Understanding the proposed TSLAC Collection Development Policy. How does this impact your library and leveraging it to have a positive impact. 

Do you want more opportunities for engaging programming that brings young readers into your library? Join young adult author Leslie Lutz to learn about how you can collaborate with young adult and middle grade authors and produce active learning opportunities for preteens and teens--on a budget. We'll also learn about trends in YA and how you can help your patrons find these new, exciting voices. 

Get tips for planning and hosting fun and engaging events including a fall and Valentine's lock in. Engage teachers, students and staff to promote the library program and literacy. 

**Door prizes for session participants, bookish handmade items courtesy of Mrs. Elbancol!**

Mental illnesses are health problems that affect the way we think about ourselves, relate to others, and interact with the world around us. Come and learn some techniques on how to identify the warning signs of mental illnesses in the work environment. 

For all instruction librarians that want to earn how to use Generative AI, including ChatGPT, responsibly and avoid plagiarism in the context of education. We will discuss how to create a culture of academic integrity in library instruction and establish clear expectations and guidelines for your students when citing sources and using outside materials, more specifically how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) models including ChatGPT and an image generatos among others, that can now be accessed online for free. Participants will be better equipped to help students avoid plagiarism and promote academic integrity in their courses; learn about practical tools and strategies to create a positive learning environment that supports ethical and effective research and writing practices, how to choose relevant and appropriate prompts to ensure high-quality responses and strategies for evaluating the accuracy and reliability of Generative AI responses. 

During Summer 2023, Neysa Hardin participated in a primary source workshop at the Library of Congress. She will share a variety of hands-on, inquiry-based teaching strategies for using primary sources to engage students, build critical thinking skills, construct knowledge, and launch original research. Activities will feature some of the millions of historical artifacts from the Library of Congress collections – photographs, prints, manuscripts, maps, multimedia, and more – which are digitized and freely available online. 

Participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to successfully implement AI chatbots using Tawk.to and integrate accessibility widgets from UserWay into their library websites, fostering enhanced user experiences and inclusivity.

All across our state, reading and writing, skills are not where the Texas standards indicate they should be. At our campus we have combined efforts to support writing practices with merging best practices for reading and writing. The goal is that the English and Social Studies departments will support each other to encourage students to write well by using vetted resources. We can curate those resources in a school LMS, such as Schoology. Other districts might use Blackboard or Canva, for example. My presentation focuses on how I use my background in teaching AP History courses (20 years) to support our SS teachers with best practices. Our LMS is Schoology. I will show you how to get into your databases from the LMS with only a few clicks. We also have use of Writable and MackinVia. 

Mental illnesses are health problems that affect the way we think about ourselves, relate to others, and interact with the world around us. Come and learn some techniques on how to identify the warning signs of mental illnesses in the work environment. 

Learn about recent fiction and nonfiction that focus on this compelling topic for ages Kinder-YA. Presented by the BRLA Children’s and Young Adult Literature SIG, a group that has been a resource for local librarians for 50+ years. 

Jeopardy, but for Copyright! Join me for a team-based flipped classroom quiz. Readings are provided at https://libguides.utep.edu/CopyrightHomework. 

Unlock the power of collaboration! Join our workshop led by an experienced school and public librarian to see how we are building a relationship to increase literacy in our community and expand access to information and resources. 

After many years of dreaming about publishing a book, I self published my first book in Spanish. Let me tell you how I did it. 

Genial.ly is a great tool for making interactive elements to promote the library. Interactive bookshelves and gamification of the classroom are the main tools to learn.

During the summer of 2023, Librarians at the University of Texas at El Paso met to discuss and establish individualized teaching philosophies. Over the course of eight weeks, librarians crafted their teaching philosophies and considered how they could be applied in their work. 

During the summer of 2023, Librarians at the University of Texas at El Paso met to discuss and establish individualized teaching philosophies. Over the course of eight weeks, librarians crafted their teaching philosophies and considered how they could be applied in their work. 

The Texas Higher Education College Board launched a repository and awarded grants for content creation in an effort to combat ever rising textbook costs. Come learn more about open access textbooks and other resources, what they are and where to find them. The Inclusive Access model offers a lower cost option of major publisher e-textbooks and ancillary instructional tools. 

Wakelet is a free resource that can create beautiful newsletters, presentations, and organize your library lessons. It allows you to easily create and share QR codes to make sure parents and teachers have access to the information you are trying to promote. 

The Jenna Welch and Laura Bush Community Library has a dual mission it serves the college students at El Paso Community College Northwest Campus, the dual credit students at four surrounding high schools, and the students of the Northwest Early College High School. It also serves as a branch of the El Paso Public Library serving an underserved community of a 15-20 miles radius where there is no other county library. 

District 6 Chair, Becky Calderon, welcomes everyone to the TLA District 6 Meeting. 

To register for the Saturday event; select "District 6 Meeting" at the following:
https://txla.org/tla-groups/tla-districts/district-meetings/upcoming-district-meetings/ 

To attend An Evening with Author Phillip Cortez; select the Social Night Option - only $5.00 per person!