2001:  Leaders in Learning
Schedule
October 28th and 29th, 2001
Sturbridge Host Hotel

Sunday, October 28th 

9:15-10:00 am  Registration and coffee 

10am – 12 pm  Carol Simpson 
                    Author of "Copyright  for Schools, a Practical Guide" 

10am – 12 pm  Jane Lawson, Clean Queen 
                    "How to Conquer Clutter" 

Buffet Lunch 12:00-1:00 

1:00-3:00 pm  Julius Lester, author of 1995 Caldecott Honor Book 

   John Henry, and Newbery Honor book,  To Be a Slave                    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/lester.htm

1:00-3:00 pm  Joyce Valenza- http://www.joycevalenza.com
                   "Neverending Search: Becoming a More Powerful Searcher" 

3:15-4:00 pm  Jobalike by grade level 

(led by conference committee members)          Elementary:  Doris Smith & Sandy Kelly 
        Middle School:  Mary Weaver & Joan Collins 
        High School:  Rita Fontinha and Connie Schlotterbeck
        Administrators:  Shelley Glantz & Jane Ruddock 

4:00 pm  Exhibit halls open 
5:00 pm  President’s reception
6:00 pm  Dinner banquet
                      Keynote speaker – Joyce Valenza
                      Including MSLMA business meeting 

Monday, October 29th 

7:30-10:00 am  Registration 

8:30-9:20 am  Session I 

1.  Jack Gantos - (workshop I) 
       "Read a Classic - Write a Classic...from Wild Things to Rotten Ralph"
2.  Irene Branson & Janice Dore - "Beyond the Turn of the Centuries"
3.  Marion DiPierro - "Trade books in the Classroom" 
4.  Donna Guerin, Connie Schlotterbeck, Doris Smith
      "Model Site Rubrics" 

9:20-10:00 am  Coffee, Exhibition Hall

10:00-10:50 am  Session II 
1.  Joyce Valenza - http://joycevalenza.com/ 
       "Inch by Inch, Row by Row: the Care and Feeding of the Virtual Library"
                     http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/jvweb.html
2.  Linda Braun - "Weeding the Collection" 
3.  Dan Fleming - 
      "Library as Instruction Setting - Key to Higher MCAS Scores" 
4.  Joan Gallagher - "School Library Legislation - Update" 
5.  Rich Winnick -  "Moving Your School Library: Tips for Keeping it Sane"

11:00-11:50 am  Session III 
1.  Panel: Joe Angelo, Marilyn Carrafiello, Betty Goyette, Cheryl McCarthy
       "Training Librarians of the Future" 
2.  Linda Braun - "YA Quick Picks" 
3.  Elisabeth Cook -
       "21st Century Reference Collections and Services for Secondary
         School Libraries" 
4.  Jack Gantos - "Today's Journals are Tomorrow's Literature"
5.  Jerry Romelczyk and Carol Fitzpatrick - "Linking the Public Library and 
       Schools: The Synergy of Technology and Personal Outreach" 

11:50-1:30 pm  Buffet Lunch (a and b)    VENDOR HALL OPEN 
  a. 11:50-12:35   Lunch       OR     Jane Lawson, "Clean faster, Live more" 
  b. 12:45-1:30     Lunch       OR     Jane Lawson, "Clean faster, Live more" 

1:30-2:30 pm MSLMA Awards (including Video Award Announcements) 
          Keynote speaker Jack Gantos
                      Author of 2001 Newbery Honor Book 
                     Joey Pigza Loses Control  and more: 

http://my.linkbaton.com/bibliography/gantos 

2:40-3:30 pm   Session IV 
1.  Maryanne O’Brien - "Video Awards Showcase"   
2.  Terri Schmidt - "What's New in Children's Books" 
3.  Barbara Andrews - "MassCat"
4.  Kim Joyce -"My Virtual Library:Virtual Education Space V2.0 and V3.0"