School Library Preconference Description 2018

Preconference Workshop

9:00 – 15:30

School Librarians Making Meaningful Change Around the World

Best practices in school libraries are happening all over the world. Presenters will collaborate with colleagues in the region to explore how these practices can help librarians begin to think flexibly with how they use their time and spaces to impact student learning. The workshop will investigate how social media can empower individual educators to take charge of their own professional development and grow their professional learning network. Participants will engage in small group conversations on successful programs happening within all of our schools.

Participants will leave with:

• An appreciation and understanding of how school libraries are using a multitude of approaches to rethinking their physical spaces and roles within schools.
• An enhanced professional learning network with a multitude of tools that allow educators to take charge of their own professional development while making meaningful connections throughout the world!
• A collection of effective and proven lessons that highlight best practices in school libraries throughout the world that can be directly applied to attendees' library programs.

Who Should Attend

This one-day workshop is for any school librarian.

Participation is limited to 100

Presenters

Wendy Garland, Avery Elementary School, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. She was awarded the Goldin Foundation for Excellence in Education Award in 2016 and the Super Librarian Award by the Massachusetts School Library Association in 2017.

Todd Burleson, Media Specialist, Hubbard Woods Library Winnetka, Illinois, USA. He was selected the School Librarian of the Year in 2016 by School Library Journal.