2011-2012 OELMA Central Region Workshops

Keeping Your Skills Sharp! 

Your Central Region Co-Chairs, Susan Fitzpatrick and Laura Piazza, are pleased to announce the roster of workshops for the 2011-2012 school year.  We think you’ll find them to include exceptional professional development – and, of course, it’s always good to hang out with your colleagues! 

All sessions take place at Upper Arlington High School from 4:30 – 6:30 pm unless otherwise indicated.  Graduate credit will be available should you elect to participate for credit, but all attendees will receive a certificate of attendance.  Each session cost $20, but you can sign up for all sessions for a flat rate of $80. That’s like getting one session free!

October 6, 2011 – Beefing up Your PLN
Location: UA High School Learning Center Classroom
Presenter: Laura Piazza                                                                                 $20

This session offers attendees a chance to learn about a number of electronic ways to keep up with the flood of information about our profession.  Because it’s so important to stay “on top” of the news of the day, we’ll take a look at aggregators, Twitter, social bookmarking, and other ways to be connected with the voices of our peers.  Time will be allowed for attendees to practice with a computer.

November 10, 2011 –  Do You Still Google Like a Sixth Grader?
Location: UA High School Learning Center Classroom
Presenter: Kathy Orr                                                                          $20     

Do you wonder why students cling to their search habits they learned as elementary students in spite of your efforts to raise the bar on search?  Do you have students say they can't find anything on Google? Or find only things of low quality? This workshop presents ideas for lessons that will meet state standards that you can implement at the high school level to assure that your students are ready for college when they graduate.  We will also address what middle and elementary librarians can do to lay the groundwork for academic search strategies. Clear targets and assessments will be included that you can adapt to your students and teachers needs.

December 1, 2011 – What is a Learning Commons?
Location: UA High School Learning Center Classroom                     
Presenter: Gayle Geitgey                                                                  $20

Wondering about how to start a Learning Commons for your school library?  Join us for an informative session on the benefits of creating a Learning Commons, a collaborative space for staff and students to share their learning.  We will visit the INFOhio 21st Century Learning Commons and learn how to use this tool for staff professional development and as a professional learning network.

 January 12 , 2012  What the State Library of Ohio offers school librarians              NOTE: Change of Location -  State Library of Ohio
Presenter: Janet Ingraham Dwyer                                          Free session

You may have attended meetings or workshops there - or even taken classes at  the Columbus Campus, Kent State SLIS, in the same building - but how much do you really know about the State Library of Ohio?  From the federal LSTA grant  program, to free talking books service for people who are blind or physically  disabled, to a full depository of Ohio and United States government documents,  the State Library provides valuable services to Ohio's libraries, state  government, and the general public.   Join Youth Services Library Consultant  Janet Ingraham Dwyer for a tour of the library, followed by a discussion of  State Library resources for youth services and how they can benefit K-12 schools  and school librarians.

February 9, 2012 - Book Read                                                Free Session
Location: UA High School Learning Center Classroom
Drive, The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink

In a culture full of promises that if you “buy this” or “eat this” or “work here” you’ll be happy, did you ever wonder what it takes to really motivate us to success and happiness?  Join us for a discussion of Daniel Pink’s thoughtful assessment of what inspires us to work smarter and live better.  Those participants who are taking the workshop series for graduate credit will be the presenters for this session.  There will be time for all attendees to join the conversation.

March 8, 2012 – Kindles and Kobos and Nooks, OH MY! 
Location: UA High School Learning Center Classroom
Presenters: Jennifer Hrusch, Robin Nesbitt                                      $20

If there is one thing we have learned about digital content, including eBooks, it is that the marketplace is fast moving and ever changing.  Join Robin Nesbitt and Jennifer Hrusch, from Columbus Metropolitan Library, the LJ 2010 Library of the Year, for this fun and informative presentation about devices, digital content and that tricky little component called digital rights management.  Then, let’s take a look forward and see what we might find waiting on the digital horizon.  Bring your own eReader if you’d like – there will be time for questions.

*Bonus: One colleague or administrator can attend this session for free with a paying SLMS.  Please RSVP to Laura Piazza (lpiazza@uaschools.org) or Susan Fitzpatrick (ssnfitz@aol.com) so we have enough space/handouts.

Presenters:

Robin Nesbitt, MLS

Robin Nesbitt is the Technical Services Director of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.  Robin launched central selection and floating collections at CML.  She's presented at PLA about Technical Services efficiencies and does regular Tweet chats about eReaders and Digital Content.  She was a panel member on Novelist/LJ's 2011 webcast "Libraries are Essential" talking about readers' advisory as a core service that libraries continue to offer even in this age of digital readers and eContent.  At BEA 2011, she was on the panel, "Selling Trade eBooks to Libraries: The Real Deal” and was on the 3rd annual Librarian Shout N Share.  In her spare time, she's an avid reader whether it be print books or on eReaders!!

Jennifer Hrusch, MLIS

Jennifer Hrusch is Team Leader II at Columbus Metropolitan's 645-2ASK Information Line and one of CML's social media and digital content champions.  She is a resident expert on Twitter and has presented at OSU’s Social Media in a Digital World conference about maximizing the power of Twitter for results.  She hosts a monthly Tweet chat about books, eBooks and otherwise.  Jennifer has been involved with a number of technology initiatives at CML, including the implementation and oversight of the Library's ASK IT online reference service.  She also conducts staff and customer training about eReaders and Social Media tools.  She has been a lifelong reader and likely has at least 15 books on her “currently reading” list right now.

April 19, 2012 TRAILS – Assessing Information Literacy Skills
Location: UA High School Learning Center Classroom
Presenter: The TRAILS team, via Skype                                            $20

TRAILS has grown and, now in its 6^th year, offers assessments for 3^rd, 6^th, 9^th, and 12^th grades. This Skype session will cover how to take full advantage of the data that TRAILS can provide, including use of the national benchmarks, plus reports from others on their use of the tool.  We’ll spend some time talking among ourselves to find ways to use TRAILS data to inspire students and guide our fellow faculty members towards educating our students in the very critical thinking skills so necessary to navigate the classroom and the world.

Questions?
Please contact the OELMA office at 614-221-1900 or contact one of the Regional Directors listed above.