TASL Con 2024

Attending this event?

TASL Con 2024

Welcome to the 2024 TASL Conference Sched site! This will serve as the information hub for all things related to the schedule throughout the conference. If you need assistance, please reach out to Heather Alexander at halexander.tasl@gmail.com.

12:00pm CDT

Registration Desk Open Registration Desk

4:00pm CDT

Opening Session Mirabella E/FRafael Lopez

5:30pm CDT

Bookstore Open Mirabella E/F Vendor Reception Mirabella E/F

7:00pm CDT

TASL Board Meeting Cambridge A/B

8:00am CDT

Making the Most Out of the Conference Mirabella A-DKatie Capshaw Vendor Hall Open Mirabella E/F Registration Desk Open Registration Desk Bookstore Open Mirabella E/F

9:00am CDT

Black, White, and Read All Over Oakleigh BAlan Gratz Imagination to Page: The Art of Children's Book Illustration Concept to Completion Oakleigh ARafael Lopez Making Fiction and Nonfiction Work (and Easy) for Your Library How to Make the Books Fly Out of the Library Cambridge A/BKari Sharp • Jennifer Walker Meet Your Makers! Mirabella IJulie Greene Nitty Gritty Nerdy Stuff: Using Your Imagination with Some Black Holes of Nonfiction Mirabella JBrian Seadorf The Book Doctor Workshop - Ticket Only! Oakleigh CKimberly Young Choice Boards and Gale Resources from the Tennessee Electronic Library Mirabella GTammi Burke • Andrea Zielke Our World With Advertising Mirabella HJeannette Bennett • Jackie Morgan

10:00am CDT

Black, White, and Read All Over Oakleigh BAlan Gratz Imagination to Page: The Art of Children's Book Illustration Concept to Completion Oakleigh ARafael Lopez How Do Meteorologists Predict the Weather? And Other Fun Weather Stuff Mirabella HLisa Spencer Shining in the Spotlight: Tips and Tricks to Ace Your Upcoming LMS Evaluation Cambridge A/BKaitlyn Benavides • Blake Hopper VSBA / Battle of the Books Mirabella JChrista Cordrey Innovative Ways to Engage Readers with Diverse Learning Styles Mirabella ILandra Jennings • Jo Hackl The Book Doctor Workshop - Ticket Only! Oakleigh CKimberly Young Strategies and Tools for Library Collection Development: Leveraging Titlewave, the #1 eCommerce Sit in K12 Mirabella GRichie Gibson

11:00am CDT

Lunch, Business Meeting, VSBA Awards Mirabella A-D

1:00pm CDT

I'm With the Banned Oakleigh BKelly Quindlen Classroom Management in the Library Mirabella JChrista Cordrey Ctrl+Teach+Del: Unleashing AI in Education Mirabella IMisti Jenkins Law 4 Libraries - Updates, Strategies, & Advocacy Oakleigh AXan Lasko • Erika Long • Lindsey Kimery • Amanda Smithfield They Are Called Comics for a Reason: Humorous Graphic Novels for Children and Tweens Oakleigh CScot Smith Atriuum User's Group Meeting Cambridge A/BSuzanne Burton Lewis Building a Culture of Readers w/o Quizzes Mirabella HEmily Matlock • Amy Smith • Doug Blanchard Making a Case for Maker Education Mirabella GLindsay Simmons

2:00pm CDT

Author Signing - Alan Gratz Mirabella E/FAlan Gratz Author Signing - Cheryl Klein Main Hall (Churchill Boardroom)Cheryl Klein Illustrator Signing - Rafael Lopez Mirabella E/FRafael Lopez Exhibit Hall Open Mirabella E/F

2:45pm CDT

Author Signing - Heather L. Montgomery Main Hall (Churchill Boardroom)Heather L. Montgomery Author Signing - Kelly Quindlen Mirabella E/FKelly Quindlen Author Signing - Linda Williams Jackson Mirabella E/FLinda Williams Jackson

3:30pm CDT

From Earthworms to Thunderstorms: Inspiring Inquiry Oakleigh AHeather L. Montgomery I'm With the Banned Oakleigh BKelly Quindlen Making Your Book Idea a Reality Oakleigh CCheryl Klein Zoom Mentorships for Classroom Writing Projects: Increasing Enthusiasm and Confidence for Longer Writing Projects Mirabella IKristin O'Donnell Tubb Building Community Problem Solvers Mirabella GDustin Hensley Cultivating a Robust Literacy Partnership Mirabella JGretchen Koerpel • Catherine Curtis • Kaci Holz • Dinah Wade • Leah Bishop Drop Everything and Read: Creating a Culture of Independent Reading in the English Classroom Mirabella HOlivia Looper Poetry, Puzzles, and Puffy Paints: Adding Joy and Creativity to Your Library with Passive Programming and Stations Cambridge A/BKelly Messerly

4:30pm CDT

If Publishers Only Knew... Oakleigh CCheryl Klein Science is Sick! Oakleigh AHeather L. Montgomery Developing a World Language Collection Mirabella JLaurie Stansbury • Nicole Richardson Everyday Props for Your Interactive Library Mirabella HMary Davis Just in Time for Halloween: Horror Comics for Tweens and Teens Oakleigh BScot Smith Observations and How to Shine at Them Mirabella IBecky Jackman Show Me the Money: Ways to Help Fund Your Library Mirabella GKari Sharp • Jennifer Walker They Want Me to Teach What?!?! Integrating Computer Science In The Library Cambridge A/BMichelle Howell

7:30pm CDT

TASL After Dark Mirabella A-D

8:00am CDT

Let's Write a Story Oakleigh BLinda Williams Jackson Podcasts: Educate, Empower, and Amplify Your Voice Oakleigh AAmy Hermon EL Learners in the Library Cambridge A/BKatelyn Jernigan How Much Time for Book Check-out?: Finding the Balance as an Elementary School Librarian Oakleigh CRachel Ogilvie Lights, Camera, Action! Mirabella ASarah Hubbard Bookstore Open Mirabella E/F Registration Desk Open Registration Desk

9:30am CDT

Have YOUR Say! Oakleigh AAmy Hermon Let's Write a Story Oakleigh BLinda Williams Jackson Save Your Voice: How to Make a Better, More Efficient Library Orientation Oakleigh CBrian Seadorf • Misti Jenkins Supporting STEAM in the Library Cambridge A/BMichelle Howell Utilizing Your School Library and Librarian Mirabella GBlake Hopper • Krista Grace

10:30am CDT

Art Journaling for Librarians and Patrons Oakleigh BAlissa Browning-Couch Beyond Traditional Walls: Leveraging a Digital Learning Format for STEM Literacy Development Mirabella AShannon Bee Auberson • Thura Mack • Angelica Rose Nepomuceno • Elizabeth Anne Nix The Lazy Librarian's Guide to Creating Reading Culture: The Easiest Things You Can Do to Encourage Book Love in your Students Oakleigh CHannah Webster Unconference Cambridge A/BElizabeth Shepherd Writing Made Easy with a Little Online Help Oakleigh ALeigh Anne Frazier

11:30am CDT

Closing Keynote - The MAGIC of School Librarians Mirabella E/FAmy Hermon