GSLIS staff, students, and alumni will participate in the upcoming Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) 2013 Conference, which will be held October 31 to November 2 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. The theme of the conference is "School Libraries: The Core of Student Success." Visit GSLIS at booth #202 and join us for a gathering on Friday, November 1 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza.
Presentations by GSLIS staff, students, and alumni include:
Thursday, October 31
- Georgeann Burch (MS '04), K-12 program coordinator, and Betty Bush, GSLIS adjunct lecturer: Lexiles & Beyond: Why Do Kids Have Trouble Reading Nonfiction?
- Andrew Huot, GSLIS adjunct lecturer: Disaster Planning and Recovery of Libraries
- Mary Anne Pysson (MS '12): Using Google Drive to Collaborate
Friday, November 1
- Amy Atkinson (MS '13), CAS student: Read-Alouds: Tools Valuable to the Core
- Anita Beaman (MS '00): Traversing the Common Core Jungle: Don't Just Survive - Thrive!
- Eti Berland (MS '10): 90-Second Newberry Film Festival
- Georgeann Burch (MS '04), K-12 program coordinator: Meet Ed TPA
- Peggy Burton (MS '03): Elementary Battle of the Books
- Neha Dhruv (MS '09): The Kids are Crazy. What Do I Do?
- Cherie Heaser (MS '07): Becoming a Key Player in Implementing Common Core State Standards in Schools Panel Discussion
- Andrew Huot, GSLIS adjunct lecturer: Digital Preservation
- Gail Janz (MS '02): The Future of LBSS Grants
- Carolyn Kinsella (MS '03) - Top 10 Reasons to be a School Librarian
- John Laubersheimer (MS '07): ILS2G: Info Lit Skills 2 Go!!
- Pat Salvatini (MS '09): Going Beyond a Pocket of Poems to Find Uniquely New Poetry Lessons
- Gretchen Zaitzeff, master's student: Tweet This! Social Media for Librarians
Saturday, November 2
- Jeanne Aken (MS '00): Common Core Thinking Using Primary Source Visuals
- Kimberly S. Anderson (MS '07, CAS '09): Build It, Read It, Love It: How to Get Everyone Reading
- Leanne Brown, master's student: Using Project CRISS in the School Library to Meet Common Core State Standards
- Libby Letterly (MS '95): Bookshare and Leveling the Field
- Holly Pantle (MS '09): Building a Partnership with Your Local Public Library
- Mary Spevacek (MS '02): Things I Learned About Struggling Readers and Possible Solutions
- Steven Torres-Roman (MS '05): Take Me to Your Reader: Using Sci-Fi and NIU's Free Online Book Club to Increase Literacy in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)