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

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)

9:00am EDT

Pre-conference Breakfast & Welcome Davidson 1 Pre-conference Registration 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 Wenonah Suite

7:15am EDT

Registration 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 - The Extremely Unsubtle Art ofShameless 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 Wenonah Suite

7:15am EDT

Registration 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

Lunch & General Membership Meeting Grand Ballroom AD

12:30pm 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

1:40pm EDT

Closing Keynote - John Schu Davidson 1John Schu

3:00pm EDT

MISelf in Books Davidson 1Rebecca Lowe • Rachel Cwiek