2018 PSLA Conference has ended

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2018 PSLA Conference

8:00am EDT

Board Meeting Tower 1

12:00pm EDT

Registration Open Great Lobby

1:00pm EDT

Limitless Learning with the AASL Standards Empire RoomsJennifer Bates • Allison Mackley

4:00pm EDT

Exhibits Hall Blue/White Room Janice S. McElhoe Blue/White RoomJanice S. McElhoe Jennie K. Brown Blue/White RoomJennie K. Brown Jill Bateman Blue/White RoomJill Bateman Jim Remsen Blue/White RoomJim Remsen Lisa Reinicke Blue/White RoomLisa Reinicke Michael Resh (w/ illustrator Steven Kernen) Blue/White RoomMike Resh Stephen Kozan Blue/White RoomStephen Kozan Stephen Kozan Blue/White RoomStephen Kozan

4:15pm EDT

Mix & Mingle Blue/White Room Conference 101 Empire RoomsJenn Roth • Jamie Scott

5:45pm EDT

Jeanne Birdsall Presentation Red RoomJeanne Birdsall

6:30pm EDT

Soup and Salad Buffet Red Room

7:15pm EDT

Choose to Be Fierce & Future Ready Red RoomGwyneth A. Jones

8:30pm EDT

Gwyneth Jones Informal Meet & Greet TBA

9:00pm EDT

Awards Committee Meeting Fireplace Lounge Communications Committee Meeting Fire & Grain Conference Committee Meeting Cocoa Suite 4 Operations Committee Meeting Presidential Suite Teaching and Learning Committee Meeting Fireplace Lounge

7:00am EDT

Registration Open Great Lobby

7:15am EDT

Awards Breakfast Red Room

9:00am EDT

Anna Forrester Blue/White RoomAnna Forrester Todd McClimans Blue/White RoomTodd McClimans Exhibits Hall Blue/White Room Makerspace Blue/White Room Chrysa Smith Blue/White RoomChrysa Smith Cynthia A. Sudor Blue/White RoomCynthia A. Sudor Daniel Jude Miller Blue/White RoomDaniel Jude Miller Gryffyn Phoenix Blue/White RoomGryffyn Phoenix Janice S. McElhoe Blue/White RoomJanice S. McElhoe Jill Bateman Blue/White RoomJill Bateman Kathy Miller Blue/White RoomKathy M. Miller Kristin Walker Blue/White RoomKristin Walker Monique Stein (w/ Clutch the Service Dog) Blue/White RoomMonique Stein Pamela Behrend Blue/White RoomPamela Behrend Sherri Maret Blue/White RoomSherri Maret Sherry Raby Blue/White RoomSherry Raby

9:15am EDT

Science E-Resources in POWER Library Blue/White RoomHosting Solutions & Library Consulting (HSLC) Fantastic PD and How to Fund It Empire BKatherine Kauffman Roth Mobile Media in the Classroom: Diving into Digital Discoveries CrystalGwyneth A. Jones Creative Coding with Micro:bits Empire DKarey Killian • Tracey Wong Windows & Mirrors: Celebrating Diversity the Library Empire AShannon Resh • Mirna Wildasin Writing is Life: Connecting Books to Your Students’ Experiences Empire CJordan Sonneblick Making: A Curriculum Wild Rose ABKathy Ashworth • Nancy Nadig • Lori Paules

9:45am EDT

How to Engage 21st Century Students with Digital Content Blue/White RoomOverDrive Education

10:15am EDT

Let’s think differently about how librarians can lead, teach and support Future Ready schools Blue/White RoomFollett Resources

10:30am EDT

Featured Author: Jeanne Birdsall | Booth 58 Blue/White RoomJeanne Birdsall

10:45am EDT

Exhibits Hall Blue/White Room Makerspace Blue/White Room Featured Author: Jordan Sonnenblick | Booth 58 Blue/White RoomJordan Sonneblick Coffee Break Blue/White Room

10:50am EDT

Makerspace: Teach Your Ozobot Area & Perimeter Blue/White RoomJancie Conger

11:05am EDT

Makerspace: Spark Imagination in Your Library with STEM Challenges Blue/White RoomAnastasia Hanneken Makerspace: STEAM Collaborations Blue/White RoomRoseanne Perkins

11:30am EDT

Maker/S.T.E.M Education Ideas with Maker Maven Blue/White RoomMatt Garcia Link into the PA School Library Communicators Network Empire AMary Kay Biagini Tweet Like a Ninja in 6 Easy Steps: Education Edition CrystalGwyneth A. Jones #10M2M- Makerspaces for a Fixed Schedule Red RoomSarah DeMaria What's in a Game? : Gaming 101 for Librarians Empire CRuth Neely Books of Note 2018 by Tristate YA Book Review Committee Wild Rose ABErin Daley • Carol Kennedy • Lisa Teixeira • Joan Theal Reaching All Readers with your eBook Collection Empire BChristina Peterson • Elaine Spencer Straight from the Source: Engaging with Primary Sources Empire DCourtney Dalessandro • Lisa Lopez-Carickhoff

12:00pm EDT

Increase Usage Statistics by Improving End User Experience Blue/White RoomEBSCO Retirees Special Interest Group (RSIG) Fireplace Lounge

12:30pm EDT

Exhibits Hall Blue/White Room Makerspace Blue/White Room Featured Author: Tiffany Jackson | Booth 58 Blue/White RoomTiffany Jackson Advisory Council Lunch Cocoa Sutie 6 Box Lunch Blue/White Room

12:35pm EDT

Makerspace: STEM MakerSpace Seasonal Themes Blue/White RoomDawn Montare

1:00pm EDT

Jim Remsen Blue/White RoomJim Remsen Poster Session Blue/White Room

2:00pm EDT

PebbleGo and Interactive eBooks, Your Catalog System & You: Perfect Together Blue/White RoomCorey Abrams • Andrea Brinkert Connecting Back to the Future – it’s a mindset Red RoomJennifer Boudrye New Library? New School? New Ideas? No Problem! Empire DJenn Roth Encouraging Student Expression with Multimedia Projects CrystalNicole Lash Meet the Experts Empire AKarey Killian The 5 W's of Library Makerspaces Wild Rose ABJancie Conger • Anastasia Hanneken • Heather Lister Choose Your Own "Literary" Adventure with Lit Review! Empire CPSLA Literature Review Real World Innovation and PBL - Inventionland Institute Empire BCraig Olear • Leslie Poston

2:30pm EDT

“The Revolving Library” Blue/White RoomJP Jay Associates

3:00pm EDT

How do I look that up? Researching in elementary and middle school Blue/White RoomSusan Gall

3:30pm EDT

Exhibits Hall Blue/White Room Makerspace Blue/White Room Featured Author: Greg Pizzoli | Booth 58 Blue/White RoomGreg Pizzoli Afternoon Break Blue/White Room Governor’s Advisory Council Open Forum Tower 2

3:35pm EDT

Makerspace: Monthly Maker Challenge TBAKrystle Tiedeman

3:50pm EDT

Makerspace: Building Teamwork with Human Tetris Blue/White RoomEllen Stolarski Makerspace: Make Your Makerspace Work for Your Space Blue/White RoomDustin Brackbill

4:15pm EDT

Beyond Library Walls: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Empire CMichelle Nass • Michelle Wetzel Ditching Dewey: How Two Librarians “Hunkered Down” and Genrefied Empire AEmily Calaman • Stephanie Jacobs Helping Them Help Themselves: Tech Self-help Environments Empire DPhil Burrell OER Ninja: Guiding Teachers through the Jungles of OER Red RoomBrenda Boyer Beyond the Book: How to Experience Books with Making CrystalMaren Vitali Readers’ Advisory for the Masses using Google Classroom Wild Rose ABDotty Delafield George and Martha Who?!? Examining Primary Document Empire BBitsy Galaska

5:15pm EDT

Dinner on your own TBA

6:30pm EDT

Dessert Bar Aztec

7:15pm EDT

College Awards AztecJenn Roth

7:30pm EDT

UnConference TrinidadRobin Burns • Jenn Roth

7:00am EDT

Registration Open Great Lobby

7:30am EDT

Business Meeting/Breakfast Trinidad

9:15am EDT

This Story is For You TrinidadGreg Pizzoli

10:30am EDT

Refreshing the Library and Creating a Brand Empire DEmily Woodward Hi, Jack! - the making of an early reader series Empire BGreg Pizzoli Information Literacy: The Fight Against Fake News CrystalRobin Burns • Sandra Reilly Ipods in the Library: VR, BYOD, and AR Empire CEllen Stolarski Regional Leaders Academy Gallery Crawl of Library ideas Magnolia CDMary Kay Biagini Student Choice with Library and Makerspace Centers Empire ACollette Jakubowicz

11:45am EDT

Effective and Inspiring Read-Alouds CrystalTegan Conner-Cole • Kate Palladino Greg Pizzoli - Ask Me Anything Empire BGreg Pizzoli Sky's the Limit: Graphica Clubs as Sites of Learning Empire DSue Dahlstrom • Rachel Skrlac Lo Tag Teaming High School Research with Inquiry-Based Learning Empire CMeghan Adams • Angela Mastrean