Explore how we can leverage technology to promote reading in formats suiting different learning styles, enhance the reading experience, and make it more interactive and collaborative with other readers and even authors.
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Explore music, movement, and play to promote student inquiry and reflection and meet the needs of diverse learners.
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In this session teen-serving library staff will learn from two case studies at The New York Public Library about how to build teen social capital through magazine publishing, podcast production and artistic expression through multiple media formats. Our
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Learn how to successfully attract, retain, and collaborate with coworkers who are neurodivergent in public libraries.
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Hear from transgender and nonbinary library staff and managers about how workplaces can be inclusive and welcoming.
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This session will cover how two librarians used limited funds to transform traditional spaces to foster design thinking in their students and project examples of design thinking activities.
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Integrating collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and yes, even creativity, into the research process helps to prepare students for the challenges of today's world.
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Learn how Orange County (FL) Library System transformed their existing school services into virtual services.
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Librarians are leading the way in creating future-ready schools - now we need to update our spaces to match. In this session, attendees will get inspiration for transforming their school library spaces. You'll learn how to survey students, create a focus group, and use design thinking to brainstorm ideas for your space. We'll discuss budget friendly ways to change your space as well as how to find funding. No matter where you're at, you'll find ideas for reimagining your space in this session.
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Gather inspiration and ideas for rethinking your role from an administrative-library leadership team that fosters collaboration and innovation to "fail forward," enabling YOU to impact all learners in your school!
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Library of Congress preserves and elevates stories in primary sources from marginalized voices with exhibitions, collections.
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Learn about launching digital library cards, including identifying goals, patron needs, communication strategies, policies.
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Learn how one library is successfully increasing borrowing and gain strategies to increase circulation at your own library.
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Explore fun, hands on, and gamified ways to teach research and other important library skills.
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This session will take you through the step-by-step process of hosting a Makerfair as well as what pitfalls to avoid.
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Learn the training, policies, and library culture supports needed to implement and maintain an accessible digital footprint.
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Witness successful collaborative programs created in 3 different districts with one goal in mind: student success!
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Participants will learn how the National School Library Standards connect to the ASCD Whole Child Tenets.
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Does your school have a curriculum-aligned research program? Is there a shift in mindset that you'd like to facilitate & encourage in order to make this happen? This session will outline how a PK-12, independent school established a student-led, inquiry based framework in support of the school's strategic initiatives effectively shifting the way(s) we collaborate to conduct research in the classroom and library. Join us as we share our story, leadership/advocacy strategies, & student samples.
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Short Takes for Trustees is a series of 10 short videos (8-10 minutes each) that can be shown during Trustee meetings to stimulate discussion about the important role that Trustees play in the governance of their libraries. Topics in the ser
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Stories, tips, and timelines on how a small library can become a cornerstone resource for its community.
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Learn key Social Emotional Learning (SEL) concepts and how to integrate them into library programs and activities.
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How can you inspire inquiry, critical thinking, visual literacy, and creativity in one colorful package? Infographics are visual representations of information, offering innovative and creative learning opportunities in all content areas. Attend this session to learn more about infographics and explore how to integrate them into current or new collaborative lessons in innovative ways. Leave with tools and examples to use with your students and staff immediately.
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In states across the country, state legislators have passed laws that restrict students' rights to read. In those same states, school library organizations have stepped up to support students' rights along with the rights of school librarians and their collections. In this panel, state school library leaders will share how state laws have impacted students, school librarians, and library collections and how their respective organizations have responded.
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Learn about Illinois Libraries Present, a collaboration across public libraries in Illinois to provide high quality virtual programming to adult patrons state-wide.
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Come learn how to incorporate various technologies into your school library media center!
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This session serves to inform participants how to prepare, implement and review current digcit curricula for faculty growth in instructional leadership.
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Come learn how to make Digital Learning Day a K-12, community-wide event that promotes the amazing work and learning taking place in your school library. Students become teachers and share with small groups of participants their favorite digital tools, activities, and learning experiences. Stemming from a complete miscommunication, our digital learning evening attracts over 800 participants and allows the community to explore the learning taking place in my school library. Come learn how to plan your own event.
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Learn how a small-town library re-envisioned their summer learning approach to increase impact and expand patron base.
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