Please see below for some of my more recent presentations from a variety of conferences and for my district
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CSLA Annual Conference 2025: Blockbuster Book Trailers - Harnessing the Power of AI for Polished Book Trailers
Unlock the potential of AI to transform your library’s book promotions! In this hands-on workshop, you will learn to distinguish between professional and amateur-looking book trailers by analyzing key elements that captivate young audiences. We’ll explore and evaluate various styles of book trailers to understand what makes them effective. Then, dive into the world of AI-powered tools that can help you create visually stunning and engaging book trailers, even if you have little to no video editing experience. By the end of the session, you'll be equipped with practical skills to craft polished book trailers that showcase your library's collection, inspire students, and drive excitement for reading. Whether you’re a tech-savvy librarian or just getting started, this workshop will empower you to elevate your library’s storytelling through cutting-edge technology. Presentation Link |
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Asilomar English Language Arts Conference 2024 TEACHING IN THE WORLD OF AI: PROMISES AND CHALLENGES Date: October 4th - 6th Future Proofing the English Classroom: Artificial intelligence is here to stay, and we are only in it's infancy stages. As teachers, we have a responsibility to prepare our students not just for the world of today but the job market they will enter into 5 to 10 years from now. Learn how you can infuse your classroom with skills for students to be equipped for that world. From learning how to properly and responsibly prompt LLMs to how they can use the tool to help organize themselves, this session will take a deep dive into how we can prepare our students in a way where they can see the real world applications of the classroom skills we teach them today. |
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CSLA Annual Conference 2024
From Bored to Buzzing: The Role of Passive Programming in Creating "Powered Up" Libraries Looking for passive programming ideas beyond putting out a puzzle or doing a Stick Together mosaic? This is the session for you! This session will explore practical strategies for planning and implementing passive programs, from simple activities to more involved contests and challenges. You will walk away with easy-to-implement ideas you can do in your library on Monday and inspiration for the future! Whether you are a elementary, middle, or high school library staff, there is something for everyone to create a strong sense of ownership, community, and fun in your library through passive programming! Presentation Link |
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Asilomar English Language Arts Conference 2023
Doors, Mirrors, and Windows: A Deep Dive in Young Adult Lit and Diversity This professional development conference is a wonderful opportunity to take a deep dive with the same group of people on one topic over three days. I lead a session this past year taking a deep dive into YA Lit and diversity. This is divided up into 5 different sessions where you can see the links below and links to the resource folders. Some of the focus was on how to encourage students to read diversely in their independent reading. Other sessions were focused on how we can bring in exemplary diverse YA literature in as supplemental texts to core classroom texts. Session One Presentation Link Session One Resources Session Two Presentation Link Session Two Resources Session Three/Four Presentation Link Session Three/Four Resources Session Five Presentation Link |
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CSLA Annual Conference 2023
Reinvigorating Your Nonfiction Section Is your nonfiction in need of a big overhaul in your high school or middle school library? Do you never see it circulate? Learn about the strategies to bring your nonfiction to another level. Please note, if you attended this session at CSLA, this recording will feature even more titles I didn't have time to share. Presentation Link Video Recording (Total time: 1 hour, 14 minutes) |
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CSLA Annual Conference 2023
Presenting to Your School Boards & Administrators: Your Toolkit In this workshop, our team intends to provide a toolkit for presenting to your school board and district-level administrators to communicate the library program's value to the students and staff of your school and district. We have a successful track record of board presentations, will provide examples for what we have done, and have ready-to-use templates for you to present to the board! Presentation Link Elevator Speech Worksheet Board Presentation Template |
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EDCOE Librarian Winter Meeting
January 2022 20 Small Things - 20 small library ideas that can be quickly implemented in your library tomorrow - Updated for 2022 Presentation Link |
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Using Mote in Google Classroom and Google Slides
February 2021 - PHS Virtual Staff Meeting PD Presentation Link |
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Creating Effective Educational Video Content
September 2020 - PHS Virtual Staff Meeting PD Presentation Link Credit to Catlin Tucker's Getting Started with Blended and Online Learning Course |
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Monitoring Breakout Rooms in Zoom
September 2020 - PHS Virtual Staff Meeting PD Presentation Link Credit to templates from Amanda Sandoval, SlidesMania, and Hello Teacher Lady |
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Asilomar Language Arts Conference 2019
Alternative Book Reports - New and creative ways to explore novels with student choice in mind Presentation Link |
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CSLA Annual Conference 2018
20 Small Things - 20 small library ideas that can be quickly implemented in your library tomorrow Presentation Link |
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2017 CSLA Good Ideas! Award Winner Presentation
9th Grade Health and the Planet Cornerstone Project - A research project we do every year with the health classes to teach them how to do a proper research project Presentation Link |
