Session+Recordings

The following sessions were recorded at the 2014 PSLA Conference. You can access the recordings by clicking on each session title.


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__Thursday__ Model Curriculum Training: 1:30pm - 4:00pm You attended the Model Library Curriculum Phase 1 training that introduced you to the new Common Core aligned library curriculum (or have reviewed the resources from the workshop LINK). NOW WHAT?? This session will share examples and propel you to create your own cornerstones/ performance assessments that will link up with the model curriculum and the PA Common Core. This session will be divided by grade bands for successful collaboration among you and your peers.

Keynote Address by Marc Aronson: 7:15pm - 8:45pm

Friday A Common Core: 9:15am - 10:45am Presented by Marc Aronson, Author, Professor Keynote presenter, Aronson will share his love of nonfiction and his conviction that young people can read carefully, examine evidence, and engage with new and challenging ideas.

B Get Smart! Using Smartboards and Smart Technologies in your Library: 11:15am - 12:15pm resented by Peggy Mourer, Librarian, Seneca Valley School District; Linda Martin, Technology Facilitator, Seneca Valley School District Join us for a hands-on, highly interactive presentation of what a Smartboard can do for you and your library lessons. Learn about its many capabilities, including easy assessment techniques. If you currently have a Smartboard but use it mainly as a “screen” for your projector this session is for you. And if you are thinking of purchasing a Smartboard here is your chance to “learn all about it” before you shell out the big bucks.

C Share, Remix, Reuse: Creative Commons and your Library: 2:15pm - 3:15pm Presented by Lauren Strohecker, Librarian, Abington School District; Tiffany Emerick, Librarian, Bensalem Township School District Confused about copyright? Creative Commons represents the gray area between “all rights reserved” copyright and the public domain. Learn more about Creative Commons licensing and other copyright-friendly alternatives to share with students and staff in your school. Bring a laptop if you have one!

D Collection Development in the Age of PA Common Core: 3:45pm - 5:15pm Presented by Dr. Mary Kay Biagini, Professor & Director, School Library Certification Program, University of Pittsburgh How does your collection measure up to the change in focus to informational and narrative nonfiction in the standards for English Language Arts, Reading in Science and Technology and Reading in History and Social Studies? Develop a plan to determine what areas of your collection need attention, where you can find the resources you need to fill your gaps, and what steps you need to take to make your collection PA Common Core Standards ready.

Saturday Author Presentation - Eliot Schrefer @http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/47064601 8:45am - 10:15am

E Make it Work! Flipping your Library: 10:30am - 12:30pm Presented byBrenda Boyer, Librarian, Kutztown Area School District Going BYOD, 1:1, or simply need to reach your students outside of the brick-and-mortar setting? It’s time to FLIP your library! Join the conversation as we discuss the growing necessity of the school library’s virtual presence, key considerations to make for flipping your library, tools and platforms for your flipped instruction, and, how flipping lends transparency to the role of librarians under Common Core.