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Room 5312
K-12
100 ish new books for the K-12 school library
Melissa will present a variety of new books for the school library for teachers and students.
Melissa Buron, Houston ISD
Room 5422
Elem
Chat N Chew books clubs
Want to start a book club but having troubling finding the time during the instructional day? A Chat N Chew Book Club might be just right for you! We will walk you through the process of book selection, scheduling, and activities to coordinate your before school "breakfast" book club. This has been a great addition to our campus and keeps our intermediate students engaged in reading and sharing the love of books!
Susie Davis, Katy ISD
Room 5414
K-12
Destiny updates for your library and resource management needs
Join the Destiny team as we share recent updates and enhancements to Library & Resource Manager.
Follett
Room 5321
Secondary
Engaging readers with novels in verse
Books in verse are great for all readers but are particularly helpful when engaging reluctant readers with a book. They are fast, high quality, and less intimidating. In this session we will share titles of books we love as well as ideas for using them with your students.
Laura Fuller, Spring Branch ISD
Kelly Kienhoff, Spring Branch ISD
Room 5326
K-12
Ensuring equitable access through community partnerships
There are several ways that campus-based libraries can extend their outreach with community partnership. In this session, participants will learn how to ensure equitable access for all via partnerships with public libraries, mobile book outreach programs, independent bookstore partnerships and more.
Charla Hollingsworth
Room 5315
K-12
Feel the need? The need to read?
We know that reading can sometimes be a danger zone for students. Let us support your need to find qualitative digital literacy resources to match the Science of Teaching Reading (STR) practices. This session will help teachers identify qualitative texts, explore embedded literacy supports, identify research-based instructional strategies, and locate ready-to-use activities from Discovery Education Experience.
Discovery Education
Room 5411
K-12
GGOAT @ Library
Greatest Games of All Time at the library. This workshop is designed for the fun librarian or media specialist that likes to play and talk a 'little smack!" Games create and build relationships, develop life skills, problem solving skills AND help maintain mental health by relieving stress. In addition, they teach people how to THINK! Come join us for some fun and learning. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills will also be addressed.
Jayne Conner, Houston ISD
Pamela King, Houston ISD
Room 5311
K-12
Including Indigenous peoples: book recommendations for your catalog
Dive into a variety of picture books, graphic novels, and fiction texts that are written by or recommended by Indigenous Peoples. From board books to novels, you'll leave with a new found knowledge and respect for equitable representation.
Emily Kelsey, Dickinson ISD
Room 5320
K-12
Organization for the techy librarian
There are SO many awesome ideas out there that we want to try out, but how to keep track of them all? In this session, attendees will learn about different ways to keep your library programming ideas, presentation ideas, and lesson ideas, and make sure that they go from "I want to try this" to "That was so much fun!" Attendees will leave with practice on using Google Keep and Slides for ways of organizing and keeping track of activities for reflection as well as for evaluations.
Stephanie Galvan Russell, Pflugerville ISD
Room 5410
Secondary
The Texas Topaz Nonfiction Lists: excellent nonfiction for 7-12
As many students are turning to the Internet, what are the Nonfiction titles you need to purchase for Middle School and High School? Participants will learn about the Middle & High School titles on the 2023 Topaz Nonfiction List. We will discuss the importance of unique points of view in their collection's nonfiction titles as many students are turning to the Internet for information.
Permabound
Room 5316
K-12
What Canva can do & Book Creator too
Is including technology applications in your library overwhelming? We can show you how using some easy web-based tools such as Canva and BookCreator can enhance your students' love for reading and research.
Charlotte Polk, Brenham ISD
Deborah Politsch