Upcoming Engagements
2010
- AUGUST
- Aug 1-30: Online Course: "Getting Beyond "It's Good . . .": Evaluating and Reviewing Books for Youth" via Simmons GSLIS
- Mon Aug 30, 9:00-10:30am: "Get Your Game On" CYPD conference, Sheraton Hotel & Suites Indianapolis, IN
- SEPTEMBER
- Thu Sep 23, 9:00-11:00am: Staff Development Day, Newburyport MA Public Library
- OCTOBER
- October 1-31: Online Course: "Secrets of Successful Book Discussion with Youth" Simmons GSLIS, Boston MA
Register online for "Secrets of Successful Book Discussion with Youth"
- Wed Oct 13, 10:00am-12noon: Webinar: "Help! My School's Library is Turning into an Arcade!" NEFLIN
Bad situation? Or challenging opportunity? Gaming—3D, interactive, digital environments—is the medium of choice for learning and play for today's millennial students. By the end of this session, participants will:
Discover defining characteristics of the gamer generation;
Learn how gaming relates to literacy;
Try some video games; and
Discuss how library teachers can harness the increasingly popular medium of electronic games to encourage student reading and research.
Register online for "Help! My School's Library is Turning into an Arcade!"
- Sun Oct 17-Tue Oct 19 "Tech Petting Zoo" NELA Conference, Boxborough MA
- Mon Oct 25-Wed Oct 27 Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA
- NOVEMBER
- Nov 1-30: Online Course: "They're Googling You" (co-taught with Jason Puckett), Simmons GSLIS Boston, MA
Register online for "They're Googling You"
- Wed Nov 3 6:30-9:00pm: "Taking the Mystery Out Of Facebook" J.V. Fletcher Library, Westford MA
- Tue Nov 16 10:00am-12:00 noon "Children’s/YA Programming Confab" Jackson, MS
- Wed Nov 17, 8:45-10:15am: "Children’s/YA Programming Confab" Jackson, MS
- Thu Nov 18, 10:00am-12noon: Webinar: "Teen (Library) Behavior 101" NEFLIN
Discover the underlying influences that may impact why teens act the way they do, and learn how librarians can address undesirable behaviors in a way that will develop relationships with young adults. By the end of this session, you will:
Set the experience of current teens in the United States into a historical and cultural context;
Define three physical changes in the brain during adolescence;
Examine the effects of development on teen's social, physical and emotional behavior;
Discuss preventative measures to deter undesirable behavior;
Practice strategies for coping with, correcting and redirecting teen's undesirable behavior; and
Learn to advocate for the needs of teens to key stakeholders.
Register online for "Teen Library Behavior 101"
- DECEMBER
- December 7
- 10:00am-12noon: Webinar: "Collection Development for Young Adults" NEFLIN
The ideal young adults' collection provides diverse, current and relevant materials in a variety of formats and reading levels that meet the informational, recreational, cultural and developmental needs of all teens in the community. This session covers policy, budget, selection, and de-selection of young adult materials for public libraries. By the end of this session, participants will:
Discuss key questions to ask in creating a collection development policy for young adults;
Share online and print selection materials and resources for young adult collections;
Identify criteria for selecting fiction and non-fiction for reluctant readers;
Review CREW (Continuous Review Evaluation Weeding); and MUSTIE (Misleading, Ugly, Superceded, Trivial, Irrelevant, Elsewhere) methods for weeding the young adult collection.
Register online for "Collection Development for Young Adults"
- 3:00-4:00pm Webinar: "Video Book Trailers As a Way to Connect Kids to Books" Infopeople, San Mateo, CA
Register Online for "Video Book Trailers As a Way to Connect Kids to Books"
2011
- JANUARY
- Jan 7-11, ALA Midwinter, San Diego CA
- Wed Mar 16, 1:00-4:00pm: "Teen Behavior" Saratoga Springs (NY) Public Library
- Jun 23-28, ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans LA
- FEBRUARY
- February 1-28: Online Course: "Book Trailers" Infopeople, CA
Register online for "Book Trailers"
- February 1-28: Online Course: "Creative Writing Groups for Youth" Simmons GSLIS, Boston, MA
Libraries celebrate the written word in a myriad of ways; writing workshops for youth ages 8-18 is just one. If you've always wanted to host a creative writing workshop or poetry slam, are curious about digital storytelling, or just need to answer a child's reference request for places that publish youth writing, this workshop, presented just in time to launch a program during National Poetry Month in April 2011, is for you! By the end of this session, participants will:
Share online and print resources for creative writing program planning;
Try a number of simple writing exercises to replicate with youth;
Identify model writing programs, including contests, literary magazines, and standalone sessions
Get tips for how to teach youth how to edit, present and deliver feedback on one another's writing.
Register online for "Creative Writing Groups for Youth"
- MARCH
- March 16, 1:00-4:00pm: Teen Behavior 101, Southern Adirondack Library System Sarasota Springs, NY
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