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AASL 12th National Conference & Exhibition

Handouts

Following are handouts from some of the educational programs at the AASL National Conference in Pittsburgh.

Wednesday, October 5

Full-Day Preconference Workshops 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Reaching Reluctant Readers: Tips, Tools, and Techniques
Half-Day Preconference Workshop 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
POWER LIBRARIANSHIP: Research-based Strategies for Leadership, Collaboration, and Technology Integration

Thursday, October 6

Half-Day Preconference Workshops 9:00 a.m. - noon
Copyright in the Digital Age Poetry Alive! How to Energize Your Class Through Poem Performance
Exploratorium 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Action Research: A Catalyst for Student Success @ your library Budgeting That Impacts Student Learning Charting the Landscape/Mapping New Paths: Museums, Libraries and K-12 Clean Sweep @ your library Coast to Coast: Exploring State Book Awards Collaborative Project-Sharing Day: A Local Exploratorium Conducting Effective Staff Development Workshops English/Spanish Reading Incentive Contests for Middle Grades Enhance, Enrich and Extend Content Area Curriculum with Outstanding Read-Aloud Choices Georgia Read More Get On Board With The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Graphic Organizers in the Elementary Library High School Poetry Club I-Search for Success: Connecting the I-Search Process with the Standards, Authentic Assessment, Standardized Tests and Evidence-Based Practice International School Libraries and Librarians Iowa AEA Online Kansas Students A+chieve - the KASL Advocacy Campaign Kids on the Chisholm Trail: Using Local History and Collaboration to Teach Information Literacy Skills Library Songs for Elementary Students Lights, Camera, Action! Math Matters @ your library Online Media Centers Planning a Teen Book Festival: Collaborating for Success Power Libraries in Colorado Readers Meet Writers in the Middle Revitalizing High School Libraries:Libraries at the Crossroads of Reform School Library Advocacy for Administrators Step Forward and Help with Staff Development Supporting Educational Initiatives in Reading Sustained Silent Reading: Building Life-long Readers Terrific Titles for Teens The 3 Apples Book Award The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) -- Using Technology to Expand Children's Access to Books From Around the World The Media Center as the Source for Classroom Libraries Using Brain Research to Teach Information Literacy Skills

Friday, October 7

Author / Book Event 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
One Book One Conference
Concurrent Sessions 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.
A Unique Approach to Introducing Information Literacy in the Primary Grades Action Research in Action: Doing It Better Next Time Learning Through Inquiry Managing the Library Media Center for Student Success No Library Media Center Left Behind: Assessing Library Media Programs Professional Learning Communities and the Library Media Center Seven @ One Blow!!! Using Oral History Techniques to Boost Literacy Skills and Meet Content Standards Sharing Our Exemplary Work, or Why We Should Promote and Publish Our Collaborative Lesson Plans SUPER SIMPLE STORYTELLING: "Who, me?" "Yes, you!" The I-Search: A Powerful Collaborative Planning Tool The Library as a Sanctuary
Concurrent Sessions 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
A Data-Driven Food Chain: Evidence-Based Budget Development Building an Information Literacy Program for Success: A How to Plan for K-20 CPR for Deflated Readers: Critical Steps to Breathe Life into Your Reading Program Designing a Facility: Making It a Place Where Every Student Succeeds Let’s Talk: Using Case Studies to Promote Dialogue between Media Coordinators, Principals, and Instructional Technologists Library of Congress Content + Librarian/Teacher Collaboration = Success for Students! Making Magic with Middle School Programs Making the Most of a Fixed Library Schedule Strategic Marketing for School Library Media Centers Success in Teaching Teens to Search the Internet: Playing a New Google Game Teacher Book Clubs: A Tool for Collaboration
Concurrent Sessions 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Do Your Students Only Google, Yahoo, and Ask Jeeves Reach Out to Riches: Using Museums and Cultural Institutions to Enhance Collaboration SMART* Projects for Successful Student Learning Student Achievement and School Libraries: The First California Study Tap into the LMC's Technology Experts Top Ten Techniques to Teach Note Taking Whetting the Readers' Appetite
Concurrent Sessions 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Accelerated Reader Research - Finally! Access Success: K-12 Cataloging Today Collaborating for Success @ your library Copyright for Teachers and Librarians Google Tips and Tricks Help Students Succeed with Non-Fiction at Your Library! Literature + Standards + Technology Picture This @ your library: Picture Books For The Ages Reading First and Your Book Collection - This Marriage CAN Work!

Saturday, October 8

Author / Book Event 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
One Book One Conference
Concurrent Sessions 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Copyright, Administrators and John Wayne - a parable Forget Marion! Professor Harold Hill’s Lessons in Advocacy Government Documents Go to School Linking Libraries and Academic Achievement Parent Power For School Libraries!: What Every Parent Should Know and How to Gain Parent Support Raising Voices: Creating Student Storytellers in the Media Center Scratching Each Other's Library Backs: School and Public Libraries Tell All Smooth Talking: Transitions Between Young Adult Booktalks Using Audiobooks to Build Student Success
Concurrent Sessions 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Beyond Book Selection to Student Achievement Having an IM-PACT on Information Literacy: Designing Lessons That Motivate You and Your Students Konnecting Kindergarten: Research for the Very Young School Library Media Education for the 21st Century: Data-Based Decision Making and Performance Outcomes The Fence or the Ambulance: Are You Punishing or Preventing Plagiarism in Your School? The Learning Keystone: Thinking, Reading, and Technology Equals Information Fluency The Role of the Library Media Specialist in the Teaching of Reading
Concurrent Sessions 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Behind the Net: Improved Search Skills for Students Using Hidden Databases Boys Succeed @ your library Collaboration: A Primary Source Story Drivers’ Ed for Collaborators: Overcoming Roadblocks, Hazards, and Detours Experiences of High School Students Conducting Term Paper Research Using Filtered Internet Access Implementing and Promoting Library Programs Through Action Research Lights, Camera, Action! School Film Festival from Concept to Premiere Questioning Success Staff Development @ your library The Technology Race: Who Wins, the Tortoise or the Hare?
Closing General Session 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Research and resources compiled by moderator Ferdi Serim and panalists Steven Baule, Mike Eisenberg, Keith Curry Lance and Ross Todd

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