Session 1: 8:30 to 9:15
-Off the Shelf II: Creative Booktalking
Presenters: Terri Snethen (Blue Valley North High School) & Abby Neiburger (Blue Valley North High School)
-Shy Librarian
Presenter: Lisa Nocita (Prairie Star Middle School)
-To Wiki or Not? (.pdf)
Presenter: Kay Good (K-12 Tescott Schools)
-Sliding Library Skills into the Kid/Tech Arena
Presenters: Pansy Fryman (Victor Ornelas Elementary)
-So You want to be Published?
(MS PowerPoint template)
Presenter: Sharon Coatney (Libraries Unlimited)
-Text Features Presentation
Presenters: Colleen Smith (Jefferson Elementary), Cheryl Hudson (Westwood Elementary) & Linda Holzer (Eisenhower Elementary)
Desert Animal Scrapbook (MS PowerPoint)
Forest Animal Scrapbook (MS PowerPoint)
Ocean Animal Scrapbook (MS PowerPoint)
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Scrapbook (MS PowerPoint)
-Connecting Kansas Kids with Great Books and Authors: 2009-2010 WAW Award Masterlists
Presenters: Beverley Buller (WAW Selection Committee Chairman) & Sharon Sharpe (Past Chairman)
Session 2: 9:30 to 10:15
-YALSA Road Show
Presenters: Terri Snethen (Blue Valley North High School) & Dee Stoecker (Dodge City High School)
-Careers on the Move
Careers (MS Word)
Careers on the Move (MS PowerPoint)
Career Research (MS Word)
Career Project Research Points (MS Word)
Presenters: Karen Dater (Stucky Middle School)
-Collaboration: Taking Advantage of the “Motown Method”
Presenter: Mary Butel (Cheney Middle/High School Library)
-Unique Role of the K-12 School LMS
Presenters: Nina Flax (Lyndon Public Schools)
-Reading is Fun, according to Punkin! (MS Word)
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-Update your Library using the Bookstore Model (MS Word)
Presenter: Gwen Bartlett
-Visual Presentation in a Virtual World
Presenters: Michelle Hudiburg (Pittsburg State University) & Sue Stidham (Pittsburg State University)
Session 3: 10:30 to 11:15
-The Books of Robert Sabuda, Technically Reading
Presenters: Susan Thowe (Ross Elementary School) & Karen Falk (Whitson Elementary School)
-Bullies in Literature (MS Word)
Presenter: Jane Barnard (Hamilton Middle School)
-Budgets, Programming & Books, “Oh, My!”
Presenter: Nancy McFarlin (Wamego High School)
-Celebrate the 8 Wonders Community Research Project
Presenter: Amy Brownlee (Sterling Schools)
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-Saving School Libraries: KASL President’s Program (MS Word)
Presenter: Cindy Pfeiffer (KASL President - Pittsburg Middle School)
-Assessment, Part II: Constructing and Interpreting Viable Tools for Effective Student Learning in the Library Media Center
(MS PowerPointP
Presenters: Lori Franklin (Olathe East High School) & Laura Soash (Explorer Elementary School)
-I Saw the Most Awesome Website, but now I can’t Find It (Using Social Bookmarking to Organize Online Content)
Presenters: Michelle Hudiburg (Pittsburg State University) & Sue Stidham (Pittsburg State University)
12:00 to 1:30
Lunch with John Hall & Stephen Gilpin, author and illustrator of the Bill Martin Award nominee How to get a Gorilla out of a Bathtub.
Session 4: 1:45 to 2:30
-Exploring the World Book Web Databases (pdf)
Presenters: F.W. Hicks (World Book) & Mark Tobin (World Book)
-J’s Best Picks for 2008 (MS Word)
Presenter: Julie Tomlianovich (SCKLS)
-Titlewave: The Website You Can’t Live Without
Presenters: Jeff Lightner & Karen Hust Bonner (Follett Library Resources)
-Is It time for Family Reading Night Already?
Presenters: Sandy Arnold & Vickie Huxman (Hillsboro Elementary)
-Published Book Project
Presenter: Ann Parr (WriteOn Publishing)
-All Complements of Your School Library Collection! – continued in Session 5
Presenter: Jennifer Burns (Renaissance Learning)
Session 5: 2:45 to 3:30
-Operation Collaboration
Presenter: Julie Doyen
-Shelia and George’s Best Book Picks (and ideas on how to use them)
(MS Word)
Presenters: Shelia Blume (Schlagle HS) & George Blume (Banneker Elementary)
-What’s in your attic? Collaborating with Historical Inquiry, Primary Sources, and Assessment for Learning
Presenter: Ronda Hassig (Harmony Middle School)
Reviewing Sources of Information (MS Word)
Rubric for 6th Grade Primary/Secondary Source Lesson (MS Word)
Primary and Secondary Source Worksheet (MS Word)
Sources of Information: What Are They? (MS PowerPoint)
-MARC My Words Dewey: Automation Issues
Presenters: Larry Papenfuss & Sharon Barnes (SCKLS)
-8th Grade Tech Assessment – Roaring into the 1920’s (MS Word)
- All Complements of Your School Library Collection! – continued from session 4
3:30 to 4:15
District Meetings
Friday, April 3, 2009
Session 6: 8:45 to 9:30
-Author Showcase with Kimberly Willis Holt
-Using Technology to Improve Reading Skills – continued in Session 7
Compare and Contrast (MS PowerPoint)
Lesson Plan (MS Word)
Jeopardy (MS PowerPoint)
Web Sites (MS Word)
Text Features (MS PowerPoint)
3rd grade (MS Word)
Presenter: Richard Soash (Cheney Schools)
Kansas Center for the Book Programs for children
Presenter: Roy Bird (KCFB)
Homework Kansas: Reaching out to Students
Presenter: Marc Galbraith (State Library of Kansas)
Session 7: 9:45 to 10:30
-Using Technology to improve Reading Skills – continued from session 6
-Intermediate Reading Circle – Outstanding New Books (MS Word)
Presenters: Rita Shogren & Kim Nowak
-EBSCO’s Excellent Online Database Line Up
Presenters: Cindi Hickey (State Library of Kansas) & Kathy Kiely (ESBCO)
-Adopted Authors
Presenter: Helen Kline (Auburn Elementary)
Presentation (MS Word)
Barbara Park (MS PowerPoint)
Will Hobbs (MS PowerPoint)
Session 8: 10:45 to 11:30
-Kansas School Librarian Research Project – What Year 3 State Assessment Data Reveals
Presenters: Jackie Lakin (KSDE) &
Dr. Mirah Dow, SLIM
-SLK Mashup – the UnSession
Presenters: Patti Butcher & Eric Gustafson (State Library of Kansas)
-Kansasmemory.org: a digital archives of primary sources from the Kansas Historical Society
Presenter: Michael Church (Kansas Historical Society)
Kansas Memory
11:30 to 1:30
Lunch, Business Meeting
Address from State Librarian, Christie Brandau
Keynote Speaker Kimberly Willis Holt
