October 15th, 2025
WORKSHOP RESOURCES:
Download this LINK to the google doc: Leap into the future IDEA page. We will all add to it during the day. You will need to bring your own device in order to add to the doc.
11:00 PM-12:00 PM:
Registration and Lunch
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM:
Presenters: David V. Loertscher, Fran Kompar, & Connie Williams
Presentation: Introducing The LEAP Challenge
12:15 PM -1:15 PM:
Presenter: Debbie Abilock, Jennifer Gilbert, and Paul Allison
Presentation: Entangled in the Ineffable: What Do We Need to Learn for Now and in the Future?
1:15 PM -1:30 PM:
Presenters: Dr. David V. Loertscher, Fran Kompar, and Connie Williams
Presentation: The Leap Challenge
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM:
Break
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM:
Reflect
1:45 PM- 2:15 PM:
Presenters: Barbara Stripling and Darryl Toerien
Presentation: Teaching Inquiry as Conversation
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM:
Table Talks 1
Table 1
Presenters: Dr. Christopher Harris
Presentation: Teaching About AI: Preparing Students for an Unavoidable Literacy
Table 2
Presenters: Dr. Judi Moreillon
Presentation: Warriorship in the Year 2025
Table 3
Presenters: Dr. Kim Krutka
Presentation: Looking into Mirrors and Windows: School Librarians’ Perspectives on Diverse Representation in Book Collections
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM:
Presenter: Susan D. Ballard, Dr. Pamela C. Harland, & Dr. Rachel V. Small
Presentation: Development of a Consensus Model of School Librarian Collaboration: A Delphi Study
3:15 PM - 3:20 PM:
Presenter: Dr. Keith Curry Lance
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM:
Break/Reflection
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM:
Table Talks 2
Table 1 :
Presenters: Tien Triggs
Presentation: The “Can’t Miss” Event: From Curating Courses to Creating a Conference for Teacher-Librarians
Table 2:
Presenters: Susan D. Ballard and Sara Kelly Johns
Presentation: Elevating the School Library: Building Positive Perceptions through Brand Behavior
Table 3:
Presenters: Connie Williams
Presentation: Let’s Talk Gov Info
Table 4:
Presenters: Dr. David Loertscher
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM:
Presenter: Stephanie C.
Presentation: The revised ed. of the AASL Standards
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM:
Table Talks 3
Table 1
Presenter: Kay Hones
Presentation: Touching History
Table 2
Presenter: Debra Kachel
Presentation: The Status of School Librarian Employment and Recent Restoration Efforts in Urban School Districts
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM:
Presenters: David V. Loertscher, Fran Kompar, and Connie Williams
Presentation: The Future: Leapers' plan for the Leap into the Future No. 3
5:45 PM
Dinner