MAME 37: Schedule for Thursday, October 28, 2010

Disclaimer:  This document is tentative and is subject to last minute changes.


8:15-9:15:  Keynote Speaker
Steven Layne: Why God Made Librarians

 

9:30 – 10:30:  1st Breakout Session

 

Make Curriculum Connections with Proquest presented by Deborah Bergeron of Proquest
Still Googling? Why not explore quality online reference content with SIRS and ELibrary. Check out the newest collaboration tools recently added to both SIRS and ELibrary. New enhancements make it easy for students to use web 2.0 tools to manage their own research. Visual mapping, text to speech, essential questions and standards correlations make the research process more relevant for both teachers and students.  Discover 21st century tools designed to help integrate the full text content with your curriculum. Practical, time-saving, standards-integrated solutions for the classroom AND the library.


Laughter and Literacy presented by Karen & Darrin Brege
The Brege's know that if you are laughing, then you are learning. And that is exactly what this duo proves as they entertain and delight, all while instilling the importance of reading, writing and art through fun and laughter.  Based on years of experience as authors, illustrators, and comedy performers, they know what it takes to amuse their audience while providing invaluable instruction. To date, the Brege’s have eight published books including the Mick Morris Myth Solver series and Ghost Board Posse series.


Teen Booktalks for Boys (“Get Me Outta Here!”) and Girls (“Measuring Up”) presented by Sandy Fields and Jennifer Garmon
A librarian and an English teacher team up to present book talks based on two themes: “Get Me Outta Here! (Young Adult Literature for Boys)” and “Measuring Up: Physical Beauty and Sense of Self (Young Adult Literature for Girls)”. Their book talks are designed to help high school students find books of interest to them—and to assist teachers planning units or literature circles around these themes. Nonfiction resources also included.

 

Research and Presentation in a Digital World  presented by Judy Hauser and Laura Cummings
The digital world holds a vast array of tools and resources that should be tapped for research, presentation and instruction in K-12 schools. Some we will feature are VoiceThread, Pics4Learning, Creative Commons, and a presentation technique called Pecha Kucha.


Is It Possible? presented by Kevin Kammeraad
In this dynamic creative thinking and problem-solving session, Kevin Kammeraad, author, artist, and performer, will encourage us to think outside the box!  The more students are encouraged to think creatively and to problem-solve, the better equipped they will be in life. Featuring his innovative book, This is a Square, Kevin will have us wondering, thinking, questioning, or maybe simply leave us perplexed, yet inspired! 

 

21 Things for the 21st Century Educator presented by Jennifer Parker-Moore and Melissa White
The 21 Things for 21st Century Educator (21Things4Teachers) project was designed to provide ”just in time” training through an online interface for K-12 educators based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T).These standards are the core technology skills every educator should possess. This project, now a statewide initiative utilized in over 30 ISD’s/RESD’s/RESA’s, is expanding to include 21 Things For Administrators and 2 Things for Students sites. Find out how to bring this FREE professional development to your school to improve the technology skills of teachers, administrators and students.
 

MeL Databases - Get Updated! presented by Suzanne Robinson and Deb Biggs Thomas
MeL databases are critical for your students and faculty and it's important that you’re aware of the latest changes and news. This is your chance to get caught up and to ask your questions.


Making Magic with Middle School Programs presented by Judy Sima
Learn about exciting programs guaranteed to make your library the epicenter of the school: Reading Quest, Battle of the Books, Book Circles, Reading Advisors, Brown Bag Seminars, keeping your staff happy, and more.


Librarians Tweet! presented by Sarah Sindelar
Join us to learn how to harness the power of the Twitter. Yes, it sounds silly, but it may be one of the most valuable resources you've ever encountered!


10:45 – 11:45:  2nd Breakout Session


Cindy & Lynn's Best Books of 2010: Fiction presented by Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy and Lynn will present their favorite books of 2010 and will feature fiction books for middle school and high school students. (Cindy and Lynn present non-fiction, graphic novels, and more at 1:00.)

 

Elementary Round-Up moderated by Kathleen McBroom and featuring panel members Michael French, Kristin Fontichiaro, Karen Lemmons, and Cyndi Phillip.
K-5 Booktalks!  MAME members will share favorite books for elementary audiences. Picture books, chapter books, graphic novels - we'll work our way through various genres, identifying curriculum connections along the way. 


Collaboration Tips and Tricks presented by Tim Staal and Jodi James-Genovese
This session will focus on using the free collaboration tools in built into the Google Apps to help us collaborate with our teachers.  We'll explore collaborating using calendars, documents, presentations, even websites. Bring your laptop and your own ideas to share!



12:00-1:00:   Lunch and Author Signings

 

Stop, Learn and Go $AVE with REMC! Presented by Eric Drake of Ingham ISD
Interested in saving your school $70,000? This session will help you leverage the REMC $AVE Bid to save even more than the  average amount saved by Michigan schools in 2009.


1:00-2:00:   3rd Breakout Session


Google Apps in Action presented by Maryanne Boylan
Bath Community Schools has been actively using Google Applications for over three years.  This presentation will look at a variety of practical uses for the program relating to high school and middle school curriculum.  Open session at the end for sharing ideas for Web 2.0 applications.

 

Cindy & Lynn's Best Books of 2010: Non-Fiction, Graphic Novels, and More presented by Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
In Cindy’s and Lynn’s second session, they’ll present their favorite non-fiction titles, graphic novels, and others for middle and high school students.

 

Destiny Consortiums are the Solution presented by Evelyn Freeman, Kathy Levandowski, Kathy Swanger and Barb Walker
Doing more with less?  Consortiums can preserve the quality of media center programs.  Consortium models provide cost savings, technical advantages, user groups, and consulting services. Come share and learn.



Book Connections: Picture Books for Older Readers-Making Connections Across the Content Areas presented by Marilee Greene of Perma-Bound Books
Picture Books have Big Ideas In Small Packages and work for teaching the GLCE's throughout the Middle School Curriculum. Books presented will provide higher level ideas and will be linked to content areas. Handouts and Surprises



Redefining the School Librarian in the 21st Century presented by Kristin Fontichiaro
In these tough times, how do we define and position ourselves within the school building to remain vital and relevant contributors to learning in 2010 and beyond? We'll look at one outline of school librarian roles and brainstorm others that you can take back to your districts.



Poetry, Puppetry, Music, and More presented by Kevin Kammeraad
Come see how children's author, artist, and performer Kevin Kammeraad excites kids to write, think, read, and be creative using poetry, puppetry, music, and more—and how you can do it too! Taking excerpts from his school presentations, Kevin will be reading poems, singing songs, and sharing classroom activities and student examples. Come to get inspired to make books and music come alive!



Screencasting for Staff and Student Development presented byLisa Kelley and Pam Landgraf
Screencasting supports technology users and is also an easily assessable way that students can demonstrate technology skills mastery.  Multiple free screencasting applications and integrated teaching methods will be demonstrated.



Successful Strategies for Building Lifetime Readers presented by keynote speaker Steven Layne
Energetic author and educator Steven L. Layne promises an in-service to delight, empower, and motivate every teacher of literacy in grades 4-8. How do teachers ignite a passion for reading in kids who live in a world that offers them a hundred choices and ways to spend their time? This fast-paced workshop offers five practical ideas for the classroom that will keep kids reading and loving books. Great titles - old and new - will be highlighted.

 

Playing with Digital Storytelling presented by Mary Morrison and Elizabeth Lawrence
Collaborate with classroom teachers and use this new technology across the curriculum and in different grade levels.  Elisabeth Lawrence from The Roeper School and Mary Morrison from Garden City Middle School will discuss Open Source (free!) software you can use and show you how to successfully integrate this new technology using core curriculum benchmarks and standards. 



Talk to the Experts presented by John Wukovits
Biographer John Wukovits will discuss the use of biographies in the classroom, emphasizing that middle school students in history or literature classes can learn a great deal from success stories of the past.


2:15-3:15:    Shoptalks


3:30-4:30:    General Membership Meeting (SBCEUs available)