Sessions at a Glance

8:30-8:55 – REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast with the Vendors

9:00-9:25 – OPENING SESSION – Greetings and SL of the Year – Lecture Hall - Rooms 244A & 244B




9:35– 10:20 SESSION I

Current Titles – Young Adult (Literature)
Virginia Beach Public Library
This session is a very good overview of what the public library likes for teen books. Did you know that “Charles and Emma: the Darwins’ Leap of Faith” discloses the Darwins as married first cousins? How about the fact that “Going Bovine” alludes to hallucinogenic drug trips and pot smoking/selling in high school (not that that does not go on)? Who would ever guess that “Panama” by Shelby Hiatt is curriculum based, but also deals with a two-year affair between the main character and a man of twenty-something? The main character is 15 at the beginning of the affair. And if that’s not enough, “Punkzilla’ has a main character strung out on Meth who has a gay older brother.
Middle/High

21st Century Learning Skills Within the Media Center Curriculum (Literature)
Vanessa Fletcher
This session is a workshop that focuses on incorporating 21st century learning skills into the library media curriculum. This is an opportunity for conference attendees to gain a firm grasp of the 21st century learning skills set so they have a takeaway that they can immediately use when they return to their schools
All Grade Levels

Transforming Trash Into Treasure (Project)
Sydney Minter
In this session the presenter will demonstrate how to recycle discarded books into purses. Tips on how to choose the right book title, fabric, and other materials will be covered. Participants will have the opportunity to follow the presenter in step-by-step procedures resulting in a final product. Sample purses will be displayed.
All Grade Levels

Getting Off the Ground with the New AASL Standards (Librarianship)
Sabrina Carnesi
Can you speak the common beliefs? In this session you will identify keywords and vocabulary to use in creating elevator speeches to communicate the power and potential of the AASL Standards for 21st Century Learners to stakeholders.
All Grade Levels

Advocating for Your Library Program (Librarianship)
Sherry Holt

Co- Presenters:
Nancy Terrell
Sherry Sanders
In this session Hampton City School Libraries will share their experiences about what is going on in their system to address budget cuts and provide strategies on how to advocate for your library program.
All Grade Levels



LUCY – Librarianship Updates for Children and Youth Services (Literature)
Roxanne Mills
How Multicultural is Your Library Collection? In this session librarians will learn how to select diverse books for their patrons with help from the LUCY program. LUCY is the acronym for an IMLS grant received by ODU. Attendees will listen to engaging book talks, receive tips on how to select books, and browse through recently published (2010) books.
All Grade Levels






10:25-10:45 – COFFEE BREAK with the Vendors – Vendor Hallway




10:50-11:35 SESSION II

Current Titles – Children’s K-4 (Literature)
Virginia Beach Public Library
This session is a great overview of what the public library likes for the K-4 crowd. Public librarians will present examples of fiction and nonfiction books, selections on diverse topics, curriculum-based books, books that teach skills, and selections that cover real life and pretend experiences.
Elementary


The Interactive Classroom: Welcome to 2010(Technology)
Win Anderson - VENDOR
What will make my classroom interactive? Whiteboards, pads, clickers, visual presenters and many more gadgets are available to us. But how do they make the class interactive? In this session we will answer those questions along with equipment that you may already have or will have one day. This is an upbeat and quick moving session. Attendees will be engaged, encouraged to participate, and have a chance to win a prize.
All Grade Levels




New Beginnings(Librarianship)Sherry Holt
Frances Reeves
This session is a chance to blossom and develop professionally for LMS students and 1st/2nd year librarians.
All Grade Levels


School/Public Library Collaboration (Librarianship)
Virginia Beach Public Library
This session features the Youth and Family Services team and a representative from Princess Anne Area Library, a library with extensive collaborative experience, and an overview of collaborative programming with SLs. In the end, we will open the floor to everyone to brainstorm ideas, and create an atmosphere for inclusive dialogue and come up with more ways to work together.
All Grade Level


Guided Inquiry (Curriculum)
Beth Lee and Jessica Winkler
In this workshop attendees will learn about The Inquiry Process, a model used by NN Library Media Specialists, as a way to teach students how to learn, think critically, solve problems, and create new knowledge. Examples of how media specialists use this process in the elementary and middle schools will be shared.
Elementary/Middle


Wonderful, Wonderful Weebly (Technology)
Christine Woods
This workshop will demonstrate the easy to use Weebly web site creator. Participants will learn how to create a website for the library, book club, or other literary purpose.
Middle/High






11:40-12:20 – KEYNOTE SPEAKER – featuring Award-Winning Author Dr. Phyllis Haislip - Lecture Hall – Rooms 244A & 244B


12:25-12:55 - LUNCH - Wave Café – Lobby Floor (rear) – Vendor Time


1:00-1:45 SESSIONIII

Using Series Books to Promote Reading (Literature)
Kathie Tomaino
This session covers selecting, displaying, and promoting popular series books to students, especially on the middle school level.
Middle/High School


What’s Hot – Urban Fiction for High School Libraries (Literature)

Julia Cooley
This session is a discussion of the urban fiction genre with a focus on new titles that are appropriate for high school libraries. Also included is a discussion of promotional ideas and sources for book reviews.
High School

Current Issues in Our Region (Librarianship)
Charlie Makela
Roxanne Mills
Nancy Underwood
This “pot luck” session is a professional, no holds barred discussion of issues that are of concern to the region’s librarians. Participants should be prepared to bring something to the table for discussion.
All Grade Levels


Concept Mapping: Making the Connections to Maximize Learning (Curriculum)

Beth Elgert
Concept mapping is a great way to help students make connections-the key component, research shows, for helping us all learn and retain new facts and concepts. This info-rich session will tell you WHY concept mapping is important, WHAT tools can be used to create concept maps, and HOW you can you use it in your worksite. Inspiration and SMART Ideas will be covered, along with a brief look at the Intel visual ranking tool.
All Grade Levels


SMART’s SENTEO – Instant Feedback (Technology)
Karen DiGiorgio

In this session attendees will learn how to use SMART’s SENTEO responders in your worksite to make learning more fun. See how you can get immediate feedback from your students and even teachers. You will learn how to get started using SENTEO for library orientations, testing, and SOL practice. SENTEOs will be available for demonstration.
All Grade Levels


Collaboration Station (Librarianship)

Facilitators: Pat Schell

Jennifer Gratto

All aboard! Bring your best lesson to this session and come prepared to be wowed yourself. This is an opportunity to share what you do best with fellow librarians, and pick up a few new tricks to take back to your school. Ideally, this is a quick lesson that you do all the time, or a procedure that you’ve come up with that is a real lifesaver. Participants should choose an item that can be shared in 2-4 minutes.
All Grade Levels


1:50-2:35 SESSION IV

The Network Hub  Librarianship)
Facilitators: Jill Wilkinson

Lori Velardi

Debbie McDonough

Have you ever wanted the chance to just meet and exchange contact information with your colleagues on the Peninsula and the Southside? Well, York Regional VEMA has heard you and provided just such an environment at “The Network Hub.” Come by armed with your business card or a printout containing your contact information and connect with others in your field.
All Grade Levels


Make Curriculum Connections with ProQuest (Curriculum)
Deb Bergeron - VENDOR

This session explores quality online reference content with SIRS and eLibrary, checks out the recently added collaboration tools, and enhancements like visual mapping, text to speech, essential questions, electronic note cards and more. This 21st century tool makes it easy for students and teachers to manage their own research and integrates full text content with curriculum.
All Grade Levels

New Beginnings (Librarianship)
Mary Keeling

Christina Holliday

This session is a chance to blossom and develop professionally for LMS students and 1st/2nd yearlibrarians.
All Grade Levels



21st Century Book Reports (Literature)
Patty Lambusta

Have a desire to learn more about student generated multi-media media projects, a need to increase circulation, or an exciting new book to promote? In this session attendees will learn how Photo Story is the perfect tool for student-created, movie trailer book reviews. These movie trailer reviews can also be uploaded to the online catalog or shown during the morning announcements.
Middle/High



They’re 5 and 6 – What Now? (Literature)
Deb Eggers

Kindergarten and first grade students begin the year in your library, and you are not sure how to handle those busy bodies. This session provides helpful hints and tricks of the trade from Kindergarten teacher(s) to keep these little ones engaged and on task in your library.
Elementary


Engaging the 21st Century Learner  (Technology)
Steven Agee - VENDOR

This session will show attendees how to engage and assess today’s students by using a variety of hand-held technology and interactive software while allowing for group collaboration.
All Grade Levels






2:40-2:55 – CLOSING SESSION – Evaluations & Door Prizes - Lecture Hall – Rooms 244A & 244B


3:00-4:30–ODU Alumni Reception (All are Welcome)