SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION
CLOSED ON JUNE 4
Please contact Genna Buhr at gbuhr@alliancelibrarysystem.com
or 309-694-9200 x2145 for cancellations or to inquire as to any open seats
Don't forget send in your payment form before camp starts!
Additional details about registration can be found
in the left column of this web page.
SESSIONS
Monday, June 9
FREE & DISCOUNTED DATABASES
Morning Session
Gwen Harrison, Network Consultant for the Illinois State Library (ISL), will discuss the E-Rich program that includes free databases subsidized by ISL, as well as discounted resources for all ILLINET libraries.
WEBQUESTS
Afternoon Session
This session will introduce the concept of "WebQuests", a lesson plan model to guide students through accessing, analyzing and synthesizing information from the Web to solve a problem. The session content will cover the basic design of a WebQuest, suggestions for the technical design of WebQuests and resources for ready-made WebQuests on the Internet. Participants will design a basic WebQuest during the session.
*Please bring a USB drive to save your files!
Tuesday, June 10
CURRICULUM
NOT IN A BOX, WITH A FOX, OR ON THE ROCKS...
BUT FOR YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY
All-day Session
Learn to incorporate a newly-designed, standards-based curriculum framework into what you are doing in your library already! Angie Green of Alliance Library System will lead this workshop in which groups will work to create and integrate lesson plans, collection development, and other resources that will be included in the final product to be distributed to all ALS school librarians.
Wednesday, June 11
A CONVERSATION WITH MARC ARONSON
Morning Session
Marc Aronson is an author, editor, publisher, speaker, and historian who believes that young people, especially pre-teens and teenagers, are smart, passionate, and capable of engaging with interesting ideas in interesting ways. Join us as he talks about the books he’s written, discusses how he chooses who or what to write about, and answers your questions. For more information about Aronson and his works, visit www.marcaronson.com.
*Marc will be available to sign books for about 20 minutes during the day. Please bring your Marc Aronson-authored books with you. Books will not be sold by or at ALS. His website provides links to sellers.
BOYS AND READING
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?
Afternoon Session
How can we get boys to read? The answer is obvious: find out what interests them. But we do the opposite. We treat reading as novel reading, and tell boys who like facts, battles, sports magazines, websites, or fantasy that they are not readers. In this presentation, Aronson shows how to build bridges to reading by seeing boys for who they are.
Wednesday, June 18
5 OBSTACLES TO INFORMATION FLUENCY
AND HOW TO REMOVE THEM
Morning Session
Carl Heine, Project Director and Senior E-Learning Architect for the Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA), explains how to help students master the five critical digital information fluency skills: creating effective queries, selecting the right database, reading efficiently, finding better keywords, and evaluating credibility.
SCHOOL LIBRARIANS AND WEBJUNCTION ILLINOIS
Afternoon Session
WebJunction Illinois is a great resource for collaboration, cooperation and communication sponsored by the Illinois State Library and Illinois Library Systems. Join us as Lisa Barnhart teaches us to discover the hidden resources for school librarians.
Thursday, June 19
ROAD TRIP!
THE CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR THE BOOK
All-day Session
We’re hitting the road again this year and traveling to the University of Illinois campus in Champaign/Urbana to visit The Center for Children’s Books. We’ll start our visit with a presentation on the center’s products and services, such as their website, booklists, and more. After lunch, the remainder of day will allow you time to browse the collection, review new books, and make your wish list for next school year. For more information on the center, visit http://ccb.lis.uiuc.edu/.
*This trip is limited to 25 participants.
