Making Waves!

Oregon Battle of the Books: Let the Battles Begin!
Debbie Alvarez and Libby Hamler-Dupras

Introduction of Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB). Review of OBOB, website, procedure, questions, rules, grant, book selection, region and state battles. Time will be provided for Q and A.

Your #1 Library Advocate: Your PRINCI-PAL
Kelly Kuntz

Does your principal know what you do each day as a library media teacher? Is she/he aware of the number of books you place in students' hands, how you support your classroom teachers with resources, and your efforts to move students and staff beyond Google? If not, this session will provide you with tips, tricks and strategies for making your principal your #1 library advocate who fully comprehends the added value you bring to the learning process.

Make Waves with Cool Reads at Your Scholastic Book Fair!
Patricia Bynon

Learn easy ways to connect students to books at a Scholastic Book Fair. Explore educational tie-ins through lesson plans, student activities and read-alouds.
NEW- Build your own book fair homepage! "Kids walk in and authors walk out!"
Hear about the newest way to bring families together over literacy.

“Cultivating Culture: Avoiding Stereotypes”

A panel discussion featuring three authors of different cultural backgrounds. The panelists also have compiled a list of authors they think depict cultures without stereotyping.

Carmen Bernier-Grand

When Carmen T. Bernier-Grand was growing up in Puerto Rick, her teachers told her she had a great imagination. She wasn't sure how she felt about that, because her sister said it meant she was a liar. What Carmen and her sister didn't know was that Carmen was a writer! Some of her books such as Juan Bobo and In the Shade of the Nispero Tree are set on her native island. More recent works include books about notable Hispanics such as Cesar Chavez, Roberto Clemente, and Frieda Kahlo. Cesar Chavez: Si se Puede! Yes We Can! received a Pura Belpre Honor Book award both for the text by Carmen and for the illustrations by David Diaz. http://www.hevanet.com/grand

Baba Wague Diakite

Baba Wague' Diakite' is both an artist and an author. Born in Mali, West Africa, he moved to the United States in 1985. He has had numerous solo exhibitions of hand-painted ceramics, which have received accolades both nationally and internationally. His storytelling and writing also have captured children throughout the Northwest. “Every human, regardless of race or culture, is a leaf from one giant tree,” Wague says on a Portland Public Schools website. His picture books include: The Hunterman and the Crocodile, The Hatseller and the Monkeys, The Magic Gourd, and the newly published Mee-An and the Magic Serpent. Baba also illustrated a book written by his daughter Penda Diakite titled, I Lost My Tooth in Africa. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-81102657.html

Sabina I. Rascol

Sabina I. Rascol is a poet and writer. Her first book, The Impudent Rooster, is adapted from Ion Creanga's original Romanian story “Pungata cu doi bani.” and she wrote it so that English-speaking children could have the privilege of knowing this marvelous rooster, too. The book is illustrated by award winning Holly Berry.

Born in Romania, Sabina came to the United States at the age of 10. She received her bachelor's degree in English from Bryn Mawr College. After winning a Fulbright Fellowship to Romania, she earned a master's degree in Romanian literature from the University of Bucharest. She says she has been writing poetry since second grade and loves reading more than anything else. Sabina is the proud aunt of thirteen nieces and nephews. She has recently moved from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon. http://sabinairascol.com/

Information Literacy: The K-12-College Continuim
How can we make a seamless transition for students from high school to college in terms of their information literacy skills and abilities? Explore past efforts and begin to think of new possibilities.
Presented by Robert Schroeder a reference/Instruction Librarian and the Coordinator of Information Literacy at Portland State University. He has also worked at Spokane Falls Community College, the University of Detroit Mercy, and has taught the Introduction to Reference class for the Oregon cohort of Emporia State University’s SLIM program. He has primarily taught lower-level undergraduate students, and is constantly amazed at the challenges and opportunities teaching this group of students affords. His CV is available at http://www.lib.pdx.edu/instruction/bob.html

Handouts:
Schroeder_Sect1_Freshman_Skills_talk;
Sect2 Survey-Responses_sorted-ACRL-IL_Standard;
Sect3-Examples_K-16_IL Skills

Sandra Childs from Rethinking Schools: No Libraries Left Behind

This workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to find our more about No Child Left Behind, libraries and how educator activists are reclaiming schools and programs.

OSLIS 2.0 Quick Tour
Take a quick guided tour around the newly updated OSLIS 2.0 to better understand navigating its new look and feel using updated web tools focused on student users as well as instructional staff. Presented by Patty Sorensen

Advanced OSLIS
This will be an informal session with OSLIS team members available to help users with various OSLIS components such as bibliographic citing, advanced searching techniques in EBSCO, working with EBSCO folders, sharing ideas, etc.or time for you to explore OSLIS 2.0 on your own.

“School Library 2.0: Meeting Kids on Their Own Terms” presented by Aaron Schmidt
Want to know what a librarian can do with wikis, podcasting and video games? Aaron Schmidt will fill you in during the OASL Fall Conference. Schmidt is the Director of the North Plains Public Library. He also is the author of the weblog http://walkingpaper.org where he writes about library technology and usability. He has spoken internationally on the topics of weblogs, instant messaging and other social software.

Making Information Waves: Delivering Hard to Find Resources to Your Patrons
Mary McClintock and Sam Sayre

A teacher planning a new course on Women's History needs to locate an obscure Chinese film; a student needs books on the little known topic of British hospital ships during the Revolutionary War; a teacher needs a copy of a short story by Toni Morrison for her AP senior English class-all "real life" requests to which OCLC's First Search inter-library loan system delivered the needed resources. Learn how to deliver rare and unique print and audiovisual resources to your students and teachers.

Conversations With Books: Encouraging Early Literacy Through Dialogic Reading
Katie Anderson

Learn what dialogic reading is, how it encourages the development of early literacy skills, and how to read dialogically in storytime. Watch a demonstration and practice dialogic reading in small groups. Discuss how dialogic reading techniques can be used to have more effective conversations with young children and older children outside of storytime. This is an interactive workshop for people who present storytimes and work with children 0-7 years old.

Fearless Reporting: Take the Fear Out of Reporting Book Challenges
Emily Crawford, Katie Anderson and Candace Morgan

Take the fear out of reporting book challenges. It's anonymous! Learn why reporting a book challenge is so important to preserving the freedom to read. Find out who to contact when you have a challenge, whether formal or informal. Meet them face to face! See examples of selection policies from the Oregon State Library. Gather resources that others have found useful when faced with a challenge. Most of all...get tips on how to encourage the freedom to read!

Destiny Users Group-How to Be a Destiny Power User - Andrea Keifer

Destiny topics will include customizing the home page, visual searches, and categories. Current users will have an opportunity to share success stories using Destiny with students and staff. NWToolbox.org will be featured as a virtual meeting place for Destiny users.

ALAN: Assembly on Literature of NCTE--Christina Larrechea

Ever dreamed of being in a room with 50+ different YA authors? Then you need to hear about ALAN. ALAN is a national conference hosted by NCTE. They are a leading society dedicated to the study of YA literature. Find out how you can be a part.

L-net: Oregon's Digital Reference Service
Emily Papagni, Jeanette Ryan, Tina Wong

L-net (http://www.oregonlibraries.net/) is Oregon's statewide digital reference service. Students use L-net to connect with librarians online through chat and e-mail, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. L-nets Training Coordinator will provide an overview of how the service works. Two high school librarians will share their experience staffing L-net, and discuss how providing chat reference service differs from providing reference service at their schools. Attendees will leave the session with an understanding of how students can use L-net for research assistance and how librarians can get involved answering questions for the service.

Oregon Reads 2009- Leah Griffith

Oregon Reads 2009 will have everyone in the state reading the same book as part of the Oregon Sesquecentennial celebration. Find out how your school can be part of this once in a lifetime event.

Linking Literature, Wildlife, Films and Learning- Laura and Robert Sams

Join award-winning wildlife filmmakers as they share how the book and movie "Lost in the Woods" has become an inspiration for school projects, classroom activities and more. Get ready to make frog noises, help edit nature photographs, hear live music and see activities that will relate to your curriculum.

Tricks of the Trade -Meg Miranda

Come learn some tips for maintaining your school library collection, including purchasing books on a tight budget. Bring your own "tricks" and we will all learn from each other. This session is expecially for the paraprofessional.

2008 Young Reader's Choice Award

Need a new literature promotion idea? Why not try the 2008 Young Reader's Choice Award nominees? Listen to booktalks and suggestions for promoting this student-based award to your students.

The Song of Newbery in 3 Voices

• The Winner: Susan Patron
• The Chooser: Marian Creamer
• The Mentor: Lisa Williams

A trio of voices-the 2007 Newbery Medalist, a 2007 Newbery Committee Member, and the coordinator of a Mock Newbery club-presents fresh perspectives and an inside look at this major award.

Puppets Promote Reading - Joanne Schroeder

The author of "Fun Puppets for Schools and Libraries presents an easy method of using puppets to present stories, books and songs. No stage is used. Learn how to actively involve children. See Little Red Hen, Henny Penny, Brown Bear and much more.

Bridlemile Oral History Research Project
Melinda McCrossen

This seven month research project ended with a Power Point slide show, embedded with video podcasts (MP4) of six oral histories, and a student produced website. Students presented this information to the Bridlemile Neighborhood Association in April 2006. Find out how library skills were taught and how the project was organized.

OYAN and OASL: A Great Match Curtis Kiefer and Garnetta Wilker

If you work with teenage students, you'll want to check out this session! Come learn about the Oregon Youth Adult Network and how participation in this division can benefit you as a school librarian. Discover ways to make dynamic partnerships between your school and local public library.

Five Easy Pieces: Enriching Partnerships in Your Community - Gregory Lum, Sarah Nelson, Doni Stewart, Valerie Hauser, Stephanie Thomas
Sponsored by the OLA/OASL Joint Committee

Listen to other school librarians' inspirational ideas that make a difference in their communities and positively impact the youth they serve. Learn how to develop and expand your partnerships in the library and business community. Door prizes include the "Five Easy Pieces" partnership kits!