[LM_NET] techno-teacher librarians! LIBRARY of CONGRESS PRESENTS TWO LIBRARY WORKSHOPS

[Tava Smathers <TSmathers@TELLURIDE.K12.CO.US>]

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.
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