MASL 51 Annual Conference 2024

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MASL 51 Annual Conference 2024

Michigan Association of School Librarians
51st Annual Conference
DoubleTree by Hilton, Bay City, MI
October 23-25, 2024

Welcome to MASL 51. We are so excited for our 2024 conference!

Funding for MASL 51 is provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan.

9:00am EDT

Pre-conference Breakfast & Welcome Davidson 1 Pre-conference Registration Grand Foyer

10:00am EDT

Pre-conference Morning Session - Collaboration and Connections Davidson 1Justin Bruno • Cynthia Zervos • Bethany Bratney • Harry Coffill • Christina Chatel • Kelly Hincks

11:30am EDT

Pre-conference Lunch Davidson 1

12:30pm EDT

Pre-conference Afternoon Session - Collaboration and Connections Davidson 1Harry Coffill • Justin Bruno • Cynthia Zervos • Bethany Bratney • Christina Chatel • Kelly Hincks

5:30pm EDT

Welcome Reception sponsored by WSU Davidson 1 Registration Davidson 1

9:00pm EDT

Librarians After Dark Riverview Suite

7:15am EDT

Registration Grand Foyer

7:30am EDT

Breakfast, Welcome & Opening Keynote - Jennifer LaGarde Grand Ballroom ADJennifer LaGarde

9:10am EDT

Breakout Session - Building Community with Esports and Videogames in the Library Davidson 3Suzanne Banwart Breakout Session - Just an "Hour of Code" Can Ignite Excitement Davidson 1Katherine Montei Breakout Session - The Power of a Book Tasting Davidson 2Sara Brown Breakout Session - Utilizing MeL eResources to Support MASL’s MISelf in Books Davidson 4Ann Kaskinen Breakout Session - Venture Into the Future of Learning: Inspiration from ISTE LIVE24 WheelerErica Trowbridge • Carma Roesch

10:00am EDT

Newcomers Meet & Greet Grand Ballroom BC Exhibitor Showcase Grand Ballroom BC Exhibits Open Grand Ballroom BC

12:00pm EDT

Lunch & Networking Grand Ballroom AD Past Presidents Luncheon Wheeler

1:10pm EDT

Breakout Session - Book Talk Bonanza with Alexa and Amanda WheelerAlexa Lalejini • Amanda Davies Breakout Session - DIY School Library Advocacy Work Session Davidson 1Stephie Luyt Breakout Session - Michigan Mystery Connect Davidson 3Mark Lyons Breakout Session - Reaching More Learners Online: Practical Lessons from the Online Ready Project Davidson 4Kristin Fontichiaro Breakout Session - Unleashing Creativity and Collaboration: Harnessing FigJam for School Libraries Davidson 2Laura Gabrion • Judy Bowling

2:10pm EDT

Breakout Session - Adventure Awaits! Reading & Vocabulary Incentives for Secondary Libraries Davidson 2Erica Trowbridge Breakout Session - ALA's Law for Librarians: Intellectual Freedom in Schools Davidson 3Kathy Lester Breakout Session - How to Use Novel Effect in Your School Library Davidson 1Carma Roesch Breakout Session - Shameless Self-Promotion Davidson 4Harry Coffill Breakout Session with featured speaker, Jennifer LaGarde - Developing Digital Detectives WheelerJennifer LaGarde

3:10pm EDT

Roundtables Grand Ballroom AD

6:00pm EDT

MASL 51 Awards Gala & Dinner Grand Ballroom AD

9:00pm EDT

Librarians After Dark Riverview Suite

7:15am EDT

Registration Grand Foyer

7:30am EDT

Author Breakfast with Erik Jon Slangerup Grand Ballroom ADErik Slangerup

8:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Wheeler

9:10am EDT

Breakout Session - Creating Inclusive and Respectful School Communities with ADL's No Place for Hate Davidson 1Cheri Dobbs • Carla Chennault Breakout Session - Critical Media Literacy in the Age of AI Davidson 3Christopher Heintz Breakout Session - Follett Reports and Collection Development Tools: Servicing Students Equally Across the District Davidson 4Sara Taylor Breakout Session - Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints - Leveraging Great FREE Content for Your Students and Teachers Davidson 2Martin Petz Breakout Session with featured speaker, John Schu - This Is a Story WheelerJohn Schu

10:10am EDT

Author Speed Dating Grand Ballroom AD

11:30am EDT

Shoptalks - Elementary SIG Davidson 1 Shoptalks - High School SIG Davidson 2 Shoptalks - Middle School/Jr High SIG Davidson 3

12:00pm EDT

Lunch & General Membership Meeting Grand Ballroom AD

1:10pm EDT

Breakout Session - Collabor-AI-tion in Classrooms: Supporting Teachers with Tools and Possibilities Davidson 1Anne Perez Breakout Session - Dewey Lite: Reorganizing Nonfiction in an Elementary Library Davidson 4Kelly Hincks Breakout Session - Dungeons & Dragons in the Library Davidson 3Suzanne Banwart • Rebecca Lowe Breakout Session - Support for Your Non-Technical Staff Providing Tech Support Davidson 2Melinda Waffle Breakout Session with featured author, Erik Jon Slangerup - 8 Billion Sweet Spots: Drawing the Map to Our Inspiration WheelerErik Slangerup

2:10pm EDT

Closing Keynote - John Schu Davidson 1John Schu

3:25pm EDT

MISelf in Books Davidson 1Rebecca Lowe • Rachel Cwiek