Rebuilding the House that Jack Built: Presentation at the conclusion of the Lilead Fellows 18-month program delivered at ALA National Conference, June 2016. Permission to Play : Created for the Learning Commons at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 2011 conference. Note: This link will take you to Prezi.com on which this presentation was created.
Graphic Language (Arts) in the Library!: Created for a concurrent session delivered at GaETC, November 2010 and again at Computers in Libraries conference March 22, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Library Media Specialist of the Year: Created for Fulton County Schools when it decided to begin participation in the State Library Media Specialist of the Year competition sponsored by GLMA and GAIT.
Web 2.0 Tools: Created for a professional development class instructing middle school teachers on the wide variety of free web-based tools that could be used in the classroom to satisfy curricular goals.
Status of the Class: This presentation was created for a professional development class on the proper implementation and use of the Accelerated Reader testing program as part of an overall reading initiative.
Successful Reading Practice: Created to coincide with the professional development for elementary teachers using Accelerated Reader as part of their reading instruction.
The Key to Success on Quizzes: The third and final professional development slide show used to prepare elementary teachers for the proper implementation of Accelerated Reader.
Lights! Camera! Action!: Created as a professional development lesson for library media specialists new to the use of video production as part of their program.
Who Wants to be a Gazillionaire? This presentation was an attempt to take a dry and boring subject (Copyright Law and Fair Use for Educators) and make it more palatable. A copyright presentation was required each year in DeKalb County Schools.
Student and Parent Presentations
Your Extended Essay: Passion Fuels Progress Used to introduce students in our IB DP program to The Big6 as a research process framework through which to create their Extended Essay. Welcome to the 1930s! This was created as part of a collaborative lesson between the language arts teacher, social studies teacher, and library media specialist for an 8th grade unit on the 1930s.
Note Taking Lesson: This very short (3 slides) presentation was created to help students understand the fundamentals of note-taking and was the result of a collaborative lesson plan developed by the 6th grade language arts department and me.
March Madness: Created to kick off a Pep Rally for the school's March Madness reading program. The original presentation included background music with a strong rock beat.
Today is January 22, 2010: This is an example of a daily slide show I create which is broadcast on a continuous loop on the school's closed-circuit television station throughout the school day. There is a unique presentation for each school day.
EPMS Library Orientation: In an effort to make sure all new students got the same information, this show was created to introduce students to the middle school librarian, the library, and its use.
Accelerated Reader 101 for Parents: Created for the parents of elementary students who were new to Accelerated Reader in an effort to help them understand the process, purpose, and expected outcomes of the program.