Friday+Sessions


 * Friday Sessions List [[file:FridaySession list.pdf]] **

** Friday Session A 9:00 am – 10:15 am **

=__Using Google Classroom in the Library__= Theresa Bartholomew, Librarian, Warrior Run School District; Liz Brobst, Librarian, Warrior Run School District IL: MJR/SR STRAND: Librarians as Leaders //Moderator: Kristie Hart// Gain and share ideas on using Google Classroom in the library. This recent addition to Google Apps for Education creates a digital hub for a class to communicate, share links, collaborate on projects, and share ideas. We will go over the basics of use, of course, and we will also share ideas on using it outside the classroom, integrating it as a digital resource for collaboration.
 * A 1 Wild Rose**


 * A1 Handouts**:

 classroom.google.com Google username for those without Google Apps districts: email - example@wrsd.org password - example1

 peardeck.com/join Pear Deck join codes change for each use, so that will be available during our session. 
 * Please note - this email address and password will be deleted at 5 pm on Friday, 5/1 **

A 2 Crystal ** =__ Best of the Best in Children's Literature: Connecting Fiction and Nonfiction __= Kathie Jackson, Plymouth Meeting Friends, coordinator; Lindsey Long, Lower Dauphin School District, coordinator and members of the Media Selection and Review committee IL: ELM/MJR STRAND: Students as Readers // Moderator: Cathy Beatty // Connections are important for successful learning. Join the Best of the Best in Children's Literature Committee to learn about the Top 40 books published in 2014; each Top 40 book will be paired with a corresponding fiction or nonfiction book to make connections that fit PA Core Standards.

**A2 Handouts**:

For more great 2014 titles and reviews, visit http://pslamediaselectionreview.edublogs.org. New titles and reviews are added regularly throughout the year, so you don't have to wait for the Top 40 anymore. Visit our blog today!

=__Exploring New Literacies for a World of Networked, Self-Directed Learners and Makers__= Will Richardson, IL: ALL STRAND: Students as Readers //Moderator: Kate Hammond// In this moment, those who understand the powerful affordances of the Internet to learn and create will flourish, and those who understand how to leverage those affordances for the greater good will lead. That requires a whole set of new literacies, ones that deal with not just reading and writing but collecting, creating, connecting, sharing and sense making.
 * A 3 Empire A**


 * A3 Handouts**:

=__Pennsylvania Learns iTunes: Sparking the Connection to Digital Learning__= Dr. Jean Dyszel, Consultant, PDE; Susan Blyth, Curriculum Services Coordinator, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit; Anthony Gabriel, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction, Garnet Valley School District ILL: ALL STRAND: Students as Researchers and Thinkers //Moderator: Rita Moore// This digital world requires educators to employ the power of technology to enhance instruction. Pennsylvania Learns iTunes U may be just that technology. Imagine an easy-to-use tool that provides resources and activities designed to enhance what Pennsylvania students learn. Created by Pennsylvania educators, Pennsylvania Learns serves as a virtual one-stop-shop of valuable resources by assembling video footage and web content from subject matters experts, as well as thousands of pages from libraries across the world.
 * A 4 Empire B**


 * A4 Handouts**:

=__ Gaining Access to the Classroom __= Susan Powidzki, Librarian, Upper Moreland School District ILL: ALL STRAND: Librarians as Leaders // Moderator: Susan Fox // This presentation is designed to show concrete examples of how to bring teachers into the library to collaborate and co-teach on a variety of assignments. The examples will include writing across the curriculum, science, history, foreign language family consumer science and health. Projects incorporate Core Six strategies, technologies and 21st century skills
 * A 5 Empire C **

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A5 Handouts:

=__Parent/Child Fourth and Fifth Grade Book Club__= Emily Herring, Librarian, State College Area School District Laura Alterio, Librarian, State College Area School District ILL: ELM/MJR STRAND: Students as Readers; Students as Communicators and Producers; Librarians as Leaders //Moderator: Karen Formari// Buzz, Buzz, Buzz….there has been a reading buzz happening in State College. Fourth and fifth grade parents and kids have been coming together to share the love of reading! Come join us to find out how two schools have created a joint parent/child book club and how to plan your own parent/child book club. We will share with you our successes and adventures in the creation of our joint book clubs. In our workshop, we will be sharing how we structured our book clubs involving parents, collaborating with the faculty, incorporating both light and heavy themes, utilizing PAYRC titles.
 * A 6 Empire D**


 * A6 Handouts**:





** Friday Session B 11:15 am – 12:30 pm **

=__Staying in Step With Your Digital Footprint: Promoting Digital Citizenship in Your Students__= Jennifer Hendry, Librarian, Dallastown Area School District; Jane Farrell, Librarian, Dallastown Area School District ILL: MJR/SR STRAND: Students as Communicators and Producers //Moderator: Emily Woodward// Using the Dallastown Area Middle School LibGuide as an example, we will assist librarians with ways to set up a Digital Citizenship initiative within their district. The workshop will focus on Social Networking safety, but Internet and Online Gaming safety will also be addressed. The emphasis of the workshop is to give teachers ideas about how to educate students on their “digital footprint,” and how to remain a responsible 21st century learner.
 * B 1 Wild Rose**

@http://dallastown.libguides.com/content.php?pid=500808&sid=5517569
 * B1 Handouts**:

@http://dallastown.libguides.com/middleschool

https://www.commonsensemedia.org

@http://nearpod.com/



=__ Meet the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award Winning Authors: Katherine Applegate and Aaron Reynolds __= Stephanie Gibson, Co-Coordinator of the PA Young Reader’s Choice Awards, Montessori Academy of Lancaster; Katherine Applegate, Author; Aaron Reynolds, Author ILL: ELM/MJR STRAND: Students as Readers; Students as Listeners and Speakers // Moderator: Maria White // What motivates award-winning authors? How are an author’s point of view and experiences connected to his or her writing? Come hear Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award winners, Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan) and Aaron Reynolds (Creepy Carrots!) talk about their books, inspiration and writing process.
 * B 2 Crystal **

**B2 Handouts**:

=__ Life Skills in the Library: A Round Table Discussion on Building Best Practices __= Laura Wienand, Librarian, Grove City Area School District; Susan Ennis, Librarian and Media Specialist, Seneca Valley Middle School, Seneca Valley School District Ashley Henshaw, Life Skills Teacher, Grove City Area School District ILL: MJR/SR STRAND: Librarians as Leaders
 * B 3 Empire A **

//Moderator: Julie Shaw Baun//

This program will allow librarians to share and discuss their ideas for best practices in providing instruction and services to life skills students. The presenters will lead a guided discussion on a variety of topics based on their current collaborations as librarians and special education teachers, inviting session participants to share from their own experiences as well. Together we will build better definitions of best practices in providing library services to students with disabilities.

**B3 Handouts:**

=__Revamping Virtual Libraries – Creating and Maintaining a Library Web Presence__= Heather Lister, Librarian, Derry Township School District ILL: ALL STRAND: Librarians as Leaders //Moderator: Kelly Guisthite// Unhappy with your current website but you don’t have access to LibGuides? Already have a website but looking for ways to spruce it up? Creating a website is so much easier than you may think! This session will overview the many alternatives to LibGuides for creating an online one-stop for your electronic resources as well as share some embeddable tools that will work on many web platforms.
 * B 4 Empire B**

**B4 Handouts**:

@https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tsJ6ruEPkjQsJy9kR0yhg3RmJY9BysvX9teBl8HBEgI/edit?usp=sharing

=__ Empowering Leaders: Developing Behaviors for Success __= Shannon Resh, Librarian, South Western School District; Dr. Jill Wenrich, Assistant Superintendent, South Western School District ILL: ALL STRAND: Librarians as Leaders // Moderator: Julie Himmelstein // The librarian's role as leader is critical in guiding initiatives and inspiring success in teaching, learning, programing and networking. This workshop, utilizing the Socratic Seminar method, will explore AASL's publication Empowering Leaders: Developing Behaviors for Success. No prior experience with this text is needed to participate in discussions about leadership from managing people to dispositions of leadership, from communication to responsible and reflective behaviors. A recommended reading list of professional titles will be provided.
 * B 5 Empire C **

**B5 Handouts**:









=CHANGE: __QR Codes for Beginners __=
 * B 6 Empire D **

Presenter- Jennifer Roth (Gettysburg Area School District, Lincoln

Elementary Librarian)

ILL: ELM STRAND: Librarians as Leaders

Quick Response (QR) codes are the way of using resources in your library effectively and user friendly for your students and teachers <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">at any grade level. They will eliminate the extra stress of using <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">technology and maximize instruction time. During this session, I will <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">show you what they are, how to create them and examples of how to use <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">them in your library. Come and take a look at how Lincoln Elementary <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">in Gettysburg Area School District is implementing QR codes in their <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">library and classrooms.

**B6 Handouts**:

=__ YA Top 40: Sparking Fiction and Nonfiction Connections __= Melissa Daugherty, Sharon Area Middle School/High School, co-chair Media Selection and Review and Erin Parkinson, Ellwood City Area School District, co-chair Media Selection and Review and members of the Media Selection and Review committee
 * B 7 Red Room **

ILL: MJR/SR STRAND: Students as Readers // Moderators: Erin Parkinson and Melissa Daugherty //

Connections are key to success. Connections through reading are even more important for students to transfer knowledge and skills between content areas and themes of literature. Join YA Top 40 and connect to the Top 40 fiction and informational text titles of 2014 to begin sparking learning connections amongst your students, teachers, and PA Core.

**B7 Handouts**: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> ===<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">For more great 2014 titles and reviews, visit <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">@http://pslamediaselectionreview.edublogs.org/ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">. New titles and reviews are added regularly throughout the year, so you don't have to wait for the Top 40 anymore. Visit our blog at <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">@http://pslamediaselectionreview.edublogs.org/ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">today! ===

===<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">No physical copies of the Top 40 handouts will be available at the session. If you want a physical copy, please print one prior to the session. Thank you. ===

** Friday Session C 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm **

=__ Investigating Flipped Learning: Strategies, Tips and Tools __= Philip Burrell, Librarian, Instructional Coach and Social Studies Teacher, Bloomsburg Area School District ILL: ALL STRAND: Librarians as Leaders // Moderator: Debra Why // Flipped learning is an increasingly popular approach to deliver direct instruction. We will explore the advantages of flipping lessons and the great variety of approaches to do so. With the increasing emphasis on testing and test preparation, one of the compelling advantages is how classroom time with students for projects and activities can be “gained”. We will also explore the concerns about implementing flipped learning and how those concerns can be addressed.
 * C 1 Wild Rose **

**C1 Handouts**:

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=__ Transforming Decision Makers into Champions for School Library Programs: A Blueprint You Can Follow to Success __= Dr. Mary Kay Biagini, Associate Professor & Director, School Library Certification Program, University of Pittsburgh; Dr. Deb Kachel, Instructor & Scholarship Director, Mansfield University ILL: ALL STRAND: Librarians as Leaders // Moderator: D'nis Lynch //
 * C 2 ** **Crystal**

Learn how to communicate the value of your school library program to student academic success by developing a six-step advocacy plan grounded in the latest research to school and community decision makers in appealing formats and understandable language.

**C2 Handouts**: Proactive Strategies for Maintaining School Library Programs, Part 1

Proactive Strategies for Maintaining School Library Programs, Part 2

=__ Make it! @ Your Library: Makerspaces for Elementary and Middle School Libraries __= Collette Jakubowicz, Librarian/Author, Wilson School District ILL: ELM/MJR STRAND: Students as Communicators and Producers // Moderator: Barbara Fritz // The maker movement is gaining momentum in education, and libraries can be part of it by creating makerspaces to connect student learning at home and at school. Makerspaces give students the space to explore, problem-solve, try and fail, fix, create, and learn through experience. In this session, you’ll get to try different hands-on tools for “making,” and learn how to start a makerspace, even if you don’t have any extra library space or DIY experience.
 * C 3 Empire A **

**C3 Handouts**: Make It! @ Your Library by Collette J. - PSLA Presentation Link (Psst...there will be giveaways!) media type="custom" key="27460080" align="center"

=__ Connecting the Past to our Present – Our First School-Wide History Day __= Toni Vahlsing, Director of Libraries, Abington Friends School; Margaret Guerra, History Teacher, Abington Friends School ILL: MJR/SR STRAND: Students as Researchers and Thinkers; Students as Communicators and Producers // Moderator: Marie Ballantyne // Do you need more ways to show off the great work that your students are creating in history class? Consider participating in National History Day or planning your own event at your school. Abington Friends School held a History Day recently, sending some of their final projects to National History Day competition. Come and hear what worked, what didn’t, what the unintended consequences were, and what worked like magic.
 * C 4 Empire B **

**C4 Handouts**:

=__ Connect Students to a New Destination: How Setting Can Spark Learning Across Curricular Areas __= Nancy Viau, Author; Dianne Salerni, Author; Alison Ashley Formento, Author; Timothy Young, Author/Illustrator ; Yvonne Ventresca, Author ILL: ALL STRAND: Student as Readers; Students as Researchers and Thinkers // Moderator: Sylvia Firth //
 * C 5 Empire C **

Welcome aboard FLIGHT R-E-A-D on PAASL Airlines. Please remain in your seats, buckle your seatbelts, and turn off all electronic devices. Our onboard flight team of experts, made up of picture book, middle-grade, and young adult authors, will guide you on a journey through diverse settings and demonstrate how a book's setting can inspire lessons on critical thinking, respect for the environment, community involvement, ELA, science, geography, social studies, and more.

**C5 Handouts**:

=__ Poetry Power! Creating a Poetry-Rich Culture in your School __= Maggie Bokelman, Librarian, Cumberland Valley School District; Janet Wong, Poet, Pomelo Books; Linda Kulp Trout, Teacher, Poet ILL: ALL STRAND: Students as Readers; Librarians as Leaders // Moderator: Constance Klobetanz // Poetry has super powers that spark learning connections. It's also SUPER FUN! Meet award winning poet, Janet Wong, and learn how technology, crazy contests, school slams, classroom cafes, and other innovative ideas can open up your school to the power of poetry. You'll also discover ways to collaborate with teachers to integrate poetry into the curriculum. Get ready to make poetry part of the rhythm of your students' lives!
 * C 6 Empire D **

**C6 Handouts**:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">@http://www.cvschools.org/eagle_view.cfm?subpage=101436









=__ Collaborative Inquiry Design __= Brenda Boyer, Chair, Information & Technology Resources, Kutztown Area School District ILL: MJR/SR STRAND: Students as Researchers and Thinkers; Librarians as Leaders // Moderator: Robin Burns // How can librarians create student-centered inquiry events that will engage learners? Collaborative inquiry design! Join us to discuss how to make connections necessary to reach a higher level of collaboration, as well as points to consider when designing inquiry projects such as project structure, formative and summative assessments, learning scaffolds, and ways to sustain student interest. Kutztown’s 2014 AASL Collaborative School Library Award-winning project, College-Ready will also be shared in this session.
 * C 7 Red Room **

C7 Handout:

** Friday Session D 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm **

=__ Sparking School-Wide Connections: New Programming Ideas for Your Library __= Lauren Strohecker, Librarian, Abington School District ILL: ALL STRAND: Librarians as Leaders // Moderator: Benoni Outerbridge // The McKinley Elementary School Library was named PSLA’s 2014 Outstanding School Library Program. Learn about some of the programs in place in this library and come away with some new ideas to try back at your school! Topics include a school-wide approach to research, reading initiatives, professional development opportunities, and creating an interactive library website.
 * D 1 Wild Rose **

**D1 Handouts**: Sparking School-Wide Connections (PSLA 2015)

=__ Who’s thinking about digital content? School librarians at the center of the digital age. __= Jane Farrell, Librarian, Dallastown Area School District; Corey Abrams, Sales Representative, Capstone, Lerner and Rosen ILL: ELM/MJR STRAND: Librarians as Leaders // Moderator: Beth Sahd //
 * D 2 Crystal **

With widespread digital media, and the abundance of options for eBooks, databases, and devices, librarians are uniquely positioned to play a crucial role. Simultaneous-access resources like eBooks and databases, accessed through your library, can help your school reach the goals outlined in the Common Core standards and make you a school hero! Spark a love of reading in your ESL students and reluctant readers. Success stories from a PA school will be told.


 * D2 Handouts**:

=__ Makerspaces and School Libraries: Learning by Doing __= Mary Fran Torpey, Director of Libraries, Friends Central School; Josh Weisgrau, Academic Technology Coordinator and STEM Teacher, Friends Central School ILL: ALL STRAND: Students as Researchers and Thinkers Students as Communicators and Producers // Moderator: Sadie Liacouras // What is the maker movement? What is a makerspace? Why should school librarians pay attention? We will start with the answers to these questions, and then consider the ways making and doing might align with our goals for our school libraries. Each participant will make something, brainstorm with others and leave with a list of resources for further exploration.
 * D 3 Empire A **

**D3 Handouts**:

=__ Get Involved! __= Terri Grief, President, American Association of School Libraries ILL: ALL STRAND: Librarians as Leaders // Moderator: Julie Himmelstein //
 * D 4 Empire B **

Many times we are an "only," the only librarian in the building. It is hard to keep up to date with technology changes and have fresh ideas that impact your program and your students when there is no one else in the building who understands what is going on. We have an Answer! Get involved with your professional association. This session will tell you how and why getting involved with your professional association will benefit both you and the association.


 * D4 Handouts**:

=__ We’re Not Lost in Translation: School Librarians Supporting English Language Learners (ELLs) __= Sara Frey, Librarian, Colonial School District ILL: ALL STRAND: Librarians as Leaders // Moderators: Lisa A. Teixeira //
 * D 5 Empire C **

Support English Language Learners in your library and school by connecting with the ELL teacher and content area teachers. We will discuss best practices for establishing these connections and explore great literacy and digital learning resources. Although not required, it is recommended that participants bring a digital device (laptop or tablet) to access featured (free) digital resources.

**D5 Handouts**: We're Not Lost in Translation (Google Slides)

=__ Library Phoenix: Finding Your Spark among the Ashes __= Angela Martinez, Librarian, Columbia Heights Education Campus, Washington, DC ILL: ALL STRAND: Librarians as Leaders // Moderator: Dr. Corey Hall // What if you desperately want to spark learning connections but your library program is in ashes? Many librarians wonder how they will overcome the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that block their program from being an effective part of the school learning community. Many scan the conference program and think, “My program isn’t there yet.” If this describes you, don’t worry- you are not alone. Join this session as we discuss manageable, positive changes for library programs.
 * D 6 Empire D **

**D6 Handouts**:

=__ Library as Learning Commons: More than Furniture __= Heather Lister, Librarian, Derry Township School District; Allison Mackley, Librarian, Derry Township School District; Laurie Wade, Hershey Online Academy Principal, Derry Township School District ILL: MJR/SR STRAND: Students as Communicators and Producers // Moderator: Peggy Mourer //
 * D 7 Red Room **

You’ve seen the term. You’ve heard the chatter. You may have even read an article or two. But what it is? This session will explore the idea of a Learning Commons as more than a simple change in furniture and space, but rather explore it as a philosophical change. Participants will hear from both a middle and high school librarian and building principal in how some small changes made big impacts in the culture of their school library.

D7 Handouts: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">@http://tinyurl.com/PSLA-Learning-Commons or <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">@https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tMuJf1zqEQidheEdR6Z6T1sVCUMnrOXDNcVXrqpYoj8/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000