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Speakers and workshops of interest to school librarians! I have attended NCCE conference for the last 10 years, and they have always had excellent workshops for techno-librarians. Portland, OR is a great venue for a conference, as well. Great speakers (list below) lined up for librarians. I hope to meet you there! Tava Smathers District Library Coordinator Telluride Schools Telluride, CO tsmathers@telluride.k12.co.us LIBRARY of CONGRESS PRESENTS TWO LIBRARY WORKSHOPS AT 38th ANNUAL NCCE CONFERENCE www.ncce.org IN PORTLAND ON FEBRUARY 17-18, 2009 Northwest Council for Computer Education, NCCE, announced that Educational Outreach Specialists from the Library of Congress will be presenting two library media workshops, Traveling through History with Online Maps and Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources, at the 38th annual largest educational technology conference in the Northwest held on February 17-20 in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Convention Center. The Traveling through History with Online Maps workshop will explore historic maps available online that will take students on a virtual adventure through history. The workshop will include hands-on map analysis activities to enhance reading, social studies, geography, language arts, technology or art classes. Various resources and tips and strategies for student lessons will also be revealed. Register for this afternoon workshop on February 17, from 1 – 4 pm held at the Oregon Convention Center online at ncce.org. (Fee is $95) The Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources workshop will reel students into learning history by combining literature and primary sources. This interactive workshop will model the “book backdrop technique” and “book talks” with cross-curricular connections to the Library of Congress primary source materials. It will also provide hand-on opportunities to practice primary source investigation strategies to encourage critical thinking skills. Register for this evening workshop on February 18, workshop from 5-8 pm held at the Oregon Convention Center online at ncce.org. (Fee is $95) “We are ecstatic to have representatives from the Library of Congress presenting at our conference,” exclaimed Becky Firth, NCCE Program Director. “They will be providing a sneak preview of their educational resources available at the Library of Congress in Washington DC.” “It is an excellent opportunity to hear about the vast array of knowledge about the Library of Congress and its digital collection. You won’t want to miss it!” NCCE 2009: Navigating the new World with Technology will focus on the impact of technology issues emerging for leaders in the classroom and school districts. The event is sponsored by members of the Northwest Council for Computer Education organization with state representation from Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho. Confirmed speakers include: Dr. Debra Pickering, Co Author with Dr. Robert Marzano and keynote speaker on Technology in the Classroom- Keys to Increasing Implementation of Effective Instruction Reed Timmer, TVN Lead Strom Chaser and Meteorologist, featured on Discovery Channel’s Storm Chaser Jannita Demian, Discovery Education Speaker Karen Fasimpaur, President of K12-Handhelds Dr. Annette Lamb, Library Media Specialist, Professor at Indiana University-Indianapolis Janet Murray, Library Media Specialist and cofounder of K12Net Tammy Worcester, Instructional Technology Specialist, tammyworcester.com For more information about the NCCE 2009 education technology conference, please to ncce.org/2009 About Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE) Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting effective uses of technology in education. In addition to hosting the largest educational technology conference in the Pacific Northwest, NCCE provides its nearly 3000 members with resources and professional development opportunities through out the year. The mission of NCCE is to promote and support the effective use of technology in all aspects of education. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------