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Monday, July 15
 

1:00pm EDT

KYVL, Epic!, and More: Digital Sources to Personalize Reading
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Are you struggling with identifying, accessing, and using print and electronic texts with your students? It can be difficult to find engaging books or articles to meet your instructional goals, but with the tools featured in this session you can meet your students' needs and build their love of reading by providing the right materials at the right time! This session will feature both free and subscription web-based tools including resources from the Kentucky Virtual Library, Epic!, and Readworks. Please bring a device so that you can try out using these tools as part of the session.
Speakers
avatar for Emily Northcutt

Emily Northcutt

School Librarian, Marnel C. Moorman School (K-8)

Monday July 15, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Horizon Room 118
  Elementary   Middle   High   Technology

1:00pm EDT

Coding in Action Workshop
Limited Capacity seats available
Have you wanted to a variety of coding robots and see what you think would be best in your library and classrooms. Participants will hear about 6-7 different types of robots and have hands-on time to try them all out. You will also receive information about how coding and robots relates to the AASL and ISTE standards.  Presentation can be found at http://kochlib.blogspot.com.
Speakers
avatar for Adele Koch

Adele Koch

Librarian, Sacred Heart Model School

Monday July 15, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Imagination Room 119
  Elementary   Middle   Technology

1:00pm EDT

Genre Shelving-How and Why
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Are you thinking about making the change to genre shelving but overwhelmed by all the details? Here how one librarian made the change in a step by step process.
Speakers
avatar for Becky Jackman

Becky Jackman

South Central Division Sales Manager, Bound to Stay Bound Books

Monday July 15, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Motion Room 120
  General (everyone)

1:00pm EDT

Building Empathy with RedRover Readers
Limited Capacity seats available
The RedRover Readers program is a social and emotional learning program that uses high-quality children's literature to help further strengthen the human-animal bond by helping children, ages 5-11, develop the steps necessary for empathy: being able to recognize human and animal emotions, share emotions and regulate emotions in order to connect in positive ways with others.
Attendees will learn how to use questions to generate critical thinking; will learn about the relationship between reading and developing empathy and will have a greater understanding on how stories about animals illustrate the human-animal bond.
Workshop folders will be provided - please bring a notepad and a pen.
Speakers
avatar for Tara Lenehan

Tara Lenehan

Education Coordinator, RedRover
Tara is a Humane Educator at RedRover - a national animal welfare non profit based out of Sacramento, CA. With over a decade of teaching experience, Tara is now excited to be helping students and their teachers practice empathy and compassion using the RedRover Readers program, a... Read More →

Monday July 15, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Lego Lab 116/117
  Elementary

2:30pm EDT

Using the Arts to Reach and Teach Young Readers
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Presenters will use storytelling along with a multimedia presentation to engage and bring librarians into conversation around literacy, curriculum, instruction, and assessment, community partnerships, and use of space and time. Participants will review student artifacts as evidence to speak to the effectiveness of the Artful Reading program. Small groups will review the artifacts and engage in conversation around literacy standards, national core arts standards, and Future Ready Librarians™ goals.
Speakers
avatar for Ashley Perkins

Ashley Perkins

Educational Specialist, Collaborative for Teaching and Learning
Dr. Ashley Perkins is a National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts. She works on literacy initiatives across grades PreK-12. Her focus of late has been on the continued development and support of the PreK-8 reading program "Artful Reading... Read More →

Monday July 15, 2019 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Imagination Room 119

2:30pm EDT

The Hero Myth in Modern Storytelling
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Todd Gallicano presents a discussion on Joseph Campbell and the hero myth as it relates to modern storytelling. Using contemporary movies, Mr. Gallicano steps through the various stages of the journey, examining how these stages can be seen throughout time in mythology and our own lives. This provides an understanding of the deep connections that exist between different cultures and how all great stories tap into the universal human experience.
Speakers
avatar for Todd Gallicano

Todd Gallicano

Author
Todd Calgi Gallicano is the author of “Guardians of the Gryphon’s Claw” and "The Selkie of San Francisco," the first two cases in the Sam London Adventure series from the Files of the Department of Mythical Wildlife. A graduate of New York University’s School of Film and Television... Read More →

Monday July 15, 2019 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Lego Lab 116/117
  Elementary   Middle

2:30pm EDT

Going 1:1 with Chromebooks: A Reflective Journey
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Hear what lessons I learned from my first year of 1:1 Chromebooks with grade 5 and middle school (grades 6-8). Let’s peek inside the Google Admin Console. What about apps and extensions? What’s the difference between those two, anyway? Who can I call when a Chromebook breaks? Inventory...oh my! I’ll also share a few ideas of what we can do with students who are bringing individual devices into our classrooms and libraries. Leave with several do’s and don’ts in these areas, as well as encouragement that a 1:1 program can be effective. Attendees should bring their own devices that can access the internet and their school’s Google Admin Consoles.
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Tyler

Sarah Tyler

Multi-media Specialist/Librarian
LMS; Blogger; Tech Geek; Word Collector; Google Girl

Monday July 15, 2019 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Horizon Room 118
  Elementary   Middle   High   Technology
 
Tuesday, July 16
 

8:15am EDT

Opening Gathering/Keynote
Speakers
avatar for Lori Hancock

Lori Hancock

School Librarian, The Lexington School
avatar for Buddy Berry

Buddy Berry

Superintendent, Eminence Independent Schools
Dr. Buddy Berry has a passion for reinventing the K-12 school experience. His School on FIRE (Framework of Innovation for Reinventing Education) model is currently in it's seventh full year of implementation and is seeing dramatic results. Dr. Berry is in his 9th year as Superintendent... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2019 8:15am - 9:00am EDT
Gym

9:00am EDT

Community Engagement in the Elementary Library
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I do monthly "Engagement" events in my library to bring outside stakeholders into my elementary library. The more they are in my library, the more they know about my library, which makes it so much easier when I need help/funding/ideas for new things in the library. I will be sharing the types of events that I do (Read-a-thon, Makers events, book fair events, coding/digital events, etc. I would also LOVE to hear ideas of ways that others get stakeholders to participate in their libraries, as well.
Speakers
TW

Theresa Wilkins

Library/Media Specialist, Heath Elementary

Community Engagement pptx
Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
222 (Stacy)
  Elementary

9:00am EDT

Mock Newbery and Caldecott Award Clubs
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This session will present ideas on a variety of ways to implement award-winning book clubs, both during and after school, that will get students excited about reading.
Speakers
avatar for Becky Nelson

Becky Nelson

Adjunct Faculty, University of Kentucky
Sharing literature with children is my passion. Though retired as a school librarian (36 years), I continue to enjoy my profession by: Trustee, Scott County Public Library Board; Reviewer, School Library Connection and Maxwell in Motion; KBA Preschool Division Chair; teach Children's... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Dolan

Jennifer Dolan

School Librarian, Buckner Elementary School

Mock Newbery and Caldecott Clubs pdf
Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
224 (Quist)
  Elementary, Reading

9:00am EDT

Promoting Independent Reading through Programming
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Looking for new ways to get your students excited about reading? In this session we take a look at some successful programming ideas that turned reading into a social event! Bring ideas to share and start next year off with a bang!
Speakers
LS

Lindsy Serrano

School Librarian, St. Francis School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Communications Lab 216/217
  Elementary   Middle

9:00am EDT

National Board Certification and You!
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A decade of research shows that students of Board-certified teachers learn more than their peers without Board-certified teachers. Studies have also found that the positive impact of having a Board-certified teacher is even greater for minority and low-income students. Come learn about the revised National Board Certification process and how it can transform your teaching. We will cover the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) 5 Core Propositions, Architecture of Accomplished Teaching, and Library Media Standards. Participants will have a brief overview of the Assessment Center activity and 3 written Portfolio entries for LMS's with tips and tricks for success along the way.

Component 1 - Content Knowledge
Component 2 - Differentiation in Instruction
Component 3 - Teaching Practice and Learning Environment
Component 4 - Effective and Reflective Practitioner

National Board Certification requires candidates to evaluate their current teaching practice. It is specific to your unique teaching situation and will directly impact your students.
Speakers
avatar for Ashli Gore

Ashli Gore

Library Media Specialist, East Calloway Elementary

National Board Certification and You 2019 pdf
ECYA LM (2) pdf
Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Room 105 (Vega)
  Elementary   Middle   High   General (everyone)

9:00am EDT

All the Things
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Are you inspired by all the awesome things you see other school librarians doing? So are we. This past year, we decided to try them. All of them: a library services menu, our first custom breakout, digital curation, a 40-Book Challenge, Currently Reading signs, a makerspace-stocked vending machine, augmented reality knowledge products, the list goes on…. Discuss our takeaways from a year of trying all the things, and leave equipped with your own services menu.
Speakers
avatar for Jen Gilbert

Jen Gilbert

School Librarian, Eminence Independent Schools
avatar for James Allen

James Allen

School Library Lead & Digital Learning Coach, Kentucky Department of Education
I am currently the Statewide School Library Lead and a Digital Learning Coach for the Kentucky Department of Education in the Office of Education Technology. Previously I have been a school librarian for sixteen years. I am an organizer and regular moderator of #KyLChat which gives... Read More →


Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Horizon Room 118
  General (everyone), Promotion

9:00am EDT

Exploring Thinking Strategies
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This session will provide a brief introduction to the moves that proficient thinkers make as they struggle with difficult text. We will explore the thinking strategies as a learner and think about ways in which we can provide instruction around these strategies for our students. 
Speakers
avatar for Michael Dennis

Michael Dennis

Eminence Independent Schools

Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Lego Lab 116/117
  General (everyone), Pedagogy

9:00am EDT

Rocking the Readers’ Advisory with NoveList
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Is your TBR pile too big? Do you need some “what to read” advice? Stumped by a student request? Don’t have time to read all the newest books? NoveList via Kentucky Virtual Library can help you find titles to meet your needs. NoveList has powerful search options as well as ready-made lists. From genre overviews to awards’ lists to the appeal terms mixer, NoveList has much to offer you. We’ll cover the basics as well as delve into more advanced searching options.
Speakers
avatar for Enid Wohlstein

Enid Wohlstein

Senior Fellow, Kentucky Virtual Library

Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Language Lab 218/219
  General (everyone)

9:00am EDT

Work Smarter not Harder
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Wisdom from 15 years as a school librarian and 2 years as a BTSB sales rep. Ideas to make your job easier.
Speakers
avatar for Becky Jackman

Becky Jackman

South Central Division Sales Manager, Bound to Stay Bound Books

Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Music Room 112
  General (everyone), General

9:00am EDT

Collaboration in the High School
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Looking for ways to collaborate with your content area teachers? Want research tips and tools to use and share with classes? Need school-wide ideas? We do to! Come for an open discussion on ways to collaborate more with your teachers and developing those team approaches for projects and papers.
Speakers
avatar for Shannon Bosley

Shannon Bosley

Library Media Specialist, Dixie Heights High School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Imagination Room 119
  High

9:00am EDT

HS KY Bluegrass Award Nominees
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The 10 KBA books on the 2019-20 Master List are discussed, along with the process of how the KBA titles are determined. Join us for a session of book talks, giveaways, curriculum connections and more.
Speakers
avatar for Rhonda Bell

Rhonda Bell

Library Media Specialist, Franklin County Public Schools
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Amanda Hurley

Library Media Specialist, Henry Clay High School
KY Association of School Librarians (KASL)HS KY Bluegrass Award NomineesData Collection in LibrariesAdvocacy in Libraries#KyLChat

Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Motion Room 120
  High, KBA

9:00am EDT

Tri-School Read - Collaborating and Reading together
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From picking a title, to promotion, setting up a reading schedule, and celebrating the book, we will discuss how 3 middle schools read together.
Speakers
avatar for Margie Findley

Margie Findley

LMS, Bluegrass Middle School
avatar for Shelly Haun

Shelly Haun

Library Media Specialist, Hardin County Schools
avatar for Katie Newton

Katie Newton

Library Media Specialist, James T Alton Middle School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
223 (Ceralde)
  Middle   General (everyone)

9:00am EDT

Creating a School-wide Reading Culture: How Summer Reading Can Spark Change
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This session will emphasize the importance of student choice in reading selections as well as the importance of adults modeling independent reading. It will explore how one high school transformed its summer reading program from being solely the English teacher’s responsibility to being every teacher's responsibility and will share pros and cons of the new system. As a former English teacher and current librarian who experienced both methods, the speaker will share how the school-wide summer reading model and some new innovations are changing the school culture. The session will provide specific ideas and steps for how to enact change and generate excitement about reading.
Speakers
avatar for Michele Metcalfe

Michele Metcalfe

Librarian, St. Xavier High School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
220 (White)
  Middle   High

10:00am EDT

Using Your Makerspace to Teach the Ethical Use of Information
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Your makerspace holds untapped potential for teaching students how to use information ethically. Use the motivation they have for making to launch a discussion about copyright, Creative Commons licenses, and trademark. See both low and hi tech examples and make a button after you prove your chosen graphic doesn't require attribution!
Speakers
avatar for Jen Gilbert

Jen Gilbert

School Librarian, Eminence Independent Schools

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
222 (Stacy)

10:00am EDT

Teens as Teachers: Using the RedRover Readers program to Activate Teen Leadership
Limited Capacity seats available
RedRover recently hosted it's first "teen pilot program", where teens from Ballard High School completed the RedRover Readers online course and learned how to implement the curriculum in elementary school classrooms. The goal of this pilot program was to see if teenagers could successfully help younger students practice the steps necessary for empathy: recognize human and animal emotions, share emotions and regulate emotions in order to connect in positive ways with others.

Attendees will learn how to activate teen's leadership skills by giving them tools and strategies to help teach and mentor younger students' social and emotional learning skills. Please bring a pen and a notepad. Workshop materials will be provided.
Speakers
avatar for Tara Lenehan

Tara Lenehan

Education Coordinator, RedRover
Tara is a Humane Educator at RedRover - a national animal welfare non profit based out of Sacramento, CA. With over a decade of teaching experience, Tara is now excited to be helping students and their teachers practice empathy and compassion using the RedRover Readers program, a... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Room 106 (Carter)
  Elementary   Middle

10:00am EDT

Coding in the Library
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Do you want to find out more about coding and the types of robots you can use in your library. You will hear about 7 different types of coding robots, their pros and cons, and how you can tie them to library instruction.  Presentation can be found at http://kochlib.blogspot.com.
Speakers
avatar for Adele Koch

Adele Koch

Librarian, Sacred Heart Model School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
220 (White)
  Elementary, Technology |   Middle, Technology |   General (everyone), Technology

10:00am EDT

KET's PBS LearningMedia Teacher Tool: Lesson Builder
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PBS LearningMedia's Lesson Builder offers educators easy, efficient, and FREE ways to implement, organize and assign content. For any teacher who has a need to give content to others, Lesson Builder helps make lessons engaging and sharing them a simple, seamless process.
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LM

Larry Moore

Education Consultant, North Central Region, KET

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
224 (Quist)
  Elementary   Middle   High   General (everyone)

10:00am EDT

Excellent Extensions for Efficiency
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Have you ever wanted to be more efficient. I have some extensions that will make you and your classroom teachers more efficient for the upcoming school year.
Speakers
avatar for Jessica Sparrow

Jessica Sparrow

Teacher Librarian, Nelson County High School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Lego Lab 116/117
  General (everyone)

10:00am EDT

Featured Author, C.C. Payne
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Hear C.C. Payne read an excerpt from her novel, The Thing about Leftovers, and a discussion on the importance of hard work and perseverance.
Speakers
avatar for C.C. Payne

C.C. Payne

Author, Penguin Random House
I'll share how a teacher changed my life, and how important perseverance was--and still is!--to my work. We'll talk reading, writing, publication, and life! Finally, if your question is, "Can I write a book?" The answer is YES! YES! YES!

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
221 (Scalese)
  General (everyone), Reading

10:00am EDT

Go Live with YouTube
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Videos are a great way for students to express their self and explain information. In addition, there are many tech tools in which video is a feature. However, the process of creating one can be cumbersome: record, upload, post. Skip a step. Learn how to use Youtube Live & what to do with it afterward.
Speakers
avatar for Jill Mattingly

Jill Mattingly

Library Media Specialist, North Oldham Middle School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Room 105 (Vega)
  General (everyone)

10:00am EDT

Cultivating Strong Girls
Limited Capacity seats available
This session will focus on a library program designed by Nancy Evans entitled Cultivating Strong Girls: Library programming that builds self-esteem and challenges inequality. The session will detail how to implement this program and tailor it to the needs of your school. The program is designed to build relationships with students by incorporating books, media, primary sources, activities, and conversations, in a way to draw in girls who need help in building their self-esteem and developing leadership skills. Using statistical data and edgy topics this program introduces girls to resources and actions that can help them understand and deal with societal constructs.
Speakers
avatar for Tracy Shouse

Tracy Shouse

Library Media Specialist, Spencer County High School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Communications Lab 216/217
  High

10:00am EDT

This Library Is Going to the Dogs!
Limited Capacity seats available
Our library is an essential part of our learning community. We have programs that reach all the way to California and as close as our city shelter. The library, the future educators class and an elementary school are piloting the West Coast’s Red Rover program which builds empathy for animals while strengthening the elementary school students’ reading skills. Teenagers get to practice teaching as they learn about Social Emotional Learning. We use our school library’s MakerSpace for students to create Snuffle Mats, which are enrichment toys for shelter dogs. Mainstreamed and FMD classes make the mats we donate to the shelter. Our after school animal club has created partnerships with animal organizations. We are helping develop future community leaders. Our students graduate with practice in the career they hope to pursue and with an overview of the many ways they can help the community animals.
Speakers
avatar for Stephanie Conrad

Stephanie Conrad

avatar for Laura Younkin

Laura Younkin

Librarian/Teacher, Ballard High School
I have been a school librarian for 27 years and it is the best job I can imagine. I can freely let me freak flag fly. A brain is stuffed full of obscure trivia, a wide swath of novels read and a curiosity about the hows and whys of the world have turned out to be perfect for this... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
223 (Ceralde)
  High, Reading

10:00am EDT

Let This "Dynamic Duo" Answer Your Graphic Novel Questions
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Graphic novels aren't just about superheroes. They include memoirs, non-fiction, minority voices, manga, and many other rich genres. A dynamic duo of a library media specialist and a graphic novel course teacher/literacy coach are here to answer all of your questions. This presentation explores: What makes a quality graphic novel? What makes the genre of comics its own unique art form? Can graphic novels make you smarter? How do graphic novels use panels, bleeds, perspective, realism, negative space, and texture to help tell a story? How can you use graphic novels to teach students the art of storytelling? Are they appropriate for independent reading? Summer reading? For ESL? What are some successful cross-promotional strategies for your collection? With a heavy emphasis on teens, this presentation also explores: How can you build a graphic novel collection with strong cross-curricular connections (including hot titles and core titles)?
Speakers
MG

Mitch Greenwell

Trinity High School
avatar for Tim Jones

Tim Jones

Library Media Specialist, Trinity High School
Tim Jones has served in school libraries (elementary, middle, and high) since 2005, and has served as Library Media Specialist for Trinity High School since 2013. Tim helped redesign and reimagine the Trinity High School library, which underwent an extensive renovation in the summer... Read More →

Let This Dynamic Duo Answer Your Graphic Novel Questions! pdf
Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Motion Room 120
  Middle   High

10:00am EDT

Ways to Extend Hour of Code
Limited Capacity seats available
In 2013, HourofCode.org was launched and has been growing every year. At King Middle School, all students in grades 6, 7, & 8 participate in the Computer Science Education Week in December with their science teachers. Doing Scratch, Khan Academy sessions, or Hour of Code, gets old for 8th graders since they have done it the last 2 years. For the past 2 years, I have collaborated with the 8th grade science teachers to offer a day of more hands on coding. Stations using Ozobots, Spheros, Lego, Perler Beads, Made with Code, Snap Circuits, and Bloxels had proven successful in showing students a bit more ways code can create and work. In this session, I will explain the collaboration aspect and then have stations set up for attendees to do some hands on coding.
Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Language Lab 218/219
  Middle   High   Technology

10:00am EDT

Follett Destiny: Tips & Tricks
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Come learn some features and settings in Follett Destiny that might help make your librarian life more efficient. Ever wondered what's “Title Peek?” How can you give students the responsibility to check out their own materials? What about “hiding” certain items like class sets of books from the OPAC? What can you do with the homepage of Destiny? Resource lists aren’t just for listing available resources. Can you search for specific Accelerated Reader levels in your collection? How can students write their own book reviews in Destiny? What about genres in the OPAC? How can you track devices in the OPAC?
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Tyler

Sarah Tyler

Multi-media Specialist/Librarian
LMS; Blogger; Tech Geek; Word Collector; Google Girl

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Horizon Room 118
  Technology   General (everyone)

10:00am EDT

Surf's Up! Riding the Wave of Social Media to Promote Your Library
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In this session, you will learn how to use YouTube and other social media outlets such as Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook to promote books, as well as, your library. We will walk through the steps of setting up a YouTube channel, how to upload the book review videos, and how to share it with your school.
Speakers
avatar for Darlah Zweifel

Darlah Zweifel

Librarian, Meade County High School
High School librarianLove books of all kindsHave a pet Boston Terrier named PhilEnjoy walking in 5K eventsLove to cook and try new recipesEnjoy music, good bourbon and wine

Tuesday July 16, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Imagination Room 119
  Technology   General (everyone)

11:00am EDT

KBA 3-5 Master List
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Learn about the new titles on the 2019-2020 3-5 KBA Master list.
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Price

Sarah Price

Wright Elementary
CV

Cindy Vowels

Hardin County Schools
avatar for Jill Anderson

Jill Anderson

Scott County Schools
avatar for Cindy Judd

Cindy Judd

Education Librarian, Eastern Kentucky University Libraries
avatar for Beth Atkins

Beth Atkins

Library Media Specialist, Hart County School District
Third year librarian living her dream. ;)

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Lego Lab 116/117
  Elementary, KBA

11:00am EDT

Sharing the wonders of the world: Representations of diversity in books for young children
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Our youngest learners are eager to explore the many wonders of our world: the interesting things, cool places, and dynamic people they might one day encounter. It’s long been said that literature should serve as both a mirror, allowing readers to see reflections of their own identities, and also a window, enabling readers to meet others with alternate perspectives, experiences, personalities, character traits, and characteristics. Through the curation and sharing of literature and information resources, school librarians can prepare our youngest learners to participate as global citizens in this vast and glorious universe. In this session librarians will interactively probe and scrutinize literature selections for young children and consider the multiple ways we might diversify collections.
Speakers
avatar for Maria Cahill

Maria Cahill

Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
Maria Cahill is an associate professor in the School of Information Science and the Department of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky. Cahill earned an MLIS at the University of South Carolina and a PhD in Literacy Education from the University of Tennessee... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
222 (Stacy)
  Elementary

11:00am EDT

My Year on the Caldecott Committee
Limited Capacity seats available
Have you ever wondered about how books become Caldecott winners? This session will cover the 2015 Caldecott winners and a little about what happens behind the scenes.
Speakers
avatar for Becky Jackman

Becky Jackman

South Central Division Sales Manager, Bound to Stay Bound Books

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
221 (Scalese)
  Elementary   Middle

11:00am EDT

Using the Arts to Reach and Teach Young Readers
Limited Capacity filling up
Same as Monday's Session
Speakers
avatar for Ashley Perkins

Ashley Perkins

Educational Specialist, Collaborative for Teaching and Learning
Dr. Ashley Perkins is a National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts. She works on literacy initiatives across grades PreK-12. Her focus of late has been on the continued development and support of the PreK-8 reading program "Artful Reading... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Room 106 (Carter)
  Elementary   Middle

11:00am EDT

Break into Library Strategies and Networking!
Limited Capacity seats available
Escape the conference isolation and work together with other librarians to have fun, network, and learn library strategies. Keys to success will relate to Makerspace, tech tools, management, and programming. First group to breakout gets a prize!
Speakers
JV

Jerilyn Vaught

Henry County Schools
avatar for Rachel Burgin

Rachel Burgin

Library Media Specialist, Henry Co. High School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
223 (Ceralde)
  General (everyone), Programming

11:00am EDT

Digital Breakout EDU
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Digital Breakout EDU games teach critical thinking, teamwork, complex problem solving, and can be used in all content areas. Bring the 4 C's (critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity) alive with teacher designed, content- aligned Digital Breakout games. During this session, digital leaders will participate in a Digital Breakout and practice as a student creating a digital game as well as links to helpful resources for creating their own digital games. Please bring a device to participate. Digital Breakouts works best using Chrome.
Speakers
avatar for Sijean Hill

Sijean Hill

LMS, Oldham County High School

KASL 2019 link to presentation Google Site docx
Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Communications Lab 216/217
  General (everyone)

11:00am EDT

Engaging Learner Voice, Choice, and Leadership in your Library Program
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Do you want to empower your learners within the library program? Come learn how to make your students feel the library is fully their own. Learn about how one librarian goes beyond the typical library aid duties to create a library leadership team involved in making decisions, planning programs and events, and fostering a culture of readers. Discover ways you can account for student voice in library change and transformation and assess what your learners really need.
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avatar for Kelli Ralston

Kelli Ralston

Library Media Specialist, Union County Middle School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Motion Room 120
  General (everyone)

11:00am EDT

Free Reading Resources for Students with Print & Physical Disabilities
Limited Capacity seats available
Come to this session and learn about free organizations that work under a copyright exemption—the Chafee Amendment—which grants nonprofit organizations the ability to make books available to people with print disabilities without publisher permission. There are many students with IEP and 504 plans in schools that could greatly benefit from these resources. The items can easily be downloaded via an app or in some cases, even delivered for free to their home with a special playing device. As librarians, we need to spread the word about these resources to all patrons that could take advantage. Come to this session and learn all about them.
Speakers
avatar for Christi Unker

Christi Unker

School Librarian, KY School for the Blind

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Language Lab 218/219
  General (everyone)

11:00am EDT

Kentucky Bluegrass Awards
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Do you want to learn more about the Kentucky Bluegrass Awards? Attend this session to learn an overview of the program including implementing the books at different levels, resources, book grant information and how the winners are voted for each year.
Speakers
avatar for Renee Hale

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 →

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Imagination Room 119
  General (everyone)

11:00am EDT

Kentucky Public Libraries 101
Limited Capacity seats available
Learn how the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives can connect you to your public library, and share best practices for year-around collaboration. Hear how Eminence Independent Schools is building a partnership with Henry County Public Library to improve access and use of resources.
Speakers
avatar for Suzanne Banta

Suzanne Banta

Young Adult and Children’s Services Librarian, Henry County Public Library
As the Youth Services Librarian at Henry County Public Library located in Eminence, KY, I provide programs, resources, and materials to the family of our community while partnering with our local schools systems to create a community of successful, lifelong learners.
avatar for Krista King-Oaks

Krista King-Oaks

Youth Services Consultant, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Public Libraries! Summer Reading! School & library collaboration! Also book kits, book kits, and oh yeah - did I mention KDLA can get your school book kits?!
avatar for Jen Gilbert

Jen Gilbert

School Librarian, Eminence Independent Schools

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
220 (White)
  General (everyone)

11:00am EDT

Reading for Joy or Information – Authentic Texts in KYVL Resources
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Are you looking for non-fiction texts to engage elementary readers? Need new articles on science or current events for middle schoolers? Struggling to find relevant content that will excite your teen readers? KYVL could help with this quest when using publication-specific searches as well as encyclopedias and primary sources. We’ll cover various search strategies to find authentic texts to share with your readers.
Speakers
avatar for Enid Wohlstein

Enid Wohlstein

Senior Fellow, Kentucky Virtual Library

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
224 (Quist)
  General (everyone)

11:00am EDT

Ways to Move Digital Text From Our Device to Our Understanding
Limited Capacity seats available
Stressed about creating lessons that are connected to classroom instruction? Discover instructional practices to help students interact with digital text as a way to strengthen comprehension. This session will look at the Interdisciplinary Literacy Practices in the new Kentucky State Reading Standards and help you prepare for the challenges facing education today by creating experiences where students can touch the digital world.  
Speakers
avatar for Erin Dennis

Erin Dennis

4th Grade Teacher, Eminence Independent Schools
I have taught for over sixteen years. I have taught almost every grade level from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade and was a K-8 computer teacher back in the day when that was a thing. I am always learning and have a passion for teaching!

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Room 105 (Vega)
  General (everyone), Reading

11:00am EDT

Follett Destiny: Tips & Tricks
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Come learn some features and settings in Follett Destiny that might help make your librarian life more efficient. Ever wondered what's “Title Peek?” How can you give students the responsibility to check out their own materials? What about “hiding” certain items like class sets of books from the OPAC? What can you do with the homepage of Destiny? Resource lists aren’t just for listing available resources. Can you search for specific Accelerated Reader levels in your collection? How can students write their own book reviews in Destiny? What about genres in the OPAC? How can you track devices in the OPAC?
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Tyler

Sarah Tyler

Multi-media Specialist/Librarian
LMS; Blogger; Tech Geek; Word Collector; Google Girl

Tuesday July 16, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Horizon Room 118
  Technology   General (everyone)

12:00pm EDT

Lunch (Explore Time)
Lunch will be buffet-style in the cafeteria. Once you get your food you are encouraged to find a room to play in (list of those coming soon). 
Tuesday July 16, 2019 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Cafe
  General (everyone)

1:30pm EDT

Woody’s Five Ways to Improve Writing
Limited Capacity seats available
The perfect follow up to Woody’s Five Ways to Be Successful, Woody’s writing workshop offer writers of all ages 5 practical tips that is guaranteed to help. Topics include topic selection, pre-writing tools, proofreading, etc.
Speakers
avatar for Leigh Anne Florence

Leigh Anne Florence

Author/Speaker, The Woody Books

Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
220 (White)
  Elementary   Middle   General (everyone)

1:30pm EDT

Genrefying your Library
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Genrefying can be a scary undertaking, but our results have been amazing! Join me as I show you, step-by-step how to genrefy your library. I will also share tips we learned along the way and the statistics of our end results.
Speakers
avatar for Karen Letendre

Karen Letendre

Library Media Specialist, South Oldham High School

Genrefying Your Library pdf
Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
Imagination Room 119
  Elementary   Middle   High

1:30pm EDT

What's New? What's You? 2019
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It's baacckk! Get caught up on all things library, whether it's library related events of the past year, library movers and shakers, the latest research, or trending topics. The 2019 session will help you be a professionally informed school librarian, able to name-drop and cite research with the best! Can't wait to see you as we zip through all the news and images!

Link to presentation: https://bit.ly/32DPqV4
Speakers
avatar for Janet Lanham

Janet Lanham

Resource Librarian, Jefferson County Public Schools
I'm an Instructional Resource Librarian with Jefferson County Public Schools, past JCASL President, new librarian mentor, multiple book club member, mom of two amazing adults, and best friends with a terrier mutt. I'm also a HUGE fan of school librarians!

Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
Lego Lab 116/117
  Elementary   Middle   High   Technology   General (everyone)

1:30pm EDT

Coding to Coloring-CS in Elem
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Elementary students can begin learning to code and have fun with coding from coloring to dancing. This presentation will focus on some ideas and resources for beginning to code with elementary students to advancing as students learn more about coding.
Speakers
avatar for Dianna Wolf

Dianna Wolf

Library Media Specialist, T.C.Cherry Elementary-BGISD
Google Level 2, Apple Educator, Master Screencaster, Book Lover, Copyright Enthusiast, & Tech Nerd2 years Elem Self-contained4 years ESL Elementary5 years Computer Application and Computer Science in 6-8th grades1 year as Elem LMS

Copy of Coloring to Coding (1) pdf
Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
Music Room 112
  Elementary   Technology

1:30pm EDT

CoSpaces - Storytelling in VR & AR
Limited Capacity seats available
Have you tried CoSpaces? This virtual reality creation tool has more features than we can talk about in 50 minutes, but we will try! Learn how this application can be applied to any content. Writing, design, 3D modeling, coding, and more. 
Speakers
avatar for James Allen

James Allen

School Library Lead & Digital Learning Coach, Kentucky Department of Education
I am currently the Statewide School Library Lead and a Digital Learning Coach for the Kentucky Department of Education in the Office of Education Technology. Previously I have been a school librarian for sixteen years. I am an organizer and regular moderator of #KyLChat which gives... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
222 (Stacy)
  General (everyone), Technology

1:30pm EDT

Story-telling with Google Geo
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Interested in learning creative ways to bring cross-curricular content into your library?  This workshop will be centered around Google’s Geo Tools and will teach you their ins and outs, including creative ways that they can be used for student content creation and storytelling.  It doesn’t matter which age group you work with (K-12) or the type of devices you have, you’ll leave this workshop with new ideas and resources that you can start using right away!
Speakers
avatar for Donnie Piercey

Donnie Piercey

Teacher, Google Earth Education Expert

Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
Communications Lab 216/217
  General (everyone)

1:30pm EDT

Trauma Sensitive School Libraries
Limited Capacity filling up
Many of the learners we work with struggle with fear as a result of trauma or Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) manifesting into struggles in academics, absenteeism, social challenges, and anxiety. Learners are resilient and given the right environmental conditions and interventions, the symptoms associated with trauma may be reduced.School libraries are in a unique position in the school setting to provide this sort of environment for students. Because the school library serves all students in the school, it is likely that a proportion of our students have experienced trauma. We can develop long-term, supportive relationships with students and create spaces in which they might find support, understanding, and healing. This session will examine what to look for in identifying learners who have experienced trauma in their lives and ways we can support them in becoming more resilient.
Speakers
avatar for Melissa Gardner

Melissa Gardner

School Librarian, Campbell County Middle School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
Motion Room 120
  General (everyone)

1:30pm EDT

Feed the Read: Growing A Reading Culture in Middle Grades
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Teachers in my school have always said "we have great reading culture here." It wasn't until an outsider (AKA book fair vendor) pointed out that our students purchased more books before lunch on the first day of the book fair than other similar schools sell the entire duration that I began to really start thinking about what we do that is different. In this session, I will discuss techniques, both formal and informal that are used by teachers and librarians in order to promote book love.
Speakers
avatar for Carrie Fitch

Carrie Fitch

Library Media Specialist, Bath County Middle School/ Crossroads Elementary School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
Room 106 (Carter)
  Middle

1:30pm EDT

KBA Master List for 6-8
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Join us to hear about the great titles on the 2019-2020 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Master List for middle school! You'll get summaries, access to support materials, and some ideas for promoting the KBA program in your school. Many titles on the 6-8 list are also appropriate for advanced elementary readers, so feel free to join us if you'd like to provide those students with "something extra"!
Speakers
avatar for Bethany Voight

Bethany Voight

Library Media Specialist, Zoneton Middle School
2nd year LMS, 6 years in education. Bellarmine undergrad 2010, WKU grad school, completed 2014. Books, technology, cats, and Game of Thrones.
avatar for Sarah Nevitt

Sarah Nevitt

LMS, Stuart Pepper Middle School
avatar for Leslee Stewart

Leslee Stewart

Library Media Specialist, King Middle School
avatar for Lori Hancock

Lori Hancock

School Librarian, The Lexington School
avatar for Renee Hale

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 →
avatar for Emily Northcutt

Emily Northcutt

School Librarian, Marnel C. Moorman School (K-8)

Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
Language Lab 218/219
  Middle, KBA

1:30pm EDT

Yummy Books
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From fast food, to Mary Poppins, I will describe, discuss, and show how I do book tastings for my middle school kids...everything from setup to repeat customers.
Speakers
avatar for Katie Newton

Katie Newton

Library Media Specialist, James T Alton Middle School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
221 (Scalese)
  Middle

1:30pm EDT

Fight the Fake!
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Fake news is all around us, and studies show that students cannot easily determine the difference between advertisements, fake news, biased news, and real reporting. In this session, you will try your hand at identifying fake news and look at some lessons/resources you can use to teach your students about fake news
Session can be found here: http://bit.ly/FightFake19
Speakers
avatar for Noel Gnadinger

Noel Gnadinger

Teacher Librarian, South Oldham High School
I am always looking for new ways to stay engaged professionally and to promote all forms of literacy in my school. After 18 years in education, I know I found the right vocation! Edtech and young adult books are my passion -- and I love seeing kids get excited about reading as well... Read More →

Summer Refresher Fake News (1) pdf
Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
Horizon Room 118
  Middle   High

1:30pm EDT

Teaching Media Literacy in a Post-Truth World
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Why are most digital citizenship lessons inadequate in cracking filter bubbles? Can school librarians reach students before they become the misinformed news consumers of tomorrow? What factors (including neurological) cause people to be vulnerable to believing falsehoods - and how can school librarians hope to counter these factors? What does the future of “fake news” hold? What methods of spreading misinformation (e.g. memes, deepfakes) pose special challenges to media literacy? How can library media specialists and journalists work together to restore a healthy respect for journalism? How can we frame news literacy issues better so that we have the most impact on this generation and future generations?

This session attempts to tackle these and other essential questions.
Speakers
avatar for Tim Jones

Tim Jones

Library Media Specialist, Trinity High School
Tim Jones has served in school libraries (elementary, middle, and high) since 2005, and has served as Library Media Specialist for Trinity High School since 2013. Tim helped redesign and reimagine the Trinity High School library, which underwent an extensive renovation in the summer... Read More →

Teaching Media Literacy in a Post Truth World (KASL 2019) pdf
Tuesday July 16, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
224 (Quist)
  Middle   High   General (everyone)

2:30pm EDT

Confessions of a Part-Time, Full-Time School Librarian
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Do you find yourself being pulled out of your library at various times throughout the day to do RTI, to supervise kids, or to teach other classes? Do you find you have less and less time in your schedule to actually do your "full-time" job? Join us as we discuss ways to make managing your library easier in the time you do have. Learn tips and tricks from experienced librarians as we talk about how we survive all the additional duties thrown at us during the course of a school year, including quick shelving techniques, student self-checkout ideas, student self-assessment methods, and bulletin board/display hacks, as well as multi-grade library standards implementation examples.
Speakers
avatar for Melissa Gardner

Melissa Gardner

School Librarian, Campbell County Middle School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
223 (Ceralde)
  Elementary

2:30pm EDT

She Blinded me with (Computer) Science!
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Consider the newly adopted computer science standards and ways you can facilitate learning in the library and through collaboration. We will explore things like Dash robots and Micro:Bits. 
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avatar for Heidi Neltner

Heidi Neltner

2016 KYSTE Outstanding Teacher, Johnson Elementary

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
222 (Stacy)
  Elementary, Technology

2:30pm EDT

Teaching the KBA K-2 Nominees in your Library
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Whether you are a new librarian or have been teaching the KBA Nominees for years, this session will introduce you to the new KBA Nominees for the upcoming year and give you lesson ideas for all of them.  Session presentation can be found at http://kochlib.blogspot.com.
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avatar for Jennifer Dolan

Jennifer Dolan

School Librarian, Buckner Elementary School
avatar for Adele Koch

Adele Koch

Librarian, Sacred Heart Model School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
221 (Scalese)
  Elementary

2:30pm EDT

Woody’s Five Ways to Be Successful
Limited Capacity seats available
Everyone needs motivation and encouragement - whether it’s the seasoned librarian or a 3rd grader. Woody, The Kentucky Wiener has the perfect message for this. As the runt of the litter, the farmer told Woody he would never amount to anything, but through hard work, respect for others, and a winning attitude, he has done great things. Using the letters of his name, Woody offers 5 practical tips to have a successful and impactful life.
Speakers
avatar for Leigh Anne Florence

Leigh Anne Florence

Author/Speaker, The Woody Books

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
220 (White)
  Elementary   Middle   General (everyone)

2:30pm EDT

Hacking School Libraries - Lessons from a Book Study
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Join us to learn about our recent adventure in online, library-centric professional development featuring a Google Classroom book study of "Hacking School Libraries: 10 Ways to Incorporate Library Media Centers into Your Learning Community" by Kristina A. Holzweiss and Stony Evans. Participants in over 20 school districts in the KEDC service region read the book and shared weekly responses to assignments with our cadre that featured real world implementations of the strategies featured in the text. In this session, organizers and participants will share what they learned from the project and hope to inspire you to find new ways to #LeadFromTheLibraryKY
Speakers
avatar for Felica White

Felica White

Library Media Specialist, Beaumont Middle School
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Natalie King

avatar for Donya Baker

Donya Baker

Lincoln County Middle School
avatar for Emily Northcutt

Emily Northcutt

School Librarian, Marnel C. Moorman School (K-8)

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Horizon Room 118
  Elementary   Middle   High   Technology   General (everyone)

2:30pm EDT

Google Forms: What does this button do?
Limited Capacity seats available
See some things Google Forms can do beyond questions being all on the same page linearly. What kinds of questions are possible? Do questions have to be only text? Learn how to make a Form a “quiz” that grades itself and give hints before students can submit. Play with some examples of Google Form investigations for upper elementary through middle school students. Hear ideas for several ways Google Forms can be used in a school setting.
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Tyler

Sarah Tyler

Multi-media Specialist/Librarian
LMS; Blogger; Tech Geek; Word Collector; Google Girl

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Music Room 112
  Elementary   Middle   Technology   General (everyone)

2:30pm EDT

Stop! Collaborate with Google!
Limited Capacity seats available
Google makes collaborating easy with sharing in Google Drive and Google Classroom and other Google for Education tools. This session will focus on how collaboration can work between colleagues and students easily.
Speakers
avatar for Dianna Wolf

Dianna Wolf

Library Media Specialist, T.C.Cherry Elementary-BGISD
Google Level 2, Apple Educator, Master Screencaster, Book Lover, Copyright Enthusiast, & Tech Nerd2 years Elem Self-contained4 years ESL Elementary5 years Computer Application and Computer Science in 6-8th grades1 year as Elem LMS

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
224 (Quist)
  General (everyone)

2:30pm EDT

Story-telling with Google Geo
Limited Capacity seats available
Interested in learning creative ways to bring cross-curricular content into your library?  This workshop will be centered around Google’s Geo Tools and will teach you their ins and outs, including creative ways that they can be used for student content creation and storytelling.  It doesn’t matter which age group you work with (K-12) or the type of devices you have, you’ll leave this workshop with new ideas and resources that you can start using right away!
Speakers
avatar for Donnie Piercey

Donnie Piercey

Teacher, Google Earth Education Expert

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Communications Lab 216/217
  General (everyone)

2:30pm EDT

Web-Based Presentations, Communication, and Collaboration through Google Sites
Limited Capacity seats available
Build a polished website quickly through Google Sites!  An excellent tool for student web-publication, collaborative web publishing, or content dissemination, Google Sites is simple to use and teach.  Preview working examples of sites built as student digital portfolios, student panel presentations, library websites, teacher sites, project management, and more.  Build a site, personalize content, and publish to a public or restricted audience in about ten minutes.  25% of our time will be spent exploring models and brainstorming site possibilities. 75% of our time will be in a workshop mode for creation your own content.

Requirements: Google Account, Chrome or Firefox Browser. EDhub laptops available if necessary.
Speakers
avatar for Kendra Waddell

Kendra Waddell

Eminence Independent Schools
avatar for Kerri Holder

Kerri Holder

Eminence Independent Schools

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Language Lab 218/219
  General (everyone), Technology

2:30pm EDT

What's New from OverDrive Education
Limited Capacity seats available
Meet Sora, a new student-centric reading app for schools. Easy onboarding, a simple, one-tap step to borrow and start reading, and automatic syncing across devices allows students to engage with books instead of tech troubleshooting. Sora also offers personalization and IEP support with audiobooks, dyslexic font, enlarged text and Read-Alongs. Don’t miss this chance to get to know Sora!
Sponsors
avatar for OverDrive

OverDrive

Account Executive, OverDrive Education
No matter where you are on your journey to bring ebooks and audiobooks to the classroom, library and home, OverDrive is here to help. We understand what it takes for a successful transition. Digital is all we do, and we’ve helped more than 18,000 districts and schools implement... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Room 106 (Carter)
  General (everyone)

2:30pm EDT

Partnering with your Public Library
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Over the past year, Jessica Sparrow at Nelson County High School, and I have been growing our partnership. We have established a book club, a summer reading intiative, and are currently trying to bring in authors. We will share our tips and tricks of working with the school librarian and public librarian.
Speakers
avatar for Jessica Sparrow

Jessica Sparrow

Teacher Librarian, Nelson County High School
avatar for Holly Lawrence

Holly Lawrence

Young Adult Librarian, Nelson County Public Library

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Motion Room 120
  High, Public |   General (everyone), Public

2:30pm EDT

Collab with SPED
Limited Capacity seats available
During our middle school whole school I wanted all students to participate and interact with the text. I found a couple partners in the SPED world in my district to adapt the text for our Low-Incidence classrooms. They will be here to discuss how they worked they the book so that the LI classroom could dive into the text, and explain the why as well.
Speakers
avatar for Katie Newton

Katie Newton

Library Media Specialist, James T Alton Middle School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Room 105 (Vega)
  Middle   General (everyone)

2:30pm EDT

Engaged²: ongoing math & library collaboration at the secondary level
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Math, traditionally, is one of the disciplines that rarely interacts with a school librarian. However, one math teacher & librarian are constantly designing activities that embed inquiry & technology into math units at their high school. How does that happen? Come learn what this collaboration looks like and walk away with practical tips on facilitating this collegiality in your building AND at least 7 math projects (and their resources) that you may be able to implement at your school!
Speakers
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Amanda Hurley

Library Media Specialist, Henry Clay High School
KY Association of School Librarians (KASL)HS KY Bluegrass Award NomineesData Collection in LibrariesAdvocacy in Libraries#KyLChat

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Imagination Room 119
  Middle   High

2:30pm EDT

Gale's Opposing Viewpoints in Context from KYVL
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GALE’s OVIC is something new from Kentucky Virtual Library. Come learn about this resource covering social issues of today across disciplines. Opposing Viewpoints offers pro/con viewpoints, maps, infographics and more as well as magazine and newspaper articles. Join us for an overview of this new offering from KYVL.
Speakers
avatar for Enid Wohlstein

Enid Wohlstein

Senior Fellow, Kentucky Virtual Library

Tuesday July 16, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Lego Lab 116/117
  Middle   High

3:45pm EDT

Closing/Door prizes/PD Certificate
Speakers
avatar for Lori Hancock

Lori Hancock

School Librarian, The Lexington School

Tuesday July 16, 2019 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
Gym