Schedule/Sessions

Schedule*

Remember to set up Slack from the email invite that was sent to you or use this link.

Thursday, November 16th: Bus tour of Ho Chi Minh City international school libraries, lunch included

Bus tour:

8:35 am Pickup Bizou Hotel

8:45 am Pickup Capri Hotel

9:00 Renaissance International School
10:30 British International School
11:40 International School Ho Chi Minh City
- Lunch
1:15 American International School - NVC Campus
2:10 Saigon South International School

@3:30 Hotel Drop-off

5:45/5:55 Hotel Dinner Pickup Bizu/Capri

6:00 Thursday Night Optional Dinner, Boomerang

(107 Tôn Dật Tiên, Tân Phú, Quận 7, Hồ Chí Minh, 700000)

Home/hotels: on your own

Friday, November 17th

Hotel Pickups: 7:50 am Bizu and Capri Hotels

8:30-9:00 Check-in, coffee, snacks

9:00-9:30 Opening Session

Introductions, announcements, conference business, etc.

9:30-12:00 Presentations

9:30-10:30 Human Library/Banned Book Week by Rhonda Morrissette (Renaissance IS) and Sophie Blavet (ISHCMC)

Both Sophie & Rhonda have experienced success organizing special events in cooperation with the English Departments in their Secondary Schools. Sophie has had great success co-organizing a Banned Book Week and Rhonda has co-organized a Human Library around the theme of Human Rights: Challenging Stereotypes. Both events require not only a great deal of cooperation and collaboration between school staff, but also coordination with the outside school community. Come to this session to learn strategies for effective collaboration and communication, and ideas for organizing similar events in your schools.

10:30-11:00 Authors in Residence: A Collaborative Journey by Amanda-Jane Fairey (Zhuhai IS)

I would like to share the process, that a class of 5-year-olds, Year 1/K were led through, to research, write and publish their own non-fiction books during a 6 week unit of inquiry. At the end of the 6 weeks these students were given top billing in our library as 'Authors in Residence'. Other classes were invited to attend Author Visits in the library where a carousel activity was followed enabling students to share their completed books and be questioned and responded to by the students.

11:00-11:15 Break

11:15-12:00 AASL in a Nutshell and AASL Unveils New Standards by Lissa LaLonde (ΛIS)

Sharing my experience from attending the AASL 2017 Conference in Phoenix
Sharing the new library standards from the AASL 2017 Conference
12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-4:00 Presentations

1:00-2:00 Gamification in the Library by Carlos Diaz (TAS)

This presentation will cover the basics of gamification and GBL skills with library classes, from using a badge system to assess standards to fully integrating a game system with library privileges.

1:45-2:00 Supporting Student Inquiry by Melissa Jansen (Canadian IS)

I have an online resource to share that was created by five Ontario teacher librarians to show how the teacher librarian supports the teacher and student through the stages of inquiry.

2:00-2:15 Break

2:15-2:45 User Friendly Ed Tech Tools by Kerry Gittins (Renaissance IS)

A short presentation of some of my favorite interactive and user friendly ed tech tools to help flip classroom learning.

2:45-3:15 Using Scanning Apps in the Library for Research by Alex McMillan (ΛIS)

I will present on how to use scanning apps in a research context to allow students to collect various sources without having to check out books. I'd like to show how students could collect materials themselves and save it onto their devices, or how students might collect resources and share within a class as a collaborative research project. I will be using Google Classroom, Google Drive, and Cam Scanner.

3:15-3:45 Approaches to Teaching and Learning by Joanna Parker (ΛIS)

Discussion, group work and planning to implement ATL into collaborative lesson plans.

4:00-5:00 Vendor Fair

5:00-6:00 Storyteller Performance by Mr. Richie Castro** The Legend of Kokopelli

6:00-7:30 Friday Night Gala Dinner

7:30 Bus to hotels

Saturday, November 18th

Hotel pickups: 7:50 am Bizu and Capri Hotels

8:30-9:00 Check-in, coffee, snacks

9:00-9:30 Announcements, conference business, etc.

9:30-12:00 Presentations

9:30-10:30 Designing Libraries for the Future by Lisa Toner (Shrewsbury IS)

A hands-on workshop using Lego to creatively consider what makes a good school library. Blue sky thinking about future library design, what does/doesn't work well.

10:30-11:00 User Design Thinking for your Library Website by Kim Beeman (Tanglin Trust)

Along with the library staff at Tanglin, I am taking a look at the design of our library website and trying to redesign it with the users' needs at the centre of our thoughts. I will go through some basic user design principles and talk about our design process so far.

11:00-11:15 Break

11:00-11:15 Follett Lightboxes by Haley Kemper (Yangon IS)

I will bring a few Lightboxes to share some of the neat (AWESOME) ways these interactive books can be used in the library and classroom.

11:15-11:45 Tying it all Together; Service Learning, Curriculum and the Library by Lynne Nigalis (Keystone Academy)

We are in the midst of students planning and writing a picture book to help educate younger students about the importance of not buying ivory. This project came about because, as a school we participated in the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos, the students learned about wildlife conservation in science, and they wanted to "do something". The students will not only write and illustrate the book, but once it is published they will then go on author visits to other schools to read and talk about their book and the issue of saving the elephants.

12:00-1:00 pm Lunch

Vendor sessions

1:00-3:30 Presentations

1:00-1:30 Encouraging Empathy in the Library by Debby Wells-Clinton (UNIS Hanoi) and Margie DeVillars (Concordia Hanoi)

We will be talking briefly about both the scientific and the anecdotal research showing how children’s and young adult books can encourage empathy and compassion in our students. We will also show how empathy can undergird research skills and academic integrity. We have booklists, lesson activity ideas, and a bibliography for further reading.

1:30-2:00 Reading and Re-reading Video by Pamela Males (UWCSEA - Dover)

Using digital tools to read and re-read videos and images can include all learners regardless of their reading ability. Reading is no longer decoding and understanding text but must include the reading of images and videos. This session aims to consider how students following explicit instruction can view to learn.

2:00-2:15 Break

2:15-2:30 Top Ten in Ten by Julie Muir (Stamford American IS)

A snappy look at my favorite TEN books ( picture books & junior fiction) that should be added to your collection from this school year!

2:30-3:00 How to Read More and Why You Should by Jane Hayes (Dulwich College)

30-minute TED Talk-style presentation talking about strategies to use to increase the amount of reading you do as well as a focus on reasons why this is a desirable pursuit.

3:00-3:30 Prizing Balance: An Exploration of World Children's Literature by Katie Day (NIST)

A look at the universe of children's book awards, diversity, the concept of world literature, cultural others, etc. What do they mean in terms of what texts we buy, promote, read, and share - in and for our communities?

3:30-4:00 Closing Session

Raffle Prize, announcements, final comments, etc.

4:15 Bus to hotels

6:00 Hotel Dinner Pickup

6:45 Saturday Night Optional Dinner, Bếp Nhà Xứ Quảng - Home Kitchen (see menu below)

(144 Hai Bà Trưng, Quận 1, TP. HCM)

Home/hotels: on your own

*Schedule subject to change

**About Mr. Richie Castro

Richie Castro is a modern-day troubadour who has spent the last 18 years sharing his passion, talent and love of music with people all over the world. He is a true traveling musician; he has lived and performed in Asia, Europe, Mexico and throughout the United States. Over the last 10 years Richie has been performing educational storytelling shows for children in schools, libraries and theaters.

BepNhaXuQuangMenu.docx

Report abuse