TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 2020: PRESENTING 2020 ISTE LIBRARIAN NETWORK AWARD WINNER COLETTE CASSINELLI
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 7:00 PM CST | 8:00 PM EST
Check your calendars to save the date to learn from Colette Cassinelli, ISTE Librarian Network 2020 award winner. She will be sharing ideas and resources that she uses with her staff at Sunset High School and the Arts & Communication Magnet Academy in Beaverton, Oregon. We are so excited to hear about her amazing library and instructional technology programs. Collette is the author of Inspiring Curiosity, The Librarian's Guide to Inquiry-Based Learning, an ISTE publication. Follow Collette on Twitter @ccassinelli
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Distance Learning? Librarians at the Center of the Solution- Register Here
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 7 PM CST | 8:00 PM EST
The mass onset of distance learning has heightened the awareness of the essential role of school librarians. Connecting learners to our virtual libraries and digital resources, leading within our school community in this time of change, and collaborating with our colleagues to ensure students succeed both personally and academically are only a few of the vital services librarians offer as we all experience an opportunity to work and learn from home.
Featuring:
Amanda Jones is a teacher-librarian and 19-year educator at Live Oak Middle School in Watson, Louisiana. She is the current 2020 Louisiana School Librarian of the Year and 2nd VP of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians. She is her state ISTE affiliate’s 2019 LACUE State Middle/Junior Teacher of the Year and the 2019 Social Media Superstar Program Pioneer for the American Association of School Librarians. In addition to being a member of the Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice 6-8 Committee, she also enjoys presenting at district, state, regional, and national conferences, and has been a featured guest twice on both the School Librarians United and Librarian Influencers podcasts. Amanda is passionate about sharing strategies and networking with librarians across the country, and dedicated to library advocacy. You can visit her library’s website at lomlibrary.org or on Twitter: @abmack33 and @LOMiddleLibrary
Melanie Mulcaster is the Coordinator for School Library Learning Commons and the Professional Library with the Peel District School Board in Ontario, and member of the Ontario School Library Association Council. A life long learner and maker, she is passionate about inspiring and empowering modern learners to discover, connect, innovate and explore. Follow her on Twitter @the_mulc
Tina Zita - Whether working with children or adult learners, Tina is passionate about engaging learners with current digital tools and seeing that spark from a meaningful learning moment. Tina is an avid user of social media, finding each platform can lead to new connections with educators both near and far. She pushes her own learning as she explores design and photography. Her newest experiment is sharing quick ideas to create on http://www.instagram.com/digiartbox Follow her on Twitter @tina_zita
ISTE Lib Professional Development Team: Jennifer Casa-Todd, Lynn Kleinmeyer, and Allison Mackley
Featuring:
Amanda Jones is a teacher-librarian and 19-year educator at Live Oak Middle School in Watson, Louisiana. She is the current 2020 Louisiana School Librarian of the Year and 2nd VP of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians. She is her state ISTE affiliate’s 2019 LACUE State Middle/Junior Teacher of the Year and the 2019 Social Media Superstar Program Pioneer for the American Association of School Librarians. In addition to being a member of the Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice 6-8 Committee, she also enjoys presenting at district, state, regional, and national conferences, and has been a featured guest twice on both the School Librarians United and Librarian Influencers podcasts. Amanda is passionate about sharing strategies and networking with librarians across the country, and dedicated to library advocacy. You can visit her library’s website at lomlibrary.org or on Twitter: @abmack33 and @LOMiddleLibrary
Melanie Mulcaster is the Coordinator for School Library Learning Commons and the Professional Library with the Peel District School Board in Ontario, and member of the Ontario School Library Association Council. A life long learner and maker, she is passionate about inspiring and empowering modern learners to discover, connect, innovate and explore. Follow her on Twitter @the_mulc
Tina Zita - Whether working with children or adult learners, Tina is passionate about engaging learners with current digital tools and seeing that spark from a meaningful learning moment. Tina is an avid user of social media, finding each platform can lead to new connections with educators both near and far. She pushes her own learning as she explores design and photography. Her newest experiment is sharing quick ideas to create on http://www.instagram.com/digiartbox Follow her on Twitter @tina_zita
ISTE Lib Professional Development Team: Jennifer Casa-Todd, Lynn Kleinmeyer, and Allison Mackley
Monday, March 2 Webinar - Responsive Reads: Creating Inclusive & Woke Collections
Webinar Description:As school librarians, we know the value of providing windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors (Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop) for our students. Many of us have followed and admired the work of Tricia Ebarvia, high school English teacher and one of the co-founders of #DisruptTexts, Cicely Lewis, school librarian and #ReadWoke founder, and other school librarians collaborating in this work like Brooke Hauer. During our March webinar, “Responsive Reads: Creating Inclusive & Work Collections,” we will be joined by Tricia, Cicely, and Brooke, who will share how school librarians can apply their inspirational work with Read Woke, building inclusive libraries, and disrupting texts.
Featuring:
Tricia Ebarvia is a high school English teacher, a Pennsylvania Writing & Literature Project Co-Director, Heinemann Fellow, and #DisruptTexts Co-Founder—but above all, she is an advocate for literacy instruction rooted in equity and liberation. A consultant for The Educator Collaborative, Tricia presents on topics including reading/writing workshop, digital literacies, anti-bias pedagogy, and curriculum design.
Brooke Hauer is a high school librarian in Pennsylvania and an advocate for school librarian leadership. She believes in creating safe and welcoming school library spaces and cultivating a school culture of reading through collaboration, independent reading, and inclusive collection development.
Cicely Lewis
Named a 2019 Library Journal Mover and Shaker and the 2019 Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year, Cicely Lewis is a school librarian with a passion for creating lovers of reading. In 2017, she started the Read Woke challenge in response to the shootings of young unarmed black boys, the repeal of DACA, and the lack of diversity in young adult literature. Her students were required to read books that challenge the social norm and give voice to the voiceless. Using this platform, she had inspired the nation to Read Woke with educators across the world joining in and sharing the movement with their students. A native of Mississippi, she currently resides in Georgia with her Anime loving husband, Michael and two rambunctious children, Tristan and Trinity. When she is not reading, you can find Cicely writing for her bi-monthly column in the School Library Journal where she shares her book recommendations. Her writing was also recently featured in the 20th Anniversary Edition of Walter Dean Myers 145th Street Short Stories. Follow her on Twitter @cicelythegreat or check out her blog CicelytheGreat.
ISTE Lib Professional Development Team Host: Lynn Kleinmeyer
Featuring:
Tricia Ebarvia is a high school English teacher, a Pennsylvania Writing & Literature Project Co-Director, Heinemann Fellow, and #DisruptTexts Co-Founder—but above all, she is an advocate for literacy instruction rooted in equity and liberation. A consultant for The Educator Collaborative, Tricia presents on topics including reading/writing workshop, digital literacies, anti-bias pedagogy, and curriculum design.
Brooke Hauer is a high school librarian in Pennsylvania and an advocate for school librarian leadership. She believes in creating safe and welcoming school library spaces and cultivating a school culture of reading through collaboration, independent reading, and inclusive collection development.
Cicely Lewis
Named a 2019 Library Journal Mover and Shaker and the 2019 Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year, Cicely Lewis is a school librarian with a passion for creating lovers of reading. In 2017, she started the Read Woke challenge in response to the shootings of young unarmed black boys, the repeal of DACA, and the lack of diversity in young adult literature. Her students were required to read books that challenge the social norm and give voice to the voiceless. Using this platform, she had inspired the nation to Read Woke with educators across the world joining in and sharing the movement with their students. A native of Mississippi, she currently resides in Georgia with her Anime loving husband, Michael and two rambunctious children, Tristan and Trinity. When she is not reading, you can find Cicely writing for her bi-monthly column in the School Library Journal where she shares her book recommendations. Her writing was also recently featured in the 20th Anniversary Edition of Walter Dean Myers 145th Street Short Stories. Follow her on Twitter @cicelythegreat or check out her blog CicelytheGreat.
ISTE Lib Professional Development Team Host: Lynn Kleinmeyer
Thursday, February 6th Webinar - Podcasting in the Library
Podcasting allows students a vehicle to share not only what they think, but what they have learned and how they are applying it. In this webinar, we will look at the ways we as educators have used podcasting to help students find their voice. We will also explore the different ways to podcast, how to get started and possible directions to consider when choosing podcasting as a method of supporting student voice and learning.
Featuring:
Anita Foster is the Librarian Media Specialist at Awtrey Middle School in Kennesaw, Georgia. She has been in this position for 10 years. She has served on the Library Media Education Media Leadership Team for Cobb County, was named Cobb County's Library Media Specialist of the Year in 2016, Judy Serritella Exceptional Library Media Program for 2018 and achieved Library Learning Commons Certification in 2019. Anita has been an advocate for Librarian Media Specialists and Library Learning Commons programs for many years. You can follow her on Twitter @anitareads and her Collaborative Learning Center @AwtreyCLC.
Ingrid Hanson is the Library Media Specialist at Lindley Sixth Grade Academy in Mableton, Ga. This is her first year at LSGA, moving to this position from Campbell Middle School, where she served as the LMS for five years. Ingrid is a currently a member of the Cobb County School District’s Library Media Leadership Team, is a graduate of the CCSD Teacher Leader Academy, has presented at Georgia Library Media Association Summer Institute and the Georgia Educational Technology Conference, received the Georgia Department of Education Audio, Video/Film Technology Grant and has been the recipient of the Smyrna Mayor's Education Award. She serves on the School Leadership Committee at LSGA, is the co-facilitator of the LSGA Project Lit book club, LSGA Literacy Committee, and the LSGA Literacy Enrichment program. Ingrid is an advocate for students and libraries and a strong supporter of literacy. You can follow her on Twitter at @ihanson12.
Carla Jefferson (@mrsjeff2u) is an Instructional Technology Coordinator for the Darlington County School District and co-host for the #dcsdtransforms podcast. A 22-year veteran educator, Carla has been a classroom teacher, curriculum facilitator, and school-level administrator. She is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Certified Apple Learning Specialist, Google Certified Educator/Trainer/Innovator, Code.org facilitator, Google CS First facilitator, Remind Connected Educator and a member of the Remind Advisory Board. Carla is a bona fide techie geek who loves to support educators and share innovative ways to integrate technology into the curriculum. She currently serves as a member of the South Carolina ASCD Board, is the chairperson for the SCASA Instructional Technology Roundtable, and is a member of the ISTE Digital Equity PLN.
Lori Quintana (@LintheLibrary) is a school library media specialist at Griffin Middle School in Smyrna, Georgia for the Cobb County School District. She has a Masters in Education in School Library Media and will earn her Library Media Education Specialist Degree in May at the University of West Georgia and will begin her Educational Leadership certification in June 2020. She is the recipient of the Smyrna Mayor's Educator Award and a recent graduate of the Cobb County Teacher Leader Academy. She is a co-facilitator of the GMS Literacy Committee, serves on the Principal's Guiding Coalition, PBIS Committee, and leads the school-wide Family Literacy Night. Lori is a recipient of the AASL Inspire Special Events Grant, the YALSA Summer Reading Grant, and the GMS Foundation Grant. Lori has presented on podcasting at the Georgia Educational Technology Conference and will present in March at the Georgia Conference on Children's Literature as the co-creator of the GMS school-wide independent reading program, Griffin Reads/Writes 30. Lori is an avid supporter of literacy and student voice and sponsors the Griffin Podcats student podcasting club and Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Club. She serves as the Griffin yearbook advisor and was the 2018 Teacher of the Year runner-up.
ISTE Lib Professional Development Team Host: Allison Mackley
Featuring:
Anita Foster is the Librarian Media Specialist at Awtrey Middle School in Kennesaw, Georgia. She has been in this position for 10 years. She has served on the Library Media Education Media Leadership Team for Cobb County, was named Cobb County's Library Media Specialist of the Year in 2016, Judy Serritella Exceptional Library Media Program for 2018 and achieved Library Learning Commons Certification in 2019. Anita has been an advocate for Librarian Media Specialists and Library Learning Commons programs for many years. You can follow her on Twitter @anitareads and her Collaborative Learning Center @AwtreyCLC.
Ingrid Hanson is the Library Media Specialist at Lindley Sixth Grade Academy in Mableton, Ga. This is her first year at LSGA, moving to this position from Campbell Middle School, where she served as the LMS for five years. Ingrid is a currently a member of the Cobb County School District’s Library Media Leadership Team, is a graduate of the CCSD Teacher Leader Academy, has presented at Georgia Library Media Association Summer Institute and the Georgia Educational Technology Conference, received the Georgia Department of Education Audio, Video/Film Technology Grant and has been the recipient of the Smyrna Mayor's Education Award. She serves on the School Leadership Committee at LSGA, is the co-facilitator of the LSGA Project Lit book club, LSGA Literacy Committee, and the LSGA Literacy Enrichment program. Ingrid is an advocate for students and libraries and a strong supporter of literacy. You can follow her on Twitter at @ihanson12.
Carla Jefferson (@mrsjeff2u) is an Instructional Technology Coordinator for the Darlington County School District and co-host for the #dcsdtransforms podcast. A 22-year veteran educator, Carla has been a classroom teacher, curriculum facilitator, and school-level administrator. She is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Certified Apple Learning Specialist, Google Certified Educator/Trainer/Innovator, Code.org facilitator, Google CS First facilitator, Remind Connected Educator and a member of the Remind Advisory Board. Carla is a bona fide techie geek who loves to support educators and share innovative ways to integrate technology into the curriculum. She currently serves as a member of the South Carolina ASCD Board, is the chairperson for the SCASA Instructional Technology Roundtable, and is a member of the ISTE Digital Equity PLN.
Lori Quintana (@LintheLibrary) is a school library media specialist at Griffin Middle School in Smyrna, Georgia for the Cobb County School District. She has a Masters in Education in School Library Media and will earn her Library Media Education Specialist Degree in May at the University of West Georgia and will begin her Educational Leadership certification in June 2020. She is the recipient of the Smyrna Mayor's Educator Award and a recent graduate of the Cobb County Teacher Leader Academy. She is a co-facilitator of the GMS Literacy Committee, serves on the Principal's Guiding Coalition, PBIS Committee, and leads the school-wide Family Literacy Night. Lori is a recipient of the AASL Inspire Special Events Grant, the YALSA Summer Reading Grant, and the GMS Foundation Grant. Lori has presented on podcasting at the Georgia Educational Technology Conference and will present in March at the Georgia Conference on Children's Literature as the co-creator of the GMS school-wide independent reading program, Griffin Reads/Writes 30. Lori is an avid supporter of literacy and student voice and sponsors the Griffin Podcats student podcasting club and Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Club. She serves as the Griffin yearbook advisor and was the 2018 Teacher of the Year runner-up.
ISTE Lib Professional Development Team Host: Allison Mackley
Thursday, January 30th, 2020, 7:00 PM CST | 8:00 PM EST
Webinar: Regenerating Empathy and Equity at the Heart of Library Programming
Presentation Slides Link: http://bit.ly/Libraries4Action
Register Here
Libraries have always been knowledge centers. This is truer than ever in the digital age. Information is in our pockets, but we must regenerate and re position the library as the hub of knowledge building in an increasingly divisive world. Participants will learn how to infuse their school’s curriculum with reading initiatives focused on choice and empathy, and how to make their library the epicenter for essential conversations around equity, inclusion, and social justice.
Featuring:
Featuring:
Meg B. Allison (she/her)
@meg_allison
U-32 Middle & High School, Montpelier, Vermont, USA
Peter Langella (he/him)
@PeterLangella
Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
ISTELib Equity & Inclusion Team Hosts:
Nancy Jo Lambert (she/ her/ hers) High School Teacher Librarian Frisco, Texas, USA
JoyAnn Boudreau (she/ her/ hers) Middle School Teacher Librarian Fishers, Indiana, USA
Libraries have always been knowledge centers. This is truer than ever in the digital age. Information is in our pockets, but we must regenerate and re position the library as the hub of knowledge building in an increasingly divisive world. Participants will learn how to infuse their school’s curriculum with reading initiatives focused on choice and empathy, and how to make their library the epicenter for essential conversations around equity, inclusion, and social justice.
Featuring:
Featuring:
Meg B. Allison (she/her)
@meg_allison
U-32 Middle & High School, Montpelier, Vermont, USA
Peter Langella (he/him)
@PeterLangella
Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
ISTELib Equity & Inclusion Team Hosts:
Nancy Jo Lambert (she/ her/ hers) High School Teacher Librarian Frisco, Texas, USA
JoyAnn Boudreau (she/ her/ hers) Middle School Teacher Librarian Fishers, Indiana, USA