February 17, 2023 Friday
THEME OF THE DAY: Floral Wear Day or Animal Print Day
8:30am-9:20am
ALA: American Library Association
Lessa Pelayo-Lozada
President, ALA
Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada
Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, adult services assistant manager, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, California is the 2022-2023 president of the American Library Association (ALA).
Pelayo-Lozada recently completed a term as an ALA executive board member (2017-2020) and was elected a councilor-at-large for three terms (2012-2015, 2015-2018, 2020-2023). She is an active member of the 1876 Club, the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC), Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (Core), the Public Library Association (PLA), the Rainbow Round Table, the Social Responsibilities Round Table, and the Sustainability Round Table. She also is a member of several ALA Professional affiliates, including the Asian-Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), the Black Caucus American Library Association (BCALA), the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), American Indian Library Association (AILA), and The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking (REFORMA). She has held an ALA membership for more than13 years.
Pelayo-Lozada has served and continues to serve on various ALA committees at both the ALA and division level, including the Constitution & Bylaws Committee (2020-2022), the Budget Analysis & Review Committee (2019-2020), the Development Office Task Force (2017-2018), the Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS) Advisory Committee (2016-2018) as APALA representative, the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Implementation Working Group (2016-2018), the Committee on Diversity (2012-2016), the Spectrum Advisory Committee (2013-2015), the Planning & Budget Assembly (2016-2018) as elected council representative, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Membership Committee (2014-2016), the National Organizations Serving Children and Youth Committee (2012-2014) as liaison, and the LLAMA New Professionals Section Web Team (2014).
Additional leadership roles include chair of the Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness (2018-2020) and the ODLOS Advisory Committee (2016-2017).
Pelayo-Lozada was APALA Executive Director (2019-2022) and is a past president of APALA (2016-2017). She is a past chair of the Palos Verdes (Rolling Estates, California) Library District's BUILD Team, focusing on diversity and racial equity, and a Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature (CSMCL) board member (2012-present). She also is a 2011 ALA Emerging Leader.
Pelayo-Lozada holds an MLIS and a BA in sociology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and an AA in philosophy from El Camino College, Torrance, California.
The above is from the ALA website but more info about can be found out about Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lessa_Kanani%CA%BBopua_Pelayo-Lozada
Resources
Connect lessa@lessaforlibraries.com @lessa4libraries / @lessaforlibraries
Visit https://www.lessaforlibraries.com/
Visit ALA https://www.ala.org/
Visit AASL https://www.ala.org/aasl/conferences/aasl23
Visit ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif
Visit Unite for Book Bans https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/
Visit APALA Asian Pacific American Libraries Association https://www.apalaweb.org/
9:30am-10:20am
Gumdrop Books
Glen Fitzgerald
Chris Batscha
Resources to Visit
Mitinet Library Services Website - https://www.mitinet.com/
Gumdrop Books Website - https://www.gumdropbooks.com
Gumdrop Books Remote and Onsite Web Page - https://www.gumdropbooks.com/DLearning.aspx
Gumdrop Books ESSER and American Rescue Plan Web Page - https://www.gumdropbooks.com/ARP.aspx
Gumdrop Books Online Web Store - shop.gumdropbooks.com
Services
Subscription-free USA (unlimited simultaneous access) eBooks
Hardcover purchase receives free corresponding e-books: Cherry Lake, Creative Education, and more
Free Online Professional Development & Training Session for use of content
"Scan-N-Go Discovery (TM)" provides QR codes to read books on digital device; no need for username or passcode
GB Cart Filler App
Gift to GDOE School Librarians
one free title from each eBook subscription service given via email
share with teachers and students
ask Glen for the MARC records
expires in one year
10:40am-11:30am
Creative Writing Strategies - Using Literature to Encourage Students to Write
Maridel Perez
GATE Teacher, M.A. Ulloa Elementary School
Sonya Perez
GATE Pre-K Teacher, Machananao Elementary School
Presentation Information
Inspired by Shannon Anderson, a presenter at the 2022 National Association for Gifted Children, this presentation aims to share creative strategies that can be implemented by teachers (and librarians) to encourage creative writing in a fun way!
Participants, Please Power Up Your Laptops!
Maridel Perez
Maridel Perez has been working with Elementary Students in the GATE program for 15 years. She continuously strives to engage her students in a variety of creative and critical thinking activities to include Technology/Robotics, STEM and the Arts.
Sonya Ann Perez
Sonya Ann Perez has been working in early childhood education for 12 years. She has taught preschool and kindergarten prep in San Francisco and currently teaches the GATE Pre-K program at Machananao Elementary School. She has a passion for literacy and continues to incorporate various stories and literature into lessons with her young students.
Resources
Visit BreakOutEdu https://www.breakoutedu.com/
Link to a game after set up https://student.breakoutedu.com/
Lourdes "Laling" C. Eustaquio Hightower
Married to William C. Hightower, II
#14 in a family of 15.
CAREER
First Career: Traveling nanny for family
Second Career: Dental Assistant for over 15 years
Now works at Paradise Smiles Dental with husband
Third Career: Teaching
Worked at St. Francis Catholic School for 14 years taught : Kinder , Sped , and Family and Consumer
Science. Also was a Development Director.
EDUCATION
BA: Early Childhood
Masters: Special Education
INSPIRATION
Hobbies: baking, sewing and have tea parties.
Care Taker for the in laws
Started Post G Ministry with friends. Ministry assist Department of Correction inmates and their families.
No children but blessed with a lot nieces, nephews, and Godchildren from different parts of the world
Love working with Children.
Resources
Visit seusville https://www.seussville.com/
2:00pm-3:00pm
Working with School Libraries to Provide Information in the Effort to Increase Awareness of Family Resiliency (Youth Emergency Preparedness and Keys to Embracing Aging Programs)
Clarissa Barcinas
Extension Associate II
Family and Consumer Sciences
UOG College of Natural & Applied Sciences
Clarissa S. N. Barcinas
Clarissa began her career as a part-time employee at the University of Guam in 1993 while attending classes, she participated in a Study Abroad Program with The American College of London for the Arts in 1995 studying Fashion Marketing / Fashion History. She graduated from UOG in 1998 with a B.A. in Consumer and Family Sciences with an Emphasis in Fashion Merchandising, completed UOG / Student Teaching Program (GWHS) in 2005. Is also an active member of the "National Association of Family & Consumer Sciences," and participated in annual conferences prior to Covid.
Mrs. Barcinas has been a full-time employee with UOG/Cooperative Extension Service since 1998 and has been an Associate II at the University for 25 Years. Was formally the Assistant Coordinator for Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), served the EFNEP Program for over 20 years of service while at the University.
Currently, she continues to serve as a Community Outreach Educator for the University of Guam, Cooperative Extension & Outreach Program, Family and Consumer Sciences Unit. FCS Program focus areas include Food Safety & Food Processing (value added product making), Family Resiliency (Youth Emergency Preparedness and Keys to Embracing Aging Program).
She enjoys working with the Community of Guam using Hands on Activity Curriculums.
Resources
Connect csnbarcinas@triton.uog.edu / 671-735-2029
Visit UOG College of Natural & Applied Sciences
https://www.uog.edu/schools-and-colleges/college-of-natural-and-applied-science/index.php
Visit Programs Cooperative Extension & Outreach
https://www.uog.edu/extension/consumer-and-family-sciences
Visit Keys to Embracing Well
https://www.aging.k-state.edu/programs/embracing-aging/embracing-aging.html