Michigan Association of School Librarians 51st Annual Conference DoubleTree by Hilton, Bay City, MI October 23-25, 2024
Funding for MASL 51 is provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan
Thank you to our conference sponsors: Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, Wayne State University School of Information Sciences, REMC of Michigan, Follett Learning, and Michigan Virtual
WiFi password: MASL2024!
Link to form for SCECHs (select the sessions you attended for professional development credit)
Learn how to attend the ISTE Live or virtual conferences and take a look at what the organization has to offer school librarians. Erica and Carma traveled to Denver, CO last summer to attend ISTE Live24. They will share with you what they learned, how they traveled there, what they experimented with, and more. Gain inspiration on a future trip, or digest the innovative offerings they gathered last summer.
Join Alexa Lalejini and Amanda Davies as they book talk their favorite books of the past year. We'll share our most-loved books to help you build your collections and your own TBR list. We will cover everything from picture books to young adult books, representing diverse experiences and a wide range of genres.
One of the reasons traditional information literacy protocols (like the CRAAP test!) so often fail to remain relevant outside of a single lesson, lies less in what those tools include and more in what they're missing: an emphasis on human behavior and the ways in which emotions drive our decision making. In this session, featured speaker Jennifer LaGarde will unpack that connection and discuss ways to help our learners disrupt the reactions creators of mis-, di-s and mal- information are counting on when posting content online.
The best book talks are those delivered from the heart. It’s the way we share our love and passion for favorite titles and books that inspires students and colleagues. Join featured speaker, children’s book author, and librarian John Schu as he invites us to imagine the many ways books can foster connection and understanding. He’ll share some of the best new books and ways to easily incorporate them into your school reading culture to increase reading motivation, stamina, and growth.
Featured speaker and action-adventure writer Erik Slangerup guides participants through an individualized Venn diagram exercise to uncover the sources of our own inspiration—and what makes us unique sources of inspiration for others.
