2017 Annual Fall Conference: School Libraries Equal Equity: Conference Presenter Materials
Opening Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sandra Hughes-Hassell
Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Ph.D., is a professor in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is President of YALSA. Her most recent book is Libraries, Literacy, and African American Youth (Libraries Unlimited, 2017), co-edited with Pauletta Bracy and Casey Rawson.
You can download her keynote by clicking on her picture or the file below.
Presenter Materials
| Session Title | Presenter | Materials |
| Bringing Your Students’ Cultures into Instruction in Meaningful Ways |
Sandra Hughes-Hassell |
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Presentation |
| In the Shadow of Liberty: Putting a Human Face on Slavery | Kenneth C. Davis | |
| Discover the National Archives with DocsTeach | Christopher Zarr | DocsTeach Presentation |
| It’s Time to be a Citation Nation! | Michele Kirschenbaum | Citation Nation Presentation |
| Evaluating Comics for Your Collection | Esther Keller | Graphic Novel Presentation |
| Creating in Minecraft | Tracey Wong | |
| Understanding LGBTQ+ Identity Toolkit | Mary Kennedy (WNET) | |
| Engaging Children in Bilingual Picture Books | Alison Lehner-Quam, Cecilia Espinosa | Bilingual Picture Books Presentation |
| Showcase Your Library: Celebrate AASL’s School Library Month 2018 | Jillian Ehlers | Contact Jillian Ehlers if needed |
| Computer Science – Am I Ready? | Sandra Nevins | |
| LGBTQ and You |
Jared Fox, David Barclay Moore, Cory Silverberg, Andrea Swenson |
Expert Panel Discussion - No Presentation |
| Orphan Train Girl: The Real-Life Story Behind the Story | Christina Baker Kline | |
| What’s New in Children’s Lit? | Leslie Bermel | |
| Reading Beyond the Library: Connecting Librarians with Classroom Teachers, Students and Parents to Create a Culture of Reading | Katrina Conte, Marjan Ghara, Kimberly Hering, Adam Marcus | |
| Teaching News Literacy | Damaso Reyes | News Literacy Presentation |
| More Nonfiction Across the Curriculum: How’s That Going? | Della Farrell, Daryl Grabarek, Myra Zarnowski | |
| Learn, Make, Inspire! Strike While the Iron is Hot to Gain a Maker Space | Margaret Tice, Julie Goldschmied | Makerspace Presentation |
| Video Tutorials: How to Help When You Are Not There | Arlene Laverde | |
| Obstacles = Opportunity in Urban School Libraries | Lisa Egan | Obstacles = Opportunity Presentation |
| It’s Like I’m Really There! Using Virtual Reality to Show Students the World | Kristen Falco | VR Presentation |
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