webinar

Free Webinar

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT

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Note: If this time doesn’t fit your schedule, you can find this and other programs in the WebJunction archive at http://bit.ly/WebJunctionArchive.

What is the absolute best avenue to getting teens involved and engaged at your school or public library? How can you encourage them to be peer reader advisors and library advocates in the community? Ultimately, if you want to encourage your teens to become lifelong readers, learners, and library users/supporters—and possibly even choose library work for their future career path—there is no better way to go than offering opportunities for active and involved teen library participation. In this webinar, you will explore ways teens can take part in your library, such as advisory groups, volunteering, short-term projects that use teen's special skills, and partnering with adults. You’ll also get tips on planning, organizing, conducting, and evaluating teen participation. When you team up with teens at your library, it's win-win! WebJunction is pleased to host this webinar in collaboration with the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

Mixing In Math: Enhancing story times, crafts, displays, and family programs with math

Free webinar

Offered on three different dates (by popular demand!):

Monday, August 22, 2011 from 10:00 - 11:00am CDT

Monday, September 26, 2011 from 10:00 - 11:00am CDT

Friday, October 21, 2011 from 10:30 - 11:30am CDT

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On a tight budget? Looking for resources for the 2011-2012 school year and for Summer reading 2012? Learn how librarians are using MIXING IN MATH, a set of FREE materials in English and Spanish that add math to circle time, story times, displays, and crafts. At this webinar, we will share experiences using MIXING IN MATH activities, introduce you to the over 200 resources, and show you how they sprinkle a little math into what they already do: story times, family events, book displays, and summer reading programs. Come ready to explore shapes, sizes, and patterns in everyday life! Check the MIXING IN MATH website: http://mixinginmath.terc.edu to learn more.

The Texas State Library is hosting this webinar series and has invited people from anywhere in the country to join in. It is free, so take a look. Note that the time is CENTRAL and adjust for your location.

SLJ Fall Nonfiction Announcements

Free Webinar

Thursday, August 11, 2011, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EDT

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Prepare to be surprised, delighted and informed by our four participating publishers as they present the best of their new and forthcoming fall nonfiction titles! You'll be ready to support the needs of your classroom teachers and young researchers alike when the new school year kicks in with a fresh array of books covering topics from weather to sports to celebrities.

Join this one hour presentation, and don't forget to watch for a special series non-fiction buying guide, Series Made Simple, which will be included with the November issue of School Library Journal.

Panelists:

• Dave Schlichte, Vice President, The Creative Company
• Rebecca Glaser, Associate Publisher, Amicus
• Hillary Wolfe, Academic Officer for Teacher Created Materials Library, for Shell Education
• Elizabeth Des Chenes, Managing Editor, Greenhaven Press, a part of Cengage Learning

Moderator:

• Dodie Ownes, Editor, SLJTeen

If you are not able to make the live webcast, register now and you will get an email notification from School Library Journal after the event when the webcast is archived and available for viewing at your convenience. You can also find this and other programs in the Library Journal archive at  http://bit.ly/SLJArchives.

Free Webinar

Monday, June 6, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. EDT

Tired of the same old required summer reading lists? Struggling to come up with great suggestions for the youth you serve? We will build an exciting summer reading list with the help of youth participants from around the country.

Free Webinar

Monday, May 16, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. EDT

Are you still teaching in isolation or at best parallel to your students’ other teachers? How do you take your lesson plans, connect them to 21st century skills, infuse new literacies and get students motivated and engaged for their present and future? Join us for a conversation about upgrading lessons and units that extend your classroom to connect to and collaborate with other subject areas, grade levels, peers and experts from around the world.