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KEYNOTE: School Librarians and Instructional Leadership: Productive Pedagogy for the Information Age School
John F Kennedy, in a June 25 1963 speech stated: “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future”. It is my belief that the future of school libraries, however they change and morph, centers not on the collections of information, rather on a primary focus of //building capacity for critical and creative engagement centering on inquiry//– giving emphasis to thinking creatively, critically and reflectively with information in the process of building knowledge and understanding, and producing and sharing knowledge. This address will explore and elaborate the fundamental dimensions of quality teaching and learning in information age schools that focus on four essential dimensions: //Intellectual Quality//, //Relevance//, //Supportive Environment//, and //Inquiry//. As information learning specialists, school librarians must play a vital role in positioning the school library as a common place across the school for investigating and experimenting with information and IT, and leading teams engaging in pedagogical experimentation to access and use information and web tools to empower learning through creativity, discovery, inquiry, cooperation, and collaboration.
 * Dr. Ross Todd**

**Best of Web 2.0 for Teaching and Learning**
Do you Glog? Got Prezi? Is Mashing your thing? This session highlights the last two years of the AASL's Best 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning. Excite your teachers and students with these exciting, innovative, and free sites. Leave with a tool box of all sorts of great web resources and learn some creative ways to use them. Best Websites for Teaching & Learning - Tools & Resources http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitesresources.cfm
 * Melissa Jacobs-Israel**

**Build Your Virtual Dream Library and They Will Come**
In this session you will be introduced to options for creating a virtual presence which markets and extends the reach of your library services. We'll walk the timeline for Grandview Library, Digital Pencil, and Skype an Author and learn how Google Aps can be used to build your virtual presence. You'll leave this session with an invitation to: Presentation Link: http://dp.rboces.org/APRIL1_PamBerger/creatinginnovativelibrarywebsites.htm Primary Pad to leave questions: http://rocklandboces.primarypad.com/1?
 * Sarah Chauncey**
 * Use Digital Pencil (www.digitalpencil.org) with one of your library classes
 * Participate in Rockland BOCES Online Summer Session 2011 - Google Aps Virtual Library Make-Over

Students as Historians: Using Primary Sources in the Library
This workshop will focus on activities that will teach elementary and secondary students to think like historians using Web based primary sources. We will cover different types of primary sources, where to find them, and strategies to teach students to make personal connections to important historical events and global issues. With instant access to historical photos, films, audio recordings, and text resources in the humanities, arts and sciences, students can question, make unique observations, and even create new interpretations of historical events and issues. Examples of existing assignments will be provided along with staff development ideas for librarians to bring back to their teacher colleagues.
 * Phyllis DiBianco**

From Information to Inquiry: Building Engagement and Knowledge through the School Library
This session will overview Guided Inquiry as a pedagogical model for library-centered instruction, and will provide a range of instructional activities and strategies to implement a team-approach to developing an inquiry-based framework in your school.
 * Dr. Ross Todd**

Angels to Zombies: Trends in Young Adult Literature and Library Services
Getting teens excited about the library can be difficult sometimes. "Angels to Zombies" looks at trends in library services that engage teens and help make them excited to visit the library, including a discussion about what's next for young adult literature.
 * Maria Ciccone**

e-Books: Issues and Trends for School Libraries
E-Books are rapidly changing the landscape for school libraries and the students they serve. Come listen to panelists who have begun to tackle this emerging technology by integrating it into their programs. They will address the challenges, the benefits and what's yet to come.
 * Moderator: Tina Pantginis**
 * Panel Members:Laura Pearle, Buffy Hamilton, Joe Mannozzi, Jo Alyce Newgaard, M. Grace Cantwell**