Fifteen teacher librarians presented
at the annual conference of the NC School Library Media Association in
Winston-Salem on October 9-11. These
educators shared their expertise in literacy, media and instructional
technology with other media coordinators and teachers in attendance from across
the state.
Kristen Ziller, Durant Road Middle,
and Kendra Allen, Holly Grove Middle, presented their work with family history
research projects and gave participants instructional strategies, personal
examples, and online resources to use. 8th
grade language arts teacher Laura Richardson, Durant Road Middle, also shared
her work with the project.
Nancy Torborg, Root Elementary,
presented a session on improving your book collection using data collection.
Jan Healy, Green Hope High, engaged
participants about effective models for professional development with teachers.
Brenda Shore, Conn Elementary, shared
her K-1 research journey and inquiry process with attendees, guiding them on
ways to help our youngest students answer their questions and share their
findings.
Allison Briggs and John E. Smith,
Heritage High, had participants take a deeper look at current library trends
related to social media, higher education, and virtual libraries.
Paula Barnes Cardinale and Marta
King, Powell Elementary, engaged participants with their One Book One School
program, sharing the implementation process and evolution of their program.
Christine Tuttell and Karen Pahl,
Bugg Elementary, discussed the transformation of their media center into “The
Hub” of the school through collaboration, maker’s spaces, technology tools,
transformative displays, social media and public relations.
Deanna Harris and ELA teacher
Sigridur Mitchell, East Cary Middle, presented their co-teaching and revamping
of teaching the classroom novel with students.
Harris also presented a session on teacher leadership, having
participants explore effective leadership skills and guiding them to set goals
to affect change.
Karen Waller, Timber DriveElementary, shared her work with learning centers and collaboration with 4th
and 5th grade teachers.
Stephanie Fiedler, Mills Park Middle,
presented attendees with augmented reality to bring books and periodicals
alive.
Angie Morris, Rolesville Middle, led
participants in a session on building school-wide ownership of strong library
media programs.
Debbie Dupree, Wake Young Women’sLeadership Academy, and Tess McMains, Carnage Middle and East Garner Middle, showed
how to use the AASL’s best websites for teaching and learning to enhance
collaboration and instruction with teachers in various content areas.
Linda Dextre, Wendell Middle, shared
her work with the after-school digital literacy club, or DigiLit, sharing
activities that students explore.
