A. Smith, Caddo Parish Public Schools LLA PRESIDENT’S PROGRAM: How to be a Librarian-Activist Without Burning Down Your Library (or Burning Up Your Career) 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM HI- Lake Charles/Lafayette Description: A talk about history, theory, and urgency for the 21st-century revaluation of public education. Speaker: Dayne Sherman, SELU; librarian, novelist, social activist and political commentator Getting Started with AASL’s Comprehensive Learner, Librarian, and Program Standards 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM HI- New Orleans C & Baton Rouge C Description: Designed to empower leaders to transform teaching and learning, the 2017 AASL National School Library Standards enable personalization for every learner and school librarian, allowing you to continuously tailor your library to local needs, your own strengths, and learners’ benefit. An overview of the framework, shared foundations, and supporting resources. Speaker(s): Wendy Stephens, AASL Region V Director 3-5th Grade Booktalks for the 2019 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Nominees 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM HI- New Orleans B & Baton Rouge B Description: The 3rd-5th grade Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice committee will booktalk the exciting lineup of 15 nominated titles. This is the book list students are encouraged to read and vote on in 2018. Speaker(s): Angela Germany, State Library of Louisiana Tech Tools for Quick Formative Assessment 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM HI- New Orleans C & Baton Rouge C Description: Good teaching includes formative assessment during the teaching process so that a teacher can modify or adjust lessons to help improve student achievement. As school librarians, we can also use this type of assessment to monitor student learning in the library. Tech tools can make formative assessment fast, easy, and fun for the students. The presenter will share a number of technology tools that can be used in the library to quickly take a snapshot of the effectiveness of your lessons. Tools to be shared include Padlet, Kahoot, Zip Grade, Quizlet, Plickers, and more. These resources are suitable for all age levels from kindergarten on up as they can be tailored to exactly what you are teaching. Speaker(s): Elizabeth Kahn, Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy Astronaut Health: Science Education Resources for K-12+ 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM | RFC- Doors H-I Description: This presentation will introduce school librarians, public librarians, science educators, and other participants to health science education resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The resources pertain to the following subjects: K-12+ science education focusing on anatomy, genetics, health, and health science careers. The overall goal of this course is to help participants find STEAM resources, lesson plans, and programs through a unique and fun subject. Public and school librarians can support science educators and students by fostering science literacy and health literacy programs. Organizations that assist libraries with integrating STEAM into their programs will be discussed. Speaker(s): Debbie Montenegro National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region 6-8th Grade Booktalks for the 2019 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice (LYRC) Nominated Titles 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM HI- New Orleans B & Baton Rouge B Description: The 6th-8th grade Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice committee will booktalk the exciting lineup of 12 nominated titles. Students are encouraged to read and vote on these books in 2018. Speaker(s): Angela Germany, State Library of Louisiana Poster Sessions 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Right Outside of the Exhibit Hall 2019 Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice Booktalks (9th-12th Grade Nominated Titles) 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | HI- New Orleans B and Baton Rouge B Description: The 9th-12th grade Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice committee will booktalk the exciting lineup of 10 nominated titles. Students are encouraged to read and vote on these titles in 2018. Speaker(s): Angela Germany, State Library of Louisiana Favorite Tech Tools & Other Inspiration 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | RFC- Doors H-I Description: This is a session jam packed with tech tools, program ideas, library displays, and other inspiration for your school library! Come to this fast paced, lecture-style session for practical ideas and resources that you can take back to your library and implement in your school. Speaker(s): Tiffany Whitehead, Library Director at Episcopal School of Baton Rouge Teaching with the Louisiana Digital Library 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM HI- New Orleans A & Baton Rouge A Description: By lowering the threshold of access to unique cultural heritage resources, digital libraries offer valuable opportunities to enhance learning across a range of instructional contexts. The Louisiana Digital Library, long celebrated as a source of Louisiana historical and cultural content from across the state, was recently migrated to a new platform. This presentation will illustrate features of the new LDL site that make it useful for instruction; discuss some real-world case studies of learning with digital primary sources; and recommend a framework for building lesson plans around digital library materials. Speaker(s): Cara Key (LSU) FRIDAY Using Technology with Children and Young Adult Literature 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM HI- New Orleans A & Baton Rouge A Description: This presentation will provide resources and detailed lessons, and recommendations for using the latest in technology and software in conjunction with children’s literature to teach story elements, vocabulary, genres, book reports, web research, eBooks, and comprehension strategies. The presentation will also include recommendations for using technology across the curriculum and tips on using programs that are available to all. The librarian will be able to integrate technology successfully with different books and different levels, in new ways that will make student learning be both exciting and meaningful. The presentation will be a mixture of lecture and discussion, to allow librarians to receive new ideas from all participants. Speaker(s): Jennifer Nitz, Caddo School Libraries, District Technical Librarian News Literacy: Teaching students to be discerning in a world of fake news, clickbait, and extreme bias 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM HI- New Orleans B & Baton Rouge B Description: Teaching news literacy is more necessary and challenging than ever in a world where news is delivered at a constant pace from a broad range of sources. Since social media and filter bubbles can make it challenging to access unbiased, factual information, we must equip students to be critical as they access news sources for a variety of purposes. This lecture-style session will give an overview of the phenomenon of fake news going viral and tools educators can use to help students develop news literacy skills. Speaker(s): Tiffany Whitehead, Director of Library at Episcopal School of Baton Rouge Librarian and Teacher Collaboration 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM RFC- Doors H-I Description: This will be an opportunity for elementary and middle school librarians of every level to learn about ways to collaborate with classroom teachers across content. From graphic novels in the middle school social studies class to fiction in the science class, librarians will see how their knowledge can influence curriculum. They will have the opportunity to discuss ways they have collaborated. Speaker(s): Kathryn (Katie) Loomis, University of North Texas, College of Education Is Dewey Dead? The Metis Challenge to “Ditch” Dewey 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM HI- OK Allen Rm Description: In 2011, librarians at the Ethical Cultural Fieldston (ECF) School in New York City implemented a new classification system for their pre K-5 students. The new system, Metis, is based on “whole-word labeling, child-friendly categories, and visually compelling signs.” It a Dewey-free library classification system that places the thinking, interests, information needs and information-seeking behavior of children at its center. It was developed as an alternative to the Dewey decimal system, which is currently the most commonly used system in school and children’s sections of public libraries. The implementation of Metis to replace the Dewey system is increasing in certain areas of the United States. This paper will address the fundamental issues involved in this challenge for school library media specialists. Speaker(s):Jud Copeland, University of Central Arkansas Search and Find, Browse to Discover 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM HI- New Orleans B & Baton Rouge B Description: Two of my high school students visited the Book Festival for the first time in 2017. In the State Library, as I showed them how a paper card catalog functioned and how a microfilm machine spun around, I reflected on how much we have lost with the convenience of technology. This session will bring you ideas of how to combine the best of both worlds. How to teach the lost art of browsing while keeping our foot pressed firmly on the accelerator of computerized searching. Most of my high school students fully succumb to a goal oriented approach in their research and can rarely stomach revising, revisiting, and exploring their topic fully. Come see me for tips on teaching and enjoying the freedom of browsing. Participants will leave with resources (PowerPoint, activities, assessments) for transporting this lesson into the classroom. Speaker(s): Erin Berry, Caddo Magnet High School LASL LUNCHEON *TICKET REQUIRED 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM RFC- Banquet Hall Description: Ashley Elston lives in Shreveport with her husband and three sons. She is the author of five Young Adult novels, two of which have not yet been released. Her most recently published novel, This Is Our Story, has been chosen for the 2019 Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice Award list. A graduate of LSU, she has worked as a wedding photographer and is a licensed landscape horticulturist. Her first YA novel, The Rules for Disappearing was a finalist in the Young Adult category for the International Thriller Writers’ Awards. The daughter of an attorney, Ashley was surrounded by discussions of court cases and the law which influences her writing. She will share her motivations and experiences as an Young Adult author and her thoughts about writing for this special group. Speaker: Ashley Elston LASL Business Meeting 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM RFC- Banquet Hall Full STEAM ahead! 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM RFC- Doors H-I Description: Now that the new Library Guidelines have been released how do you as a librarian or how does your librarian implement the guidelines? Four librarians from across the state will provide strategies and ideas for your librarian to collaborate with teachers on the implementation of STEAM activities. Get your library and your librarian on the right track! Speaker(s): Kim Howell, Librarian, Stockwell Place Elementary School, Bossier City, Adri LeBlanc, Librarian, Dequincy High School, Dequincy, Charlene Picheloup, Librarian, Loreauville High School, Loreauville, Kristy Sturm, Librarian, Edgar A. Martin Middle School, Lafayette Excel at your Destiny 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM HI- New Orleans A & Baton Rouge A Description: It is your Destiny to Excel at information management! Using a combination of customized Destiny reports and formula-laden Excel spreadsheets, we have been successfully wrangling data in our parish. Automated library debt lists, tally of overdue books by homeroom, sign in sheets, analysis of prior circulation of lost books, and the list goes on. This presentation will show you tips and tricks (and some pitfalls) of manipulating Destiny data in Excel. The information shared could be applicable to any online catalog or other software which can export data in a CSV or similar format. Definitely applicable to data exported from Renaissance Learning, student information systems, etc. Time permitting, the presenter will take ideas from participants and create reports on the spot. Speaker(s): Erin Berry, Caddo Magnet High School
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