Presenter: Chris Bell

Session Title: So You're Twittering - Now What?
Strand(s): Technology TE
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So you're signed up for Twitter, following other educators, and "tweeting." Now what? You might not know, but there are many ways to interact with Twitter beyond simply going to the Web site. This session will cover 15 ways that educators can use to search, sort, and manage their Twitter personal learning network (PLN).

Presenter: Sandy Biale

Co-presenter(s): Anna Koval  Sarah Morgan  Miranda Doyle 

Session Title: Showcase Your Library's E-Sources with YALSA's Teen Tech Week
Strand(s): Technology TE
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Teens are adept at sending instant messages to their friends or downloading their favorite songs from the Internet. But teens need help learning how to use nonprint resources for education and personal growth. That's where teacher librarians come in! YALSA's Teen Tech Week is a chance for school libraries to open their physical and virtual doors and show off the nonprint resources they have. Learn how to plan a Teen Tech Week celebration at your school in collaboration with your community -- whether your library has one computer or 100! Teen Tech Week is March 7-13, 2010.

Presenter: Mark Bobrosky

Session Title: W10 - Reinventing a Library Practice Curriculum
Strand(s): Curriculum CU
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Is your library practice curriculum lacking rigor? Are your students knowledgeable enough to assist patrons in the use of all library resources: catalog, reference, databases, and Internet? These questions provided the basis for a new library practice curriculum developed during the 2008-09 school year. The workshop will follow the development of the curriculum during the course of the year, discuss the activities, look at student work examples, personal reflections, and close with an open discussion, looking at the curriculum critically, how it can be improved, and how participants would tailor it to meet their student’s needs. Participants will receive all the associated files, which can be edited to meet their needs.

Presenter: Sarah Bosler

Co-presenter(s): Connie Joyce 

Session Title: Tasty Test-Prep Tidbits in the Library: Information Literacy & the CST
Strand(s): Curriculum CU
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Teacher Librarians from the Chaffey Joint Union High School District will discuss the connection between information literacy skills and the California Standards Test for English/Language Arts. They will also demonstrate ways to use test-preparation questions related to information literacy with students in and out of the library to help students prepare for the CST test.

Presenter: Joan Boucher

Co-presenter(s): Ellen Shimamoto  Janice Lentz  Cathy Henry 

Session Title: Gain Clout for Your Library Program
Strand(s): Advocacy AD
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Learn how two California teacher librarians built demonstration projects that created positive attention for their library programs, helped solidify library funding, and improved administrative support. Brainstorm with other teacher librarians about what you can do to gain clout for your library program. California Distinguished Schools program and WASC certification are the featured examples.

Presenter: Yvonne Brett

Co-presenter(s): Carleen Southard 

Session Title: Energizing Your Library Through Collaboration and Promotion
Strand(s): Advocacy AD, Collaboration COL
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During these past few years of extreme budget cuts, library technicians in our district have had to repeatedly justify our worth to the school board. We will share how our deliberate plan made an impact and saved the jobs of all of our elementary technicians. Through community involvement and extracurricular activities, our two high schools have become thriving hubs of excitement and learning. We will share practical and inexpensive ideas on how to promote your library and make it a vibrant and exciting place that students will seek out.

Presenter: Lori Broger-Mackey

Co-presenter(s): Karen Gonzalez 

Session Title: Library Practice Lessons: From OPACs to Wikis
Strand(s): Curriculum CU
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Need help with lessons for your Library Practice students? This workshop will present lessons from resource evaluation to newer technologies and their applications. Come see a Dewey card game to help students learn the Dewey Decimal system. Participants will walk away with lessons good for two semesters of student work.

Presenter: Jerome Burg

Session Title: Google Lit Trips: Make a World of Difference in Your Classroom!
Strand(s): Literature LI, Technology TE
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Google Lit Trips is a non-profit project blending the power of Google Earth with the wisdom of great travel literature. This session will explain the project, address its pedagogical foundation, and share the resources being made available to support educators and students who wish to share their Lit Trips. Google Lit Trips was recently selected by the Asia Society to receive the 2008 Goldman Sachs Prize for Excellence in International Education for Media/Technology.

Presenter: Michael Cart

Session Title: W1 - New Trends: The Best of the Best in YA Literature (Repeats at 3:30pm)
Strand(s): Curriculum CU, Literature LI
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Session Description:

Michael Cart will present his annual selection of the best of the best new young adult books of the year. His presentation will also include discussion of new trends in the field, including consideration of books for both middle and high school-age readers.

Presenter: Michael Cart

Session Title: W8 - New Trends: The Best of the Best in YA Literature - (Repeated Session)
Strand(s): Curriculum CU, Literature LI
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Session Description:

Michael Cart will present his annual selection of the best of the best new young adult books of the year. His presentation will also include discussion of new trends in the field, including consideration of books for both middle and high school-age readers.