Connections ESC Region 11 Fall Library Conference 2024

Connections ESC Region 11 Fall Library Conference 2024

8:00am CST

Breakfast Provided by Libraria. CafeYolanda Murray

8:30am CST

Keynote: Innovate RoomsShawna Ford • Perma-Bound

9:30am CST

Vendor Visits ESC Region 11

9:45am CST

Boost Reading Comprehension with Kids Discover Online Engage CAlec Grotenstein Family Book Clubs: Bringing the Community Together Innovate BChrista Pospisil • April Scott Pebble Go Power (almost) Hour! Engage BJ'aime Garcia • Capstone Revolutionize Your Library Instruction with Magic School AI Inspire BSallee Clark • Jeni Long Storybook PAL (Partners in Art and Literacy) - Modules for Creative and Core Learning Engage AImagination Fort Worth • Connect2Texas The Essential 10 Tools for Librarians in Discovery Education Collaborate ADiscovery Education Engaging Programming Ideas for Your School Library Innovate AMary Eldredge Igniting Imagination: Boosting literacy with Interactive Stories Collaborate BP. J. Hoover Math Books and the Library Innovate DErin Jewell • Tara Linz Connecting Readers with Books Inspire AYolanda Murray Luminarias Book List: Illuminating bilingual readers Innovate CAdrianna Marroquin • Michelle Touchet • Maria Rodriguez Carter • Rose Badia • Marvin Gonzalez Adventures in Cross-Curricular Coding Engage DKaren Woodruff

10:45am CST

AI in your Library Innovate ACaroline Carr • Diana Colby Follett Content Solutions: Titlewave updates Collaborate BAshley Bell • Wendell Fields • Harvey Smith How Digital Libraries Add Value to Advocacy Efforts: A story of data and equity Inspire BTy Sugick Picture Perfect: The power of a picture book Engage BJ'aime Garcia Connecting Readers with Books Inspire AYolanda Murray Empowering Future Scholars: Information literacy for college-ready research Engage AAnna Hithersay • Audrey Wilson-Youngblood Kids Do Like Nonfiction! Engage DLex Anne Seifert Pre-K: Let's get started Innovate BPatrick Adams • Caroline Legere Unlocking Learning: Innovative Instructional Strategies with Britannica Education for K-12 Libraries Engage C Are you Future Ready?: Supporting student-centered learning in the Library Collaborate APaula Taylor • Discovery Education Page-turning Triumphs: Exploring the Excitement of Reading Contests Innovate CPam Pinkerton • Jeni Tahaney Heart of the School Innovate DKristen Hendrix Lego Inspire AAllison Bobbitt • Dr. Colleen Cannon-Ruffo

11:30am CST

Lunch Sponsored by Discovery Ed Cafe

12:30pm CST

AI Support for IEPs and Accommodations Inspire ASallee Clark • Jeni Long Books on My Mind: Navigating book resumes and reflecting with Lists and Analysis Reports Engage CJade Valenzuela Building Accessibility in the Library with Digital Resources and Large Print Inspire BTammy McGee • Rich Dupree • Gale & Thorndike Press Destiny Updates from the Follett Team Collaborate AJim McDonald Embracing the Future: Fall into AI tools for enhanced library instruction and productivity Innovate CKelli Montgomery Bold Before Perfect: Renewing energy and circulation in Secondary Libraries Innovate DMelissa Silerio • Shannon Whiteley How Can the Texas Bluebonnet List Work for You? Engage ANeznaika Senerchia • Jayce Senter Perma-Bound for Fitness! Engage DLex Anne Seifert • Perma-Bound Essential Tools and Tips for Early Learner Library Success Innovate AMary Eldredge Not Your Grandma's Encyclopedia Engage BJ'aime Garcia • ABDO New Books: How cutesy, How demure, How mindful Innovate BKatie Cox TBD Collaborate BBound To Stay Bound Books

1:15pm CST

Vendor Visits ESC Region 11

1:45pm CST

Boost Reading Comprehension with Kids Discover Online Engage CAlec Grotenstein Destiny District Classroom Library Manager: Empower, engage, excel Collaborate AJim McDonald Literacy Connections Abound: TeachingBooks resources and tools for all! Engage BJade Valenzuela There's a Chatbot for That! Inspire BSallee Clark • Jeni Long Bullet Journaling for Educators: Get it together! Engage AErin Wahpekeche Supporting Bilingual Families in Libraries Collaborate BGwen Rosewell Unlocking Student Engagement and Creativity: Dynamic strategies for an interactive school library Innovate BCharity Hatley Collection Development Best Practices Engage DShawna Ford • Perma-Bound Nobody's Got Time for That! Innovate DJeni Tahaney Reading Blackout Innovate CHeather Shipp Lego Education Inspire AAllison Bobbitt • Dr. Colleen Cannon-Ruffo Maker Magic: Creative story-supported activities for early learners Innovate AMary Eldredge

2:45pm CST

AI Support for IEPs and Accommodations Inspire BSallee Clark • Jeni Long Boost Reading Comprehension with KidsDiscover Online Engage CAlec Grotenstein Check Out Discovery Ed Innovate CAndy Simpson Follett Content Solutions: Titlewave updates Collaborate BAshley Bell • Wendell Fields • Harvey Smith Transform your School with Follett Managed Services Collaborate AJim McDonald Bluebonnet Bliss Innovate DMargaret Resendez Flying Solo: Tips and tricks to managing multiple libraries as a solo librarian Engage AChristina Moore Get Your Staff Involved Innovate BStephanie Roe More Giggling, Less Wiggling: Tried and true takeaways to captivate your early learners Innovate AMary Eldredge Lego Education Inspire ADr. Colleen Cannon-Ruffo • Allison Bobbitt STEMplicity: Simple STEM solutions Engage BJ'aime Garcia