NC Library Media Association Conference

Step right up for LEARN NC presentations at the North Carolina School Library Media Association Conference October 29-31 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. LEARN NC presentations are as follows:

Global 101: Identifying content for making global connections

Bobby Hobgood with Dan Lewandowski

How do we navigate an enormous wealth of resources to identify content for making global connections? This session will help you define global education and develop a mindset for supporting a global curriculum. Participants will learn how to combine information literate practices with global education to bring the “real world” into the classroom.

Learning to see what’s not there: teaching media literacy with LEARN North Carolina

David Walbert and Melissa Thibault

Our culture is saturated with media, and students need to learn how to think critically about what they read and see – and about what’s left out of the story. We’ll demonstrate strategies and provide collaborative, interdisciplinary lessons for teaching students K-12 to consider the perspectives behind photographs, fiction, and nonfiction.

Collaborating, Caring and Communicating: Globalizing Your Media Program with LEARN NC

Bobby Hobgood with Phil Kaufman

Students need the “Three Cs” to become globally competitive. This session introduces a process for globalizing your program that promotes essential skills for global citizens. Participants will learn how to enhance their program using a S.E.A.R.C.H. strategy for making global connections.  Discover how this process prepares 21st century citizens!

Web-based Tools and  Online Resources to Build Your Media Program and Extending Your Reach with LEARN NC

Lesley Richardson with Emily Jack

Use the power of the web to get your students hooked on books. We’ll show you how to motivate kids to read using Web 2.0 tools like wikis and social networking sites, and how to use the LEARN NC website to find useful web resources for readers’ advisory