eBook and Digital Content Solutions for the Library and Classroom Support
The goal of this presentation is to showcase new and exciting digital resources that will support your library program, implement school reading initiatives, and assist with the librarian's effort to support classroom objectives. Sharing ideas of how to promote your library's relevance to improve your schools test scores as well as preparing for the common core curriculum will be included in this demo / discussion.
More information/useful links:
Need help making decisions about digital content for your school? Check out http://www.k12digitaldecisions.com/
For more information about FollettShelf, Follett eBooks, Destiny/FollettShelf integration, check out : www.follettshelf.com
To find eBooks, including eBook bundles supporting Common Core, check out: www.titlewave.com
Karei Swift, Follett Library Resources
Chris Healy, Follett Library Resources
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, Professional
Presentation Strand: Reading, Technology, Library Promotion, Professional Development
Room: North Main B
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Keeping the Tradition: Sharing Storytelling with Students
Learn practical ways to bring local and national storytellers to your school, as well as other ways to share the art of storytelling with your students. Presentation will feature an exciting presentation by a local storyteller.
Lori Warner, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Audience: Elementary, Middle
Presentation Strand: Reading, Library Promotion, Storytelling
Room: North Main C
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Meet the Author: Carrie Ryan
Come and meet young adult author, Carrie Ryan. She is the author of the Forest of Hands and Teeth trilogy. She is also a previous NC Young Adult Book Award Nominee.
Carrie Ryan, author
Audience: Middle, High
Presentation Strand: Reading
Room: North Main D
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
NCpedia: An Interactive Reference Tool
Learn about NCpedia, an online encyclopedia about North Carolina managed by the State Library of North Carolina, and how your school can use it to enhance learning. Struggling to find innovative resources to engage students in your media center? Find out how NCpedia interests students by offering video research tutorials, incorporating primary and secondary sources, and is an interactive technology where students can comment, rate articles, chat with librarians, and contribute images to entries. Become involved in shaping the future of NCpedia by engaging in discussion about what educators would like to see in an Educator’s Section.
Emily Horton, State Library of North Carolina
Mike Childs, State Library of North Carolina
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, Professional
Presentation Strand: Technology
Room: North Main E
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Activities & Readings that Drug-Proof Students
Be ready to have fun. Local award-winning author/youth-leadership-trainer, Patty Jo Sawvel, along with two teens, unveils the secrets of positive peer leadership. Take home 10 ready-to-use activities, scalable from pre-school to adult. Program is based on Sawvel’s new book, Under the Influence: The Town That Listened to its Kids. Handouts.
Patty Jo Sawvel, Classic Writing & Public Relations
Carter Maffett, age 15, East Forsyth High School
Brandon Winbush, age 17, East Forsyth High School
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, Professional
Presentation Strand: Student leadership development, community connectedness, game based learning, library promotion, professional development.
Room: North Main F
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Go beyond teaching skills in isolation to being an active partner in the instructional process. Learn ideas that can be used to encourage teachers to collaborate with you as they delve deeper into the Common Core and Essential Standards. Be prepared for a whole new world of library services!
Jennifer Northrup, Flat Rock Middle School
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High
Presentation Strand: Library Promotion
Room: North Main G
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Museum Curator Artifact Project: A collaborative technology, art, and information literacy project
Students chose a cultural artifact and designed a museum exhibit to explore its past, present, and future. Two teachers and SLMS collaborated; included research, art, technology, information literacy, and student self-assessment. Used ThingLink to tag our musuem exhibit photos with videos, photos, sound files, websites, and bibliographies. Presentation includes hand-outs.
Heather Siekkinen, Our Lady of Lourdes School
Tara Girolimon, St. Michael School
Audience: Middle, High
Presentation Strand: Technology, Information Literacy
Room: Ayers
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
One School--One Book: Crossing Curriculum at the Core
A discussion exploring ideas to build school-wide lessons and projects around one book, creating shared cross-curricular experiences that support Core Curriculum. Julia Taylor Ebel will use her book The Picture Man for a model but will offer an interactive look at other possibilities.
Developing a One School--One Book Project Around a Picture Book: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qmK6XwoyLBJmB9R_KQBZCCozZOZHUc5dLdWhWV0kLq8/edit
Discussion guide: Benefits of a One School--One Book Project https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mpOiMFb7jED3JQ_IPN3IfH694Uy5C6cmvsutDdapURQ/edit
One School--One Book example: The Picture Man Study Guide, Downwload at http://www.juliaebel.com/
More on One School--One Book at http://www.juliaebel.com/
Julia Taylor Ebel, Author
Audience: Elementary
Presentation Strand: Reading
Room: Ardmore 1
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Read2Me: Involving the Village in Literacy and Family Heritage
In its initial year, Read2Me used Gloria Houston's novel, LITTLEJIM, as a catalyst for bringing readers of all ages together to read and share each family's heritage through oral and written storytelling. Involving schools, libraries, civic clubs, businesses, parents and children, this collaborative effort resulted in a successful year-long community project.
Gloria Houston, Ph. D., author/consultant/retired professor
Diane Cotton, Literacy Specialist, Macon County Schools
Audience: school-community cooperative project
Presentation Strand: Reading, Library Promotion, Professional Development, community literacy
Room: Ardmore 2
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Going Global in the Library
Explore Denmark, Hans Christian Anderson, Recycling, and Energy Conservation. How international travel changed our teaching and how you can promote global awareness throughout the school. The presenters traveled to Denmark with the Center of International Understanding. Door Prizes available.
Karen Waller, Timber Drive Elementary School
Nancy Carr, Martin Middle School
Stephanie McMullen, Efland-Cheeks Elementary School
Audience: Elementary, Middle
Presentation Strand: Reading, Technology, Library Promotion
Room: Gaines 1
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Cutting to the Core with the NC Young Adult Book Award nominees across the curriculum
This presentation will examine the many ways that the NC YA Book Award nominees can be used across the curriculum with Common Core. Ideas will be presented to assist teachers with reading comprehension instruction (particularly in the high school) and co-teaching opportunities. Participants should also plan to bring their "thinking caps" to add creative ideas for promotion and collaborative opportunities.
Robin E. Jordan, North Gaston High School
Audience: Middle, High
Presentation Strand: Reading, Library Promotion
Room: Gaines 2
Saturday, 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Crowd-sourcing PD with Social Media
With limited time and budget, school library media staff can build their own personal learning community using social media. Connecting across the state, across the country across the globe provides just in time solutions that each professional can tailor to their own needs. This workshop will share resources and ideas for building a personal learning network and provide opportunities for participants to share their experiences.
Ouida Myers, Region 5 NC DPI Instructional Technology Consultant
Kathy Parker, NC DPI School Library Media Consultant
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, Professional
Strand: Professional Development
Room: Terrace 3