South Carolina Association of School Librarians

37th Annual Conference

March 14 – 16, 2012 TD Convention Center, Greenville, South Carolina

Featured Speakers Learn from the professionals: Mike Eisenberg, Donalyn Miller and Chris Crutcher.

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Pre-Conference Certification Renewal Credits for participation in the SCASL conference!

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Renewal Credits Don’t miss these exciting seminars, tours, and our Grand Opening Event.

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Schedule at a Glance

You could be a winner!

Submit your SCASL 2012 Annual Conference Registration postmarked by December 31, 2011 and you will be eligible for one of 3 free Author Celebration Luncheon Tickets!

Names will be selected from those registrants who return their completed registration forms and payment by December 31, 2011.

The drawing will be January 16, 2012.

Winners will be notified via email and their names will be posted to the SCASL listserv and SCASL.net.

Wednesday

07:00 am – 07:30 pm Registration/Information Booth Open

08:30 am – 12:00 pm Tours (see tour description for times & instructions)

10:00 am – 12:15 pm Morning Pre-Conference Seminars

12:30 pm – 01:30 pm Lunch & SCASL Executive Board Meeting

01:45 pm – 04:00 pm Afternoon Pre-Conference Seminars

02:00 pm – 04:00 pm Tours (see tour description for times & instructions)

04:15 pm – 05:15 pm Concurrent Session #1

04:45 pm – 05:15 pm Past President’s Reception

05:30 pm – 07:30 pm Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Exploratorium

Thursday

07:00 am – 06:30 pm Registration/Information Booth Open

08:00 am – 09:00 am Concurrent Session #2

08:00 am – 11:00 am Exhibit Hall Open

09:15 am – 10:15 am Author Signings & Conflict Free Exhibit Time

10:30 am – 12:00 pm First General Session: Mike Eisenberg, Keynote Speaker followed by the SCASL Business Meeting

12:00 pm – 02:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open

12:15 pm – 01:45 pm Awards Luncheon (ticket required)

02:00 pm – 03:00 pm Second General Session: Donalyn Miller, Keynote Speaker

03:00 pm – 06:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open

03:15 pm – 04:15 pm Concurrent Session #3

04:30 pm – 05:30 pm Concurrent Session #4

06:00 pm – 09:00 pm Evening Dinner Activities

Friday

07:00 am – 10:00 am Registration Open

07:00 am – 12:00 pm Information Booth Open

08:00 am – 11:30 am Exhibits Open

08:00 am – 09:00 am Concurrent Session #5

09:15 am – 10:15 am Concurrent Session #6

10:30 am – 11:30 am Concurrent Session #7

12:00 pm – 02:00 pm Authors Celebration Luncheon: Chris Crutcher, Keynote Speaker (ticket required)

Blue Ribbon Book Award Banner! Why not submit one from your

school from this year’s lists?

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Keynote Speakers

Donalyn Miller

Donalyn Miller is a sixth grade language arts teacher at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School in Keller, Texas. In her popular book, The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child, Donalyn reflects on her journey to become a reading teacher and shares how she inspires and motivates her students to read 40 or more books a year. Donalyn currently writes a blog, “The Book Whisperer,” for Education Week Teacher and a monthly column for Scholastic Book Fairs’ Principal to Principal e-newsletter.

Dr. Michael Eisenberg

Mike Eisenberg is widely known in library, information, and education circles. He co-founded (with Peter Milbury) LM_NET, the school library media electronic community, and is co-author (with Bob Berkowitz) of the Big6™, the most widely used approach to information and technology literacy skills instruction in the world. Mike is a passionate advocate for the importance of teacher-librarians and school library information and technology programs in learning. Mike is a prolific author (9 books and dozens of articles) and has worked with thousands of students—pre-K through higher education—as well as people in business, government, and communities to improve their information and technology skills.

Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher is the author of 14 books -- eleven novels, two short story collections and an autobiography. His signature blend of tragedy and comedy have made him a favorite with teen and adult readers. He is also one of the most frequently banned authors in North America -- a fact he considers an accomplishment, rather than a drawback. A popular Voices from the Middle columnist for several years, Crutcher has been awarded the NCTE's National Intellectual Freedom Award, the ALAN Award, the ALA's Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, the CLA's St. Katharine Drexel Award and Writer magazine's Writers Who Make a Difference Award. He makes his home in Spokane, Washington.

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Wednesday Pre-Conference Activities

Morning Seminars (10:00 am – 12:15 pm)

Big 6™ by the Month: Comprehensive & Essential Information Literacy Programs Now! – Dr. Mike Eisenberg

Information literacy is too important to be a hit-or-miss or partial program. Big6 by the Month is a new approach to delivering comprehensive and accountable information and technology literacy learning. Big6 by the Month is a systematic way to envision, plan, and deliver information literacy programs that are valued as essential in every school.

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to revise your current information literacy program so that it reaches all students in your school by being clearly defined, predictable, measured, and reported.

Beyond the Basics (Advanced Streamline) – Donna Thompson/Debbie Jarrett, Education Technology Instructors, SCETV

When asked if you use StreamlineSC, do you say "Yeah, I use it all the time"? In this session you will discover how to search for presentations, songs, writing prompts, lesson plans, the Atlas, Theme Pages, STEM content and how to upload your own content to Streamline. Bring your own laptop.

Media Literacy: Part of the 21st Century Skills All Students Need – Frank Baker, Media Literacy Clearinghouse

Join Frank Baker for this extended, hands-on and interactive session. You’ll learn how to incorporate media literacy into instruction as well as some of the valuable resources available to you, your teachers and your students.

Movie Maker – Donna Thompson/Debbie Jarrett, Education Technology Instructors, SCETV

Windows Movie Maker is free video editing software that is already preloaded on most computers. In this workshop you will learn how to edit StreamlineSC video clips, including importing video and pictures, adding special effects, text, narration and music. Bring your own laptop.

Morning Tours

Trolley Tour of Downtown Greenville and Historic Neighborhoods, led by John Nolan (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) http://www.greenvillehistorytours.com/cartour.html

This tour traces the development of the coming of the textile industry that transformed a small village to the

textile center of the world, including remnants of the mills that grew up around the falls. It also showcases the Hampton-Pinckney historic district, which is the earliest intact neighborhood in Greenville where some of the city's earliest homes from the mid-nineteenth century are located. Bus Leaves TD Convention Center at 9:00 am. (Limit 35) Cost: $20 per person

BMW Factory Tour and Museum (8:30 am – 11:30 am) A fascinating and extensive one hour guided tour through BMW’s only American factory, so wear comfortable, fully enclosed walking shoes with no more than a 2” heel. The museum is a self-guided trip through the world of BMW to experience exhibits that document BMW’s numerous milestones in both racing and touring vehicles. View rare and important vehicles from BMW’s past, such as the famous Isetta “Bubblecar,” BMW Motorcycles, and Art Cars. You can also explore what’s current in BMW, with exhibits that feature state-of-the-art technologies in transportation safety and the latest in environmental engineering with the Hydrogen Car. 1 hour factory tour; 30 minute self-guided museum visit. Bus leaves TD Convention Center at 8:30 am. (Limit 20) Cost: $15 per person Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum Tour (9:45 am – 11:00 am) www.shoelessjoejackson.org In 2008 Greenville baseball fans celebrated the grand opening of the museum located in the house where Joe Jackson lived and died. The not-for-profit museum displays records, artifacts, photographs, film and other items of interest associated with the historic life and baseball career of Shoeless Joe Jackson. Bus leaves TD Convention Center at 9:45 am (Limit 25) Cost: $5

School Tours (10:00 am – 12:00 pm) Cost: $5 per person All school tours leave TD Convention Center at 10:00 am – bus transportation provided. Tour #1: A. J. Whittenberg Elementary School A.J. Whittenberg is the first elementary school in South Carolina with a school-wide engineering curriculum. It is in its second full year of existence. The engineering labs have software for students to have hands-on experience in engineering technology. Tour #2: Sterling School / Charles Townes Gifted Center Sterling School is unique to Greenville County Schools in that it combines a traditional community-based elementary school with the center for highly gifted students known as the Charles Townes Center. The

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Charles Townes Center serves gifted students in grades 3 - 8 with a maximum capacity of 75 students per grade level. Differentiation in the depth, breadth, and pace of instruction is designed to challenge the abilities of advanced learners, with strong emphasis on the development of higher order thinking skills. Tour #3: SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities is a public residential high school for emerging artists. The school gives artistically talented high school students from across the state the opportunity to study their art in a supportive environment of artistic and academic excellence. Arts concentrations include Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts. The library provides resources to support the arts and academic curricula of the school as well as leisure reading, listening and viewing to enrich residential life. The tour will be of both the library and the school.

Afternoon Seminars (1:45 pm – 4:00 pm)

Digitize It! – Liz Hood - Media Specialist, Saluda Trail Middle School

Catch a wave! Come and explore ways to produce digital information for your learning community (Photostory, Animoto, Voicethread, GoAnimate, Audacity and others). Participants will have the opportunity to create a digital product that can be accessed a variety of ways. Bring your laptop, a flash drive and a content idea (digital pics are welcome!)

It's a snap - create your own instructional videos with Photo Story3! (Digital Storytelling) – Donna Thompson/Debbie Jarrett, Education Technology Instructors, SCETV

Learn how you and your students can use copyright free photos and images from StreamlineSC to create great instructional projects with Microsoft's free program Photo Story 3. Sample projects and ideas will be discussed and presented. Bring your own photos on a usb drive, if you would like. Bring your own laptop.

Multiple Intelligences, Menus, and Technology Projects - Fran Mauney, Instructional Technology Facilitator, Greenville County School District

Learn how to plan lessons that incorporate technology using your students’ multiple intelligences. You will view samples of Menus, blogs, wikis and create your

own integrated curriculum to use with your students. Creating Menus gives students the freedom to choose activities that best suit their strongest intelligences. This technique is extremely popular with teachers and students from kindergarten through high school. See how interactive websites and Web 2.0 tools will bring your class to life!

Using Video Cameras in the Classroom – Donna Thompson/Debbie Jarrett, Education Technology Instructors, SCETV

See how easy it is to use video cameras (Flip, Small Wonder, etc.) to create video for your classroom. Participants will use cameras during this workshop to record and upload the video to their computers. They will use simple video editing tools like Windows Movie Maker or Apple's iMovie to create their own movies. Sample projects and ideas will be discussed and presented. Bring your own laptop. (Cameras will be provided.)

Afternoon Tours

Trolley Tour of Downtown Greenville and Historic Neighborhoods, led by John Nolan (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm) http://www.greenvillehistorytours.com/cartour.html

This tour traces the development of the coming of the textile industry that transformed a small village to the textile center of the world, including remnants of the mills that grew up around the falls. It also showcases the Hampton-Pinckney historic district, which is the earliest intact neighborhood in Greenville where some of the city's earliest homes from the mid-nineteenth century are located. NO BUS TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED. Participants will meet at the Hyatt Hotel, 220 North Main Street. (Limit 35) Cost: $14

Walking Tour of Greenville’s Historic West End (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm) Historic places both teach and inspire us, and Greenville has an abundance of architecture and intriguing tales to share. Join Thomas Riddle, Social Studies Coordinator for Greenville County Schools, for this exciting walk through Greenville’s history. NO BUS TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED. Participants will need to drive themselves to the Falls Park entrance on Main Street. (Limit 25) Cost: FREE

Wednesday Pre-Conference Activities

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Hilton Greenville 45 West Orchard Park Drive Greenville, SC 29615 (864) 232-4747 (864) 235-6248 fax http://bit.ly/hilton2012 Room Rate: $115.00/Night

Pre-Conference Lunch

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mediterranean Chicken Wrap: Sliced Grilled Chicken Breast with Feta Cheese,

Hummus, Sliced Tomatoes and Crisp Lettuce,

Chef's Choice of Side Salad, Chips, Cookie and Choice of Soft Drink or

Bottled Water $21.00

Awards Luncheon

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Join us for the announcement of our award winners - including Media Specialist of the Year!

Classic Sirloin Pot Roast: Tender Beef Braised in a Rich Red Wine Bordelaise Sauce served with Horseradish Mashed Potatoes and Seasonal Vegetables, Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Iced Tea, Coffee and Water $28.00

Special Thursday Evening Activities (6:00 pm – 9:00 pm) Participants must provide their own transportation!

Culinary Tour of Greenville: The Loft, The Lazy Goat, Soby’s New South Cuisine, Deveraux’s. Sample dishes from some of Greenville’s best restaurants with local author and historian John Nolan. (Limit 30) Cost: $39

Cooking Class at The Cook’s Station: A local chef will prepare a gourmet meal as you watch - then share the recipes with you as you eat the meal that has been prepared. (Limit 16) Cost: $36

Dinner at The Lazy Goat: Join several local media specialists in the private dining room: meal includes a choice of 5 hors d’oeuvres chosen from The Lazy Goat’s fabulous menu. For more details see scasl.net. (Limit 30) Cost: $42

Dinner with a Local Librarian: Choose a restaurant from one of the many options. Sign up at the information booth then meet up with fellow attendees and a local librarian to enjoy a meal and conversation! Groups limited to 6-8 people!

Author Celebration Luncheon

Friday, March 16, 2012

Come listen to author Chris Crutcher and be the first to find out which books won this year’s book awards!

Chipotle Grilled Chicken Salad Thinly Sliced Chipotle Soy Marinated Chicken Breast, served over Baby Field Greens and Chopped Romaine Lettuce with a Black Bean/Corn Salsa, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Julienne Tri Color Corn Chips and our Southwest Spoon Bread, served with our House Smoked Tomatoes Vinaigrette and Sweet Red Pepper Ranch Dressing, Basket of Tortilla Chips, Cinnamon Chocolate Mousse, Iced Tea, Coffee and Water

$25.00

Please Note: Menus needed to meet special dietary requirements are available with advance notice and must be received by February 29, 2012. Email angie.bardin@gmail.com prior to February 29, 2012 with special meal requests.

The Phoenix 246 North Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, SC 29607 (800) 257-3529 www.phoenixgreenvillesinn.com Reservation Code: SCASL Room Rate: $95.00/Night

The Sleep Inn 231 North Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, SC 29607 (864) 240-2006 (864) 672-2015 fax Room Rate: $89.99/Night

Conference Meals

Conference Hotels

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Certification Renewal Credits

Renewal credits must be related to the educator’s professional growth plan and/or support the goals of the employing educational entity, and therefore, are subject to the approval of the educational district or entity. A pre-approval form for this professional activity may be required.

An educator may earn renewal credits through activities for which all eligibility criteria have been met.

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It is up to each participant to follow the guidelines of his/her district in order to receive full credit for this Professional Development Activity. See excerpt below and go to http://www.scteachers.org for more information – or contact your district office.

Registration:

• You must complete a form to register.

• All forms must be accompanied by payment or they will not be processed.

• Multiple registration payments may be included in one check; however, a separate registration form must be completed for each conference attendee.

Refunds

• Refund requests must be made in writing to Angie Bardin, Executive Secretary, PO Box 2442, Columbia, SC 29202 or email angie.bardin@gmail.com prior to January 31, 2012.

• Refund requests postmarked after January 31, 2012 will not be honored.

• An administrative fee of $25 will be charged for all refunds.

• No refunds will be given on site.

Meal Events

• No meals can be ordered after February 29, 2012.

T-shirts

• T-shirts must be pre-ordered and paid for prior to January 21, 2012

Conference Registration Policies & Deadlines

The educator is responsible for maintaining all required renewal credit verification and documentation.

The educator will be responsible for turning in the verification to the appropriate district/entity renewal credit plan coordinator for processing.