Hawaii Dept of Ed Power Hour Webinars - 2018
Books For a Better World Part 1:
Creating Collections That Foster Empathy and
Celebrate the Diversity of Our Global Family
In this session, we’ll explore some of the latest publications for young people that help cultivate much needed, (and increasingly rare) empathy and that celebrate the diversity of our global family. And we’ll talk about how creating diverse library collections is both a best practice and an act of social justice that helps to grow and empower your school community.
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Books For a Better World Part 2:
Creating Collections That Foster Empathy and
Celebrate the Diversity of Our Global Family
Often the words we use to describe our students are reflective of either a) their achievement data (think: “at risk,” “low performing,” or “gifted”) OR b) their subgroup and demographic data (think: “male/female,” “minority,” or “low socio-economic”). The problem, of course, is that our students are so much more than this. In this session, we’ll explore strategies for creating truly diverse, inclusive collections, by getting to know our students in deeper, more meaningful ways.
Creating Community Through Global Connections:
Author/Expert visits aren’t just for students! In this session, we’ll explore ways to use technology to create opportunities for families to connect with authors, experts and other learners from the around the world. From planning the event, and partnering with local businesses for support to marketing and implementation, participants take away ideas to implement right away!
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An Act of Justice: The Roles of School Librarians in
Breaking The Cycle of Poverty - Community Engagement Edition!
If, as Nelson Mandela said, “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” school libraries represent a unique and powerful opportunity to impact our most vulnerable students. In session, we will explore ways in which we take the library TO the community, to help students and families living in poverty connect with the resources our spaces and programs have to offer.
Making Book Clubs a Family Affair:
Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop famously said that books are like windows, mirrors and sliding glass doors. They help us see our own experiences validated in stories featuring characters like us; they help us gain insight into the experiences of others when the story features characters whose lives are different from ours; and they help us envision futures beyond what can sometimes seem possible. In short, stories connect us. And family book clubs are an effective way to use the power of story to inform and empower our entire community. In this session we’ll explore some successful examples of family book clubs and outline the steps for getting started!
Summer Library Programs That Work!
Each year, when we send our students home for the summer, we hope they’ll spend some of those sunny afternoons curled up in a good book. But the only way to really guarantee that is to create programs that enable our readers and families to have access to our collections all year long. In this session we’ll explore one district’s journey toward creating a highly successful and sustainable library program and we’ll outline the steps for getting started!
