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NJASL 2019 Fall Conference

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7:00am EST

Breakfast Concessions Carlyle's Registration Ballroom Lobby NJLA Boutique Boardroom 2

7:30am EST

One Book One Conference Harbor Me Book Discussion Ballroom A-B-CAmy Gazaleh • Joyce Valenza Authors' Alley Ballroom Lobby

8:00am EST

NJASL General Session with Awards and John Schu Keynote Ballroom A-B-CJohn Schu

9:00am EST

Exhibitor Hall Ballroom D & E

10:00am EST

The Secret Ingredients of a Writer's Journey -- from Surviving to Thriving WoodbridgeDonna Gephart The Challenge of Book Challenges: Strategies for Defending Students’ Right to Read HardenbergAnne Piascik • Martha Hickson • Hilda Weisburg Curriculum as Advocacy: Library Curriculum Writing 101 RaritanAmy Gazaleh • Kim Zito Sketchnoting: Purposeful Doodling that Integrates Both Sides of the Brain Trenton/MonroeBev Tindall Celebrating Poetry CookAngel Somers Exploring the Rainbow: LGBTQ+ Literature Across the Curriculum HillsboroughYvonne Roux • Ellen Pozzi Historical Fiction: Did That Really Happen? CampbellTrinka Hakes Noble Going Beyond the Book with Maker Space PrincetonMaren Vitali Digital Age Librarians: Always in Beta Brunswick C The Doctoral Journey: A Panel Discussion PiscatawayChris Shamburg A School’s Best Friend: Maximizing Efforts in Meeting Students’ Needs Brunswick A & BDr. Dan Dooley • Christina Cucci • Lindsay Reed • Jessica Torcicollo Spark and Tell Monday Session I DouglassJessica Donovan • Brian Lies • Donna Cangelosi • Kristin Morano • Chana Stiefel • Elisa Varon Speed Learning Ballroom A-B-CDana Cummings • Anastasia Hanneken • Gabrielle M. Casieri • April Bunn • Kim DeNaples • Bonnie Barr • Tara Cooper-Weiss • Caren Demyen • Anne Poole • Jaime Fauver • Joe Holiday • Stephen Kozan • Lara Kraft • John Morano • Carol Munn • Emma Otheguy • Rosemary Rich • Catherine Spinella • Jaime O'Donnell • Peter Richter • Leslie Rochman • Darlyne Kelleher • Jacquelyn Tasker • Donna Swift

11:15am EST

Coding Unplugged: Using Books and Activities to Excite Children About Computer Science WoodbridgeLaurie Wallmark Community Voices: Authors and Educators Supporting Librarians HillsboroughDr. Donna Clovis So You Want to be a Children's Author? Brunswick CDanny Adlerman • Kim Adlerman Breakout the Possibilities: Engaging All Learners with BreakoutEDU RaritanKaren Cotter • Loreli E. Stochaj The Power of Comics as Literacy HardenbergTim Smyth Using Picture Books to Teach Inclusion and Empowerment CookRobin Newman • Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Brain-Science Principles to Promote Active Learning with Educational Technology CampbellDr. Laura Zieger Therapy Dogs Meet and Greet Brunswick A & BDr. Dan Dooley Spark and Tell Monday Session II DouglassAdnan Ezad • Debra Gottsleben • Anne Piascik • Stephanie Singer • Shari Stein • Kim Zito Putting AR in Academic Research: Augmented Reality ın Library Projects PiscatawayDebbie Kemp-Jackson Get Student Researchers FactCite-ed! Biographies, Countries, Science, American History, Mythology and More! PrincetonSusan Gall • Arlen Kimmelman

12:30pm EST

Lunch Concessions Authors/Illustrators Panel Luncheon "Better Together: How Authors Support School Library Media Specialists as Literacy Leaders" (Ticketed Event - Full) Trenton/MonroeLisa Bakanas • Brian Lies • Wil Mara • Donna Gephart

2:00pm EST

Statewide School Library Advocacy in Action PiscatawayTricina Strong-Beebe • Mary Moyer Stubbs Daring to Create a Picture Book on a Difficult Subject HardenbergBrian Lies Censorship Beyond Books PrincetonKristin Pekoll You Can Do the Rubik's Cube Brunswick A & BDeborah Gullo Untapped Resources for Audiobooks and Large Print CookElizabeth Burns • Jennifer Apgar Collaborating to Teach Curricular Concepts through STEAM & Making WoodbridgeNicole Midura • Erinn Mahoney • Kristin Miller Podcasting Tech 101- Equipment and Recording RaritanApril Bunn • Justin Langlois Spark and Tell Monday Session III DouglassSamantha Bahna • Arlen Kimmelman • Amy Popp • Steve Tetreault • Leslie Wise • Lauren Heiba Girls Who Code Free 3-12 Grade Clubs in New Jersey - No CS Experience Required! HillsboroughEve Balick Engage with Gale CampbellGeoff Thieke OPALS Automation 2019 Annual Progress Report & Updates Overview Brunswick CHarry Chan

3:15pm EST

Library Advocacy 2.0: Where Do I Start? PiscatawayMary Moyer Stubbs • Tricina Strong-Beebe Be an Influencer: Making Social Media Work For You DouglassJennifer Latimer • Amy Popp One-Book Programs: Libraries Can Lead Communities to be Better Together CampbellJoyce Valenza How to Bring National Geographic Into Your Classroom Through Geo Inquiry WoodbridgeSamantha Bremekamp Bienvenidos Book Club: Valuing Immigrant Students and Family Literacy Experiences Brunswick A & BDr. Kenneth Kunz • Kathryn Diskin • Dr. Susan Dougherty Garden State Children's Book Awards: Children Approved! HardenbergRobin Rockman John Schu's Review of Books for You and Your Readers, Too! (Grades K-6) Trenton/MonroeMr. Schu (John Schumacher) Say YES to Graphic Novels! RaritanDiane Oesau • Elizabeth Stern • Kim Laskey Librarian as Tech Coach: Better Together PrincetonCheryl Vassallo Infobase’s Online Resources Support Your Social Emotional Learning Goals CookAngel DeRue Creating a Cross-Curricular Learning Environment with Digital Curriculum Brunswick CTed Levine What’s New for Research and Writing with Scrible? A lot! HillsboroughVictor Karkar

4:15pm EST

Vendor and Authors' Alley Reception Ballroom D & E

5:30pm EST

Engagement Session Ballroom D & E