KASL Summer Refresher: Full Schedule

9:30am EDT

Student Workers Work For You

Limited Capacity filling up

Are you interested in implementing student workers in your library? I will share my tips and tricks for recruiting student helpers. I will share my "to do" list and my "occasional projects" list.

Speakers

Renee Hale

Library Media Specialist, Drakes Creek Middle School

Hello! My name is Renee Hale, and I am the School Media Librarian at Drakes Creek Middle School. I'm beginning my 14th year in Warren County Schools and my 18th year of being a librarian. I was born and raised in Bowling Green, KY, I graduated from Warren Central High School... Read More →

StudentWorkers pdf

StudentHelperTasks docx

Tuesday July 19, 2016 9:30am - 10:15am EDT
206

6-8, Lecture

Intended Audience Middle

10:25am EDT

2016-2016 KBA Master List for Middle School

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Come hang out and learn about the 10 great titles featured on this year's Kentucky Bluegrass Award Master List! Our session will feature ideas for incorporating the books into library/classroom instruction and for reaching the target audiences for these titles. We will also point you toward KBA resources created by other librarians, teachers and KASL to help promote Kentucky's student-choice book award program.

I'll be joined by 6-8 Master List committee members Sarah Nevitt (Stuart Pepper Middle School) and Holly Hart (Newport High School).

Speakers

Emily Damron Northcutt

School Librarian/Tech Coordinator, LeGrande School Library

K-8 school librarian/tech coordinator. Proud professional nerd. KBA 6th-8th Grade Master List Committee Chair. Next Generation Instructional Design participant. #NBCT

Link for 16 17 KBA Prezi docx

Tuesday July 19, 2016 10:25am - 11:10am EDT
208

6-8, Lecture

Intended Audience Middle

11:20am EDT

Growing your PLN through Social Media

Limited Capacity seats available

Social Media: The Undiscovered Country. Yes, you may be on Twitter but that's not the end of the social media journey. In this hands-on, interactive session, Mike will show you how to take advantage of Twitter, Facebook Groups, Facebook Live Video, Snapchat, Instagram, and Periscope to not only grow you learning network but to build relationships and nurture your teaching spirit. Social media is about more than just sharing resources, it's about real people connecting and learning together. Stick around for the end and see what the power of a global community can do when one member experiences a life-changing tragedy and changes an entire digital landscape for the better. It's time to get SOCIAL!

Speakers

Mike Paul

Math Teacher & Tech Consultant, Bardstown Middle School

Mike Paul currently teaches mathematics at Bardstown Middle School in Bardstown, KY. Since 2015, he has taught in a 1:1 computer classroom that incorporates a variety of educational technology tools for students, including Google Apps for Education. He has had the honor of conducting... Read More →

GrowingYourPLNwithSocialMedia pdf

Tuesday July 19, 2016 11:20am - 12:00pm EDT
207

6-8, Interactive

Intended Audience Middle

1:30pm EDT

Creating STEAM in the Media Center #makerspace

Limited Capacity full
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Being able to have a safe place to create, invent, and learn is a treasure for students. I Will cover how, on little to no budget, I've created our middle school version of a makerspace. Will discuss how/where to find great info on makerspaces, and then how to take small steps to building your own makerspace in the media center for all students to have access to STEAM activities. Will discuss how I used Donors Choose to aid in funding specific items as well. Be ready to MAKE during the presentation.

Speakers