MACUL_SIGLIB September Newsletter
2018
Back to School!
Updated Future Ready Librarian Framework
An ISTE Librarian Site was also announced at ISTE. The new site contains tools, strategies, and resources. You can find it at https://www.iste.org/Learn/librarians.
AASL Standards Crosswalk with Future Ready and ISTE Standards
2019 MACUL Conference Registration is Open
March 20-22, 2019
Cobo Center, Detroit Michigan
The MACUL conference gives attendees an opportunity to explore new tools, discover the latest trends, gain valuable resource and network with like-minded educators.
Keynote Speakers: Stephen Ritz and Gerry Brooks
Registration and hotel reservations are now open!
Register here.
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MACUL SIG LIB is Sponsoring Five Workshops!
1) Future Ready Librarians: Leading Beyond the Library AM
2) Digital Citizenship in Action! PM
3) Online Resources to Support the Literacy Essentials AM
4) Promoting STEM through Literature PM
5) Designing or Renovating your Makerspace PMMarch 20, 2019
Cobo Center, Detroit Michigan
REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE MACUL SIG LIB WORKSHOPS HERE
Future Ready Librarians - Leading Beyond the Library
AM Session: 8:30am - 12:00pm
A Future Ready Librarian is an integral part of a Future Ready organization. Join Dr. Kristen Mattson, a member of the Future Ready Librarian leadership team and 2018 ISTE Emerging Leader, for this workshop to help you identify your strengths as a leader, your opportunities to make an impact, and to equip yourself with plenty of strategies and ideas for expanding your influence.
Sponsored by Follett.
Digital Citizenship in Action! Digital Citizenship in Action!
PM Session: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Expand your concept of digital citizenship education with this workshop designed to help you think beyond rules and risks while empowering your students to reflect on opportunities, community building, and civic engagement through the use of digital tools. This hands-on, engaging session with ISTE Author and 2018 ISTE Emerging Leader, Dr. Kristen Mattson, will give you plenty of ideas and activities to use with students right away!
Sponsored by Follett.
Online Resources to Support Literacy Essentials
AM Session: 8:30am - 12:00pm
Promoting STEM through Literature
PM Session: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Designing or Renovating your Makerspace
PM Session: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
This hands-on workshop will be led by Nicholas Provenzano, Makerspace Director at University Liggett School in Grosse Point Woods and Angela Loewecke, Interior Designer with Demco. If you are looking to create a Makerspace or update an existing space within the next 12-18 months, this pre-conference session is for you. Nicholas and Angela will provide an overview of the renovation of the University Liggett School Makerspace that opened in the fall of 2018. The latter half of this session will provide an opportunity for you to begin working through your Makerspace project plans with guidance from Nicholas and Angela.
You will leave this pre-conference session with a plan on how to tackle your Makerspace project.
Partnership with SIG PL.
Sponsored by DEMCO.
REGISTER NOW!
REGISTER HERE.
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School Librarians Critical to Student Success
The critical role of school library media specialists in education was featured in an 8/2/2018 Detroit News opinion article.
Representatives Adam Zemke, Darrin Camilleri, and Christine Greig are supporting a school librarian in every school. You can read about it here and take action to support this effort here.
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