“New Beginnings...the Best Is Yet to Come”

Cromwell Crowne Plaza, November 10, 2008

Featured Speakers: Kathy Schrock (Web 2.0 Workshop; Diigo Web 2.0 Links; Presentation PDF), Nate Greenberg, Toni Buzzeo and Carmen Agra Deedy

Presentation Materials:

• Handouts for Toni Buzzeo's Presentations - Beyond Sharing the Book and Collaborating to Meet Standards - the handouts are available on her website
• Live Web Usability Lab - download the PowerPoint Presentation or view it online at SlideShare
• Differentiation in the LMC (PDF) - Gail Krois
• Standard Survival Kit for LMS (PPT) - Susan Ballard
• Media Literacy in the Classroom: Elementary | Secondary - Belinha De Abreu (links coming soon!)

Further details: Conference Information page, Conference Registration FAQ (PDF), Conference Brochure (PDF), and Sept CASLgram (PDF w/ session descriptions)

Congratulations to Simsbury High School for winning the SLMPY Award! Simsbury won the National School Library Media Program of the Year Award sponsored by
Follett Library Resources and granted by AASL.

Simsbury LMC website

Assured or guaranteed experiences are part of the Simsbury High School Library Media Center program. All freshmen and all sophomores participate in assured experiences in social studies and science. These assured experiences provide students with the opportunity to meet and master state and national standards in the content areas and in information and technology literacy and also help prepare students for the science test in CAPT. Maureen Snyder and Janet Roche, media specialists, and classroom teachers work together to assess that students have mastered the necessary skills to become productive members of the workforce in the 21st century .

AASL Ex. Director, Julie Walker's podcast on the "State of School Libraries" is an excellent overview to play to school administrators, school councils, legislators, etc.

Kathy Paquette from Wolcott Elementary School was named West Hartford "Teacher of the Year."
As part of her responsibilities this year she had the opportunity to speak at West Hartford Public School's New Teacher Orientation and at the Opening Day Convocation for all teachers and administrators in the district. Read her speeches by clicking the links above.