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Agenda - Conference #3
| Time | Activity | Speaker | Description |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Roll Call | Sharon Gullett, | |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Helping Legends Come Alive | Alice Tucker, Region 7 tuckera@gladewaterisd.org | Storytelling based on traditional folktales is a gentle way to guide young people toward constructing personal values by presenting imaginative situations in which the outcome of both wise and unwise actions and decisions can be seen. Woven into American history and culture are stories and legends of courage and sacrifice. Alice Tucker will start the day with the story of the Legend of the Bluebonnet. (no handout) |
| 9:30 - 9:50 | Out from Behind the Desk: Marketing the Library | Kim Picozzi, Region 2 kim.picozzi@esc2.us | You know the library is busy, but who else does? As chief information officer of the school, you can spread the word about programming and services while building influence for the school library. Strategies include: Parent Night, Holiday Open House, Department Head Meetings, PrinciPAL, Monthly Reports, In-service Days, Around the School, and Legislative Action Day. |
| 9:50 - 10:10 | BREAK | | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Hot Links, Hot Lists, Hot Stuff | Debbie Swartz, Mesquite ISD dswartz@mesquiteisd.org Mary Woodard Mesquite ISD mwoodard@mesquiteisd.org | Need easy-to-use lists of resources for lesson ideas, interactive websites that fit your content or learning activities to enhance your existing curriculum that utilize the Internet? Learn an easy way to post a list of websites selected specifically for student research projects. |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | A New Tejas Star | Maria Elena, Region 1 movalle@esc1.net | The Tejas Star Book Award was created by the Region 1 Library Advisory Committee to promote reading in general and for readers to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism. All the children of Texas will have the opportunity to select their favorite book from the Tejas Star list during the 2007-2008 academic year. Participation for all children is encouraged, not just English language learners. |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | I Hear Voices...Coming from the Computer | Kayla Steiner, Region 11 ksteiner@esc11.net | Podcasting! Everybody seems to be talking about it. But if you've been afraid to jump into the podcasting water, this is your opportunity to learn about a new way to inform students, administrators, and your community about the great things going on @YourLibrary. |
| 11:10 - 12:30 | LUNCH | | |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Opening Doors to Learning: Library Web Pages | Barbara Jansen, St. Andrews Episcopal School bjansen@sasaustin.org | Library web pages are a great way to reach outside the library walls to connect with students and resources. Using links and resources available on the Library Web Page, St. Andrews Episcopal School students find help in organizing large amounts of information and quick access to trusted information. |
| 12:50 - 1:10 | Learning to Read @ Your Library | Laura Alfaro, San Antonio ISD lalfaro@saisd.net | Attendees will learn about some of the challenges that beginning readers encounter AND how to help them. A handout will be provided to share during Family Reading/Science/Social Studies/Math Nights that target the challenges and strategies and short bibliographies for those excited beginning readers! |
| 1:10 - 1:30 | Five Star Resources at Bargain Basement Prices | Bonnie Barnes, Region 11 bbarnes@esc11.net | Region 11 has created statewide buying power for Texas school districts so that all schools can have the opportunity to purchase online resources at a large-volume discounted price. Bonnie Barnes will give details about the Texas Educational Technology "Group" Purchasing Consortium (TETPC) and how it will work for you. |
| 1:30 - 1:50 | BREAK | | |
| 1:50 - 2:10 | Collaborative Strategies for Librarians | Nancy LeCrone, Rockwall ISD nlecrone@rockwallisd.org | Use a one page lesson plan for collaboration between the librarian, instructional technologist, and classroom teacher that provides statistics, TEKS correlates, responsibilities, feedback and much more. Inform your students and staff of ongoing events in the library while enticing collaboration with an online calendar and newsletter. |
| 2:10 - 2:40 | The WWW: Wild World of Wikis | Marty Rossi, Region 20 martha.rossi@esc20.net | We'll explore what a wiki is, how wikis work and share examples of uses to support and promote the library program. Suggested guidelines for implementation of wikis will be presented as well as ways to discover the best wiki tools for your needs. |
| 2:40 - 3:00 | Wrap Up | Sharon Gullett, Region 7 | |
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