Presentations

Stories and successes, failures and lessons learned along the way

Projects and book lists where literature has been the spark that ignited the passion in students to want to make a difference both at home and abroad.

Miranda and Isatou take you on the journey of how this one small step over twenty years ago, inspired a whole movement, and hope that it will encourage others to join her cause or be a changemaker in their own communities.

Acknowledging libraries as safe havens for the socially awkward, sound sensitive, crowd averse students

Roll Initiative is the most exciting phrase a Dungeon Master (DM) from the famous Table Top Role Playing Game, Dungeons and Dragons, can say.

Creating a culture of self-directed learners takes careful preparation, explicit instruction, and implicit support throughout all content areas. We will explore the steps necessary to create this culture, the tools needed to continue the practice during the literacy block, and methods for students and teachers to monitor progress towards self-directed learning behaviors.

Learn about security and privacy-by-design best practices that can help guide your tool choices, and help direct your way through the often confusing world of EdTech privacy and security.

Carlos and Luke will take your identified school based problem and run you through a Design Thinking Cycle to help you create solutions that can effectively be implemented and pitched.

Amy and Claire will share how they conducted MS and HS bookclubs based on "This Book is Anti-Racist" by Tiffany Jewell.