VAASL 2024 Annual Conference

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VAASL 2024 Annual Conference

Welcome to the VAASL 2024 Fall Conference App!
Telling Our Story through an incredible program of sessions and events.

1:00pm EST

Innovative Ways to Engage Readers with Diverse Learning Styles Allegheny CJo Watson Hackl • Landra Jennings

2:00pm EST

Using Picture Books to Enhance and Enrich the SSGS Curriculum Piedmont AMelissa Larson Curricular Connections with YALSA's 2024 Outstanding Books for the College Board Liberty ABLisa Castellano I Will Survive...the Weeding and Genrefying Piedmont BElyse DeQuoy • Melissa Payne

3:00pm EST

Biliteracy in the Library Piedmont BJennifer Hill Tell Your Story with Twine Liberty ABEmily Cissell Read This Book Before You Quit Your Teaching Job Patriot ABTR Dozier

10:00am EST

Empowering Growth: Bridging High School and Middle School Libraries Liberty ABLaurel Taylor • Beth Ebenstein Mulch • Khris Hutson • Leslie Broughton Literature and Primary Sources: The Perfect Pairing for Student Learning Tidewater ABRebecca Newland • Tom Bober Reading Makes Cents: Featuring STEM Focused Library Lessons Piedmont CLynne Stover Meet the Authors - Elementary Tidewater CDLaura Murray • Tracey Kyle • Laura Renauld • Debra Shumaker • Cynthia Cliff • Alyssa Colman • Dionna Mann • Leah Moser • Kim Norman • Erica Perl

11:00am EST

Telling Your Story Allegheny ABLarry Issa New Choices for Virginia Libraries: New Circulation System, Fundraising Options, and More with Mackin! Piedmont BTodd Harold • Bob Stapf When Creativity Met Collaboration Allegheny CKaren Kilpatrick • Germán Blanco

12:00pm EST

100 (or more) NEW Books for Middle and High School Readers! Colony ABCJenny Ashby • Janice Raspen Elemental Cross-Curricular Connections: Overlapping Lesson Music and Children's Literature Allegheny ABMichelle O'Hara • Tara Clayburn

1:00pm EST

Diverse Literature: VA READS in the Library Piedmont BAmi Schroder • Amy Hurley A Book for Every Reader: How One District Succeeds with Digital Patriot ABAmy Hailey • Jody Brookshire So Many Books, So Little Time Piedmont ALaurie Bolt Our Story in Code Liberty ABJamie Symons • Katie Novinger

2:30pm EST

Dynamic Diverse Books for Your Library Tidewater CDAmi Schroder • Katie Bruechert

8:00am EST

Comics and Manga in the Classroom - Beginner Session Piedmont AEmily Cissell WONKA: Movie Magic Library Lessons Piedmont CLynne Stover Meet the Authors - Secondary Tidewater CDErin Teagan • Terry Jennings • Edie Hemingway • Jen Furlong • Heather Murphy Capps

11:00am EST

Does Diversity Matter? (Hint: Yes!) Tidewater CDLisa Yee

12:00pm EST

Helping Your School Be Equipped with Book Selections and Science of Reading Allegheny ABNick Glass Meet Them Where They Are: Using Instagram in the Library Piedmont BErinn Harris Finding Story in VA's Hidden History (and Helping Students Love Research) Piedmont CLaura Elliott Reading as a Revolutionary Act Tidewater CDSamira Ahmed

1:00pm EST

Comics and Manga in the Classroom - Advanced Session Piedmont AEmily Cissell VRC High School Titles for 2024-2025 Tidewater CDElyse DeQuoy • Megan Watson Building an Engaging Unit: Exploring the Primary Virginia Readers' Choice Book List Allegheny CEmily Underwood