Winter 2015 TLJ

UNconference: Discussions,
Frustrations, & Ideas on
Topics You Choose
2:00 - 3:20 pm
This participant-guided forum features
breakout sessions chosen by the audience.
Bring ideas, best practices, or frustrations on
emerging technologies, MOOCs, assessment,
cloud computing, advancement and tenure,
or whatever.
College & University Libraries Division.
CPE#378: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0
Collaborating, Creating, Learning:
Makerspaces @ School
2:00 - 3:50 pm
Makerspaces are all the rage. Find out
how several school librarians implemented
Makerspaces across grade levels and how you
can use the concept to encourage creative
thinking, collaboration, innovation, STEAM
skills, and student-led learning. Includes
hands-on playtime!
Veronica Barajas, Jones Middle School; Lisa Hettler,
Cody Elementary; and Connie M. Lippenholz,
Brandeis High School, Northside ISD.
Texas Association of School Librarians.
CPE#340: SBEC 2.0;
TSLAC: 2.0
Effective Presentation
Skills for All
2:00 - 3:50 pm
Whether you teach research
Dora Elia Saavedra skills to college students,
interview with the media, lead storytime, or
defend the library’s budget before a governing
board, we all improve our success with
effective presentation skills! Learn to analyze
your audience, organize your presentation, and
engage your audience.
Dora Elia Saavedra, Communication Studies,
University of Texas-Pan American.
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#379: SBEC 1.5
Explore the Science in the YA Science
Fiction and Dystopian Genres
2:00 - 3:50 pm
Jessica Brody Kiera Cass Cecil Castellucci
What is the difference between
science fiction and dystopian
literature, and how is science affecting both
genres Some of today’s top YA
authors answer
these questions
and discuss
their works.
A business
meeting
Lydia Kang Lauren Oliver precedes the
program.
Jessica Brody and Cecil Castellucci, Macmillan
Children’s Publishing Group; Kiera Cass and
Lauren Oliver, HarperCollins Children’s Books; and
Lydia Kang, Penguin Random House.
CPE#349:
SBEC 1.0
Help
Children
Cope: Real
Life, Real
Issues
2:00 - 3:50 pm
Young Adult Round Table.
Avi
Lydia Gil
Life can be tough, but kids can overcome
through bravery, wit, luck, friendship, family,
and sometimes recipes! Learn from writers
who craft
middle-grade
novels about
kids coping
with
important life
issues.
Karen Harrington Kat Yeh
Avi, Workman
Publishing; Lydia Gil, Arte Público Press; Mark
Goldblatt, Penguin Books for Young Readers;
Karen Harrington and Kat Yeh, Little, Brown
Books for Young Readers.
Children’s Round Table.
CPE#348: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
ILL, Discovery Services,
and Reference
2:00 - 3:50 pm
Discovery services increase ILL requests. A
panel of librarians and staff will describe tips,
best practices, and problems associated with
discovery services in combination with Illiad,
Worldshare ILL, and Navigator ILL. A business
meeting follows the program.
Eric Frierson, EBSCO Information Services; Karen
Nelson Hendrick, Brown Library, Abilene Christian
University; and Pamela F. Johnston, University of
North Texas Libraries.
Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing
Round Table.
CPE#382: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0
Promoting Literacy Globally,
Nationally, Statewide, and Locally
2:00 - 3:50 pm
The panel shares lessons learned in
promoting literacy at local, state,
national, and international levels.
This discussion highlights the
importance of diverse initiatives and strategies
to develop a literate and educated citizenry and
the role librarians play in this universal struggle.
Carol Brey, U.S.
State
Department;
Silja Kallenbach,
World
Education, Inc.;
and Dianna
Morganti,
Central
Carol Brey Silja Kallenbach
Reference, San Antonio Public Library.
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#383: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
SMART Award Presentations
2:00 - 3:50 pm
Hear from current SMART Award finalists.
The SMART Award recognizes individuals
who developed initiatives to streamline a
program, save the library money, or help the
library run more smoothly. A business meeting
follows the program.
Brent Bloechle, Plano Public Library;
Lisa Loranc, Brazoria County Library
System; and Kerry Montz, North
Branch, Denton Public Library.
Supervision, Management, & Administration
Round Table.
CPE#377: SBEC 2.0
State Treasures: Texan
Authors
2:00 - 3:50 pm
Join this lively panel
discussion on all matters
Jeff Guinn Texan! Texas authors regale
with the two-stepping, tale-wrangling
narratives that capture this spirt of our state.
Colleen Hoover Chris Tomlinson Amanda Eyre Ward
Jill Alexander Essbaum, Jeff Guinn, and Amanda
Eyre Ward, Penguin Random House; Colleen
Hoover, Simon & Schuster; and Chris Tomlinson,
Macmillan-Adult.
Public Libraries Division.
CPE#384: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0
Tech Your Story: Design Your Online
Library Presence
2:00 - 3:50 pm
Use your storytelling skills to design an online
presence that tells your library’s story through
Web albums, video, blog platforms, and social
media. Engage users in the story of your
school and its library programs and events.
Nancy L. Lambert, McSpedden Elementary, Frisco
ISD; and Tim Tingle, author and storyteller.
Children’s Round Table.
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