Lamb and Johnson Presenting at AASL

Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson will be giving presentations at the upcoming American Association of School Librarians Conference, November 5-8, in Charlotte, NC. Scheduled presentations by the two Indianapolis faculty members are:

• Get Graphic! Visuals for Deep Thinking, Inquiry, and Learning (Lamb)
  
  We live in a high-tech, multimedia world, yet most classroom activities still emphasize print communication. Let's explore the potential of graphic inquiry in teaching and learning. This visually rich session provides numerous, standards-based inquiry activities and projects that incorporate traditional materials as well as emerging social and collaborative technologies. Learn to use free and inexpensive tools and resources to promote inquiry, collaboration, and communication across the curriculum to address the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner.
  
  
• Graphic Novels, Photo Essays and Illuminated Term Papers: Communicating Deep Understandings (Lamb)
  
  From math comics to history e-scrapbooks, bring class assignments, student projects, and instructional materials alive with 21st century approaches across the curriculum. Learn how free and inexpensive technologies are used to produce graphic mini-novels and digital comics, illuminated term papers, visual science reports, photo essays, and other engaging alternatives to traditional student projects. Explore innovative ways to address the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner while motivating reluctant students and promoting a love of reading and writing.
  
  
• Let's Go! Google Earth and GIS Resources Across the Curriculum (Johnson)
  
  From virtual hikes to global investigations, learn to design content area activities that infuse relevant real-world data sources using Google Earth and Geographic Information Systems. Bring literature alive through visualizing the settings of picture books and novels. Add relevance to social studies, science, and math activities with access to endless real-world data sources. Enrich cultural and language studies with geography and travel. Connect place-based learning with global exploration for an engaging, interdisciplinary, standards-based approach.