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Thursday
, November 19
Amphitheatre
9:00am •
AASL Best Websites for Teaching and Learning of 2015 -- BYOD
10:00am •
100+ NEW Titles for Young Adults (Repeat F31)
1:45pm •
Children's Literature and Pop Culture
2:45pm •
Learning 4 Life (L4L) in the Library (Repeat S23) -- BYOD
3:45pm •
On the Edge with the Top Ten Topics and Trends for 2015 (Repeat S08)
Auditorium
11:00am •
General Session and Keynote Address
Central Lounge
9:00am •
Battle of the Books - Virginia style
10:00am •
Book Talks with Special Education Students
1:45pm •
Text Support for the Pursuit of Essential Questions -- BYOD
2:45pm •
Natural Disasters in Children’s Literature: Cautionary Tales of Choices and Changes
3:45pm •
Reading Makes Cent$: Featuring Uncle Jed, Tía Isa, and Helen Keller (Repeat S17)
Presidents Ballroom
8:00am •
Exibitor Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting and Continental Breakfast
9:00am •
Exhibit Hall Open
4:30pm •
Reception/Author Celebration (Ticketed Event)
Room 11
9:00am •
Creative, Fun, and Easy Ways to Draw Students into the Library
10:00am •
Assimilating to Tribal Culture: Getting Boys in your Library
1:45pm •
From Story to STEM (Repeat S14)
2:45pm •
Makerspaces: A Visual Collection
3:45pm •
New Release Books Your Students Will Love (Elementary Edition)!
6:30pm •
ODU Alumni Gathering
Room 12
9:00am •
Are you a MALiA member? Come learn about the opportunities for you and your library -- BYOD
10:00am •
Follett eBooks: Make the Classroom Connection! (Repeat S39)
1:45pm •
Reading with a Purpose -- BYOD
2:45pm •
Song of the Season Storytime -- BYOD
3:45pm •
You Are Here: Personal Geography and Maps as Story Starters -- BYOD
Room 15
9:00am •
If you Give Librarians a Book...
10:00am •
Change is Good....When You Have the Right Attitude
1:45pm •
Urban Fiction: Not Just for Cities
2:45pm •
Collaborating with your Public Library
Room 16
9:00am •
Libraries, They Are a Changin'! -- BYOD
10:00am •
Heading to the Edge: 21st Century Library Program -- BYOD
1:45pm •
We Need (more) Diverse Books! -- BYOD
2:45pm •
Create, Engage and Assess with Educreations -- BYOD
6:30pm •
Radford Alumni Gathering
Room 17
9:00am •
Your New Best Collaborative Partners -- BYOD
10:00am •
Pairing Literature and Primary Sources (Repeat S36)
1:45pm •
Google Classroom in the Library -- BYOD
2:45pm •
My Library Is NOT Perfect -- BYOD
6:30pm •
OTHER Alumni Gathering
Room 18
9:00am •
Making Digital History: New Online Primary Source Collections at the Library of Virginia -- BYOD
10:00am •
Making the 2015 Elementary Connection: What's New in Children's Literature that Correlates with the K-5 SOLs
1:45pm •
Can You Dig It? Minecraft in the Classroom (Repeat S03) -- BYOD
2:45pm •
The 20% Lab: Turn Your Library into a Year-long Project-Based Learning Lab -- BYOD
6:30pm •
Longwood Alumni Gathering
Room 2
9:00am •
Library Click! Four Interactive Tools to Add a Little Heart and Soul to your Library Website
10:00am •
Creating a Culture of Reading in Middle School (Repeat S34)
1:45pm •
Simple and Creative Uses for Today's Technology Tools
2:45pm •
Empower your Middle School Students With Your Virginia Readers' Choice Program! -- BYOD
3:45pm •
Reorganize Your Library in Three Easy Steps
Room 3
9:00am •
Charleston Strong From Tragedy to Unity: Civil Rights Resources for Children and Teens
10:00am •
Augmented Reality
1:45pm •
Writing with Light
2:45pm •
Urban Edgy and Marginal: the YA Underground
3:45pm •
Harness the power of Google’s reach and popularity using your current Gale resources!
Room 8
9:00am •
Graphic Novels--Comic Books or Legit Reading?
10:00am •
Expand your Library Walls
1:45pm •
How to Host a 'Hootin' Hollerin' Poetry Slam'
2:45pm •
All the News that's Fit to Print
3:45pm •
Celebrate Seuss (Repeat F05)
Room A
9:00am •
The Librarian and the Music Teacher
10:00am •
I Can Fix That!
1:45pm •
Still fighting the Google Battle? Learn how to help your students make safe, reliable Curriculum Connections with Proquest, ELibrary and SIRS! (Repeat F04)
2:45pm •
Mentoring Madness! How Henrico Librarians Support their Newbies -- BYOD
3:45pm •
Understanding the Dynamics of The 21st Century Minority Student
Room D
9:00am •
Master the art of reading with a year of picture book award programs
10:00am •
Lightning-Fast Tech Tools: Awesome Results in One Lesson or Less!
1:45pm •
Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Using Question Formulation Technique (QFT) in the Library to Jump Start Research
2:45pm •
Creating Cutting Edge Virginia Readers Choice Programs at the Middle and High School Level
3:45pm •
A Year in the Life of a High School Library Media Center
Room F
9:00am •
VAASL Presents, Create and Utilize a Twitter Account (Repeat F06) -- BYOD
10:00am •
AIM Here! How to Find Free Accessible Instructional Materials For Students with Disabilities Using AIM-VA
1:45pm •
How Easy is your Access?
2:45pm •
If You Build It, They Will Read: Implementing a Silent Sustained Reading Program at the Secondary Level
3:45pm •
S.T.R.E.A.M. Line your Library!
Room H
9:00am •
How Google Works: Are Search Engines Really Dumb and Should Teachers-Librarians Care?
10:00am •
Use Fiction to Enrich your School's Anti-Bullying Program (Repeat F39)
1:45pm •
Duck Duck Go: The Alternative to Google
2:45pm •
Creating Multimedia Learning Stations to Integrate Content & Skills
3:45pm •
An Adult Edge
Terrace Dining Room
7:00am •
VAASL Board Meeting and Breakfast
Friday
, November 20
Amphitheatre
8:00am •
Top 10 Free Apps or Websites No Librarian Should Be Without! -- BYOD
9:00am •
Maker Libraries: Fun with Resources and Inspirations
11:00am •
Digital Tools and Projects for Your Library & Classroom
1:30pm •
Makerspace 101: How to Get Started
2:30pm •
Mythology and Magic in Storytelling
Auditorium
3:30pm •
General Session and Keynote Address by Shannon Miller
Central Lounge
8:00am •
Staying Relevant During 1:1 Implementation
9:00am •
Making Mistakes: Encouraging Reluctant Writers
11:00am •
Eye Appealing Displays on a Budget -- BYOD
1:30pm •
Glossaries and Thesauri: Tools to Overcome Students' Query Block
2:30pm •
Summarizing in the Round
Harrison Ballroom
7:00pm •
Author Banquet with Maggie Stiefvater (Ticketed Event)
Presidents Ballroom
9:00am •
Exhibit Hall Open
10:00am •
Snack Break and Visit with the Exhibitors
12:00pm •
Lunch and Visit with Exhibitors
Room 11
8:15am •
Teens and Adult Literature
11:00am •
Incorporating Your Makerspace into the Curriculum
1:30pm •
CODEVA: Leaping Librarians on the Cutting Edge
2:30pm •
Using Stations to Manage The Library (Repeat S09)
Room 12
8:00am •
Instant Access to Digital Content by ABDO -- BYOD
9:00am •
Battle of the Books: Not Your Average Book Club -- BYOD
11:00am •
Making Schools Stronger! The Impact of School Librarians and Library Programs on Student Achievement in South Carolina -- BYOD
1:30pm •
Growing Leaders in the Library -- BYOD
2:30pm •
Repairing Books in Your Collection
Room 15
8:15am •
We've Been Challenged! 2015 Intellectual Freedom Committee Report to the State
11:00am •
New Release Books Your Students Will Love (Secondary Edition)!
1:30pm •
Book Speed Dating
2:30pm •
61% Increase In Circulation? Genre-fy your Fiction!
Room 16
8:15am •
'Can I Make One?'--Moving from Library to Learning Commons
11:00am •
Using Oral History and loc.gov To Teach History
1:30pm •
More than a Read-Aloud: Using Virginia Readers' Choice Primary Books (2015/2016 selections)
2:30pm •
Library in the Math Classroom (Repeat S10)
Room 17
8:15am •
The Exceptional Library 2.0: Reaching Every Student -- BYOD
11:00am •
Revitalizing a Well-worn Library -- BYOD
1:30pm •
Book Talks, Book Clubs and Blabberize! Using Virginia Readers' Choice 2015 -- BYOD
2:30pm •
Westward Ho! A Collaborative PBL (Repeat S22)
Room 18
7:00am •
First Timers' Breakfast (Ticketed Event)
11:00am •
100+ NEW Titles for Young Adults
1:30pm •
Virtual Field Trips -- BYOD
2:30pm •
Awful Library Books: Hoarding is Not Collection Development -- BYOD
Room 2
8:00am •
Using Primary Sources to Begin a Guided Inquiry Experience
9:00am •
Genrefying the Fiction Section
11:00am •
Use Fiction to Enrich your School's Anti-Bullying Program (Repeat T27)
1:30pm •
AASL Best of ...
2:30pm •
Getting to Yes: Building Influence for Leadership
Room 3
8:00am •
The Power of What If...
9:00am •
WolframAlpha – The Computational Search Engine
11:00am •
Middle School Program Development
1:30pm •
High School to College Transition Initiatives: Making it a Reality
2:30pm •
Is My Senior Really Ready to Be Your College Freshman?
Room 8
8:00am •
Still fighting the Google Battle? Learn how to help your students make safe, reliable Curriculum Connections with Proquest, ELibrary and SIRS! (Repeat T44)
9:00am •
Leaders are Readers, Readers are Leaders
11:00am •
Tweet All About It! -- BYOD
1:30pm •
Creative and Engaging Group Lessons for High School
2:30pm •
Professional Development = Energizing Your Batteries While Fortifying Your Lesson Plans
Room A
8:00am •
VAASL Presents, Create and Utilize a Twitter Account (Repeat T15) -- BYOD
9:00am •
Student Volunteers in the Library
11:00am •
Elementary STEM - Oil Spill
1:30pm •
Two for Joy: Multi-generational Family Stories
2:30pm •
Students, Students Everywhere...but Never in the Library
Room D
8:00am •
Starting a VRC Program at your High School
9:00am •
Our Jefferson Cup Overfloweth
11:00am •
Upcycle your LMC Orientation!
1:30pm •
At the Intersection of Copyright, Students, and Library: Crucial Events of 2015 (Repeat S32)
2:30pm •
Collaboration with the Art Teacher
Room F
8:00am •
The Challenge of Challenges: Collections, Communities, and Concerns *Part of the School Library Supervisors Mini-Conference
9:00am •
Makerspaces in Your Media Center *Part of the School Library Supervisors Mini-Conference
11:00am •
Library Supervisor's Roundtable and Committee Meeting *Part of the School Library Supervisor's Mini-Conference
1:30pm •
Becoming an American--the Immigrant Experience
2:30pm •
You're NOT Alone on the Edge
Room H
8:00am •
Celebrate Seuss (Repeat T63)
9:00am •
Virginia Association of School Librarians Book Award (Repeat S15)
11:00am •
Why (and How) Librarians Should Write Their Own Books
1:30pm •
Memorable Mentoring: Make a Positive Impact and Strengthen your Own Professional Development
2:30pm •
Using Literary Heroines to Teach Economics- Elizabeth, Jane, Scarlett, and Mary
Saturday
, November 21
Amphitheatre
8:00am •
From Story to STEM (Repeat T34)
9:00am •
Here's How It's Done -- BYOD
Auditorium
11:00am •
Author Luncheon with Henry Cole (Ticketed Event)
Central Lounge
8:00am •
Library in the Math Classroom (Repeat F58)
9:00am •
Bring in the Masses: Making Your Library Essential
10:00am •
Pairing Literature and Primary Sources (Repeat T23)
Room 11
8:00am •
Online Tools- in Action!
9:00am •
O' the Places You'll Go
10:00am •
Creating a Culture of Reading in Middle School (Repeat T16)
Room 12
8:00am •
Research Isn't Extraterrestrial -- BYOD
9:00am •
Learning 4 Life (L4L) in the Library (Repeat T52) -- BYOD
10:00am •
Preparing Middle School Students for an Author Visit -- BYOD
Room 15
8:00am •
Makerspace First Steps
9:00am •
Reading Makes Cent$: Featuring Uncle Jed, Tía Isa, and Helen Keller (Repeat T68)
10:00am •
At the Intersection of Copyright, Students, and Library: Crucial Events of 2015 (Repeat F52)
Room 16
8:00am •
Using Stations to Manage The Library (Repeat F56)
9:00am •
Get to Know the Virginia Readers' Choice High School Nominees
10:00am •
Book Tastings: Spice Up Student Book Selection
Room 17
8:00am •
Fostering Empathy Through Literature: Connecting Readers with Diverse Characters -- BYOD
9:00am •
Embark on a Reading Community for your Students and Behold their Excitement! -- BYOD
10:00am •
Mrs. Light's Favorite Reads 2015 Edition
Room 18
8:00am •
Can You Dig It? Minecraft in the Classroom (Repeat T39) -- BYOD
8:15am •
Integrate Computer Program Development into Your Library Lessons -- BYOD
Room 2
8:00am •
A Night at the Oscar's.... I mean Hammy's
9:00am •
Westward Ho! A Collaborative PBL (Repeat F55)
10:00am •
Two Is Better Than One--Cool Collaborations with Your Colleagues
Room 3
8:00am •
Virginia Association of School Librarians Book Award (Repeat F19)
8:15am •
Advanced Web Searching for Teacher Librarian
Room 8
8:00am •
VAASL Conference Planning, 2016
9:00am •
VAASL Spring Regional Planning, 2016
10:00am •
Digital Storytelling with Pixie
Room A
8:00am •
On the Edge with the Top Ten Topics and Trends for 2015 (Repeat T67)
9:00am •
Books Express=A School Success!
10:00am •
Time for a Website Makeover?
Room D
8:00am •
Family Portraits: Picture Books that Feature all Kinds of Families
9:00am •
Copyright Essentials for Libraries
10:00am •
Follett eBooks: Make the Classroom Connection! (Repeat T20)
Room F
8:00am •
Virginia Young Readers 2015-2016 : Primary Links
8:15am •
Language Arts Standards & Poetry: Easy-to-Use Strategies for Teachers or Librarians
Room H
8:00am •
Admin Advocacy: Where Do I Start?
8:15am •
Working with English Language Learners in the Library
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