Welcome to the interactive web schedule for the 2018 Dynamic Landscapes Conference! Click on the "Helpful Info" section below for tips on navigating this site, and building your own agenda.
Under the heading "FILTER BY TYPE" in the navigation bar, you will see a list of options such as E, EM, EMH, M, H, etc. These indicate the target audience for the session. Some sessions target a range of ages (such as EM or elementary and middle levels) and others are more narrow (such as H or high school level only). Here is the key:
Introducing This Year's Nominees to Your Students. Vermont's Children's Choice Picture Book Award is now in its 23rd year and this year's list is better than ever! Join us as we present the nominees and give you some concrete ideas to help kickstart your program.
Join members of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award committee for an introduction to the 2018-2019 list of 30 nominees. Time permitting, we will answer questions about anything related to the books or the selection process.
Do you worry about literacy in the age of digital diversions? How are authors and educators working to keep students reading? Come meet some of our Vermont “rockstar” authors and join in a meaningful discussion of ways authors and educators can work together toward our common goals.
Over the last 2 years, CBMS students have been using innovative ideas and leadership skills to run a small business out of their classroom. What started with selling eggs to teachers, has grown to the development of five products with online sales and shipping across the country! Students were inspired by the Global Goals for Sustainable Development and now choose where profits will be donated to support community organizations in need. Hear their story and learn how to infuse authentic experiences into your own classroom to engage all kinds of learners to make a difference.
Preview the 2018-2019 GMBA list with members of the GMBA Committee. You’ll receive next year’s list of nominees and hear booktalks. You’ll also get a chance to talk with individual committee members about incorporating GMBA books into class curricula, promoting the books to students in libraries, and using them to help students connect to various reader communities. Come join the conversation about how to get teens reading!
Come meet April Shaw from VTLIB and learn a bit more about the new statewide interlibrary loan system that is taking Vermont by storm! This session will cover basics of using the system, including logging in, making and receiving requests, setting up email notifications, and have some time for a question and answer period at the end. Bring your Clover questions along and prepare to be a well-informed and confident interlibrary loan Clover user at the end. Please note: this session is Bring Your Own Device (BYOD).
When given the opportunity to thrive, we, as librarians, are teaching students information-literacy skills, promoting a love of reading and enhancing literacy, integrating technology into the curriculum, facilitating inquiry-based learning, helping teachers grow professionally, fostering creativity and imagination, collaborating on lessons and units, teaching our own classes, and managing our schools’ print and digital information collections. Join a panel of school librarians for a conversation about advocacy, best practices, and real implementation.
"Who needs libraries?" Beneath those three words is an iceberg of challenges, from delivering on-point messaging, gathering compelling statistics, and the need to re-educate key audiences on the value of libraries. Advocacy & Intellectual Freedom Bootcamp urges attendees to re-think advocacy: to re-define the library community and expand the way we have been advocating for libraries. The program will cover advocacy basics such as messaging, networking and community engagement. Attendees will develop actionable steps that they can implement in their library. This is a joint effort of ALA's Office for Library Advocacy and the Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Grassroots Specialist, American Library Association Office for Library Advocacy
Megan Murray Cusick is the Grassroots Specialist in American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Library Advocacy. She assists the advocacy efforts of librarians, library staff and advocates across the country, in cooperation with other ALA offices, as well as state chapters and... Read More →
Assistant Director, American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom
Kristin Pekoll is the Assistant Director for American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom where she works with librarians, teachers, administration, and parents regarding challenges to library materials and reading lists. After receiving her MLIS at the University... Read More →
Tuesday May 22, 2018 12:40pm - 4:00pm EDT
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