MALA 2016 Children's Workshop - STEAM Up Your Library 

(Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math)

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When

Tuesday March 22, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT
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Registration has been extended to Friday, March 18, 2016.

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Description:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, or STEAM, programming is increasingly in demand by and for our patrons.  Join us for a day of innovation and creation as we delve into STEAM programming for kids, tweens, and storytimes.  FYI - WiFi is available in the main meeting room only.

Tentative agenda:

 9:00 - 9:15                      Introduction & Housekeeping

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.           Introduction to STEAM – Megan Cooper (Honeywell FM&T)

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.         Break 

10:15 – 11:00 a.m.         Breakout Sessions

• Techno Tales: Digital Storytelling in the Library - Carmen Truax-Toledo
• Technology in the Library – Amanda Rhodes & Sara Wagner

11:05 – 11:50 a.m.         Breakout Sessions

• STEAM on a Budget - Janet Reynolds
• STEAM not STEM: Arts Integration for Children and Young Adults - Polly McCann & Dr. Alice Hixson

11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.   Lunch - Taco Bar (provided by MALA) 

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.            Breakout Sessions

• Sci-finders Kits: Taking Science into the Home – Nicole Clawson & Desiree Schumann
• STEAM Books for Storytime - Lisa Campbell

1:50 – 2:35 p.m.            Breakout Sessions

• Maths in Storytime - Naphtali Faris & Lisa Campbell
• Sci-Finders Finders Kits: Taking Science into the Home - Nicole Clawson & Desiree Schumann

2:40 – 2:55 p.m.            Break

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.            Table Talks/Poster Sessions

• Stomp Rockets – Sarah Gamble
• Lego Lab – Laura Detrick
• Water Play - Jean Tapley
• Science of Sound - Nancy Yeager and Deborah Jordahl 
  

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.            Wrap Up, Q&A, and prizes!

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Session Descriptions:

Sci-finders Kits: Taking Science into the Home:  St. Louis County Library staff will discuss a new pilot program featuring STEM kits that contain everything parents and kids need to engage in hands-on science activities at home.

STEAM on a Budget: This presentation will be STEM/STEAM activities on a budget with a few things about some of the stuff I have spent money for.  I'll share activities we've done with things like marshmallows, gumdrops, toothpicks, aluminum foil, craft sticks.  I'll share one of my favorite activities, where we built the three pigs homes and then I used my hair dryer to huff and puff and try to blow their houses down.  I'll share a little about lego we do kits and Qbitz and Goobi magnetic construction.

Techno Tales: Digital Storytelling in the Library:  Do you like to tell stories? Digital storytelling is a fun way to share your story, introduce or retell a new or old story. Digital storytelling enhances technology-rich project learning and makes learning relevant and meaningful to audiences. Learning becomes personal. This workshop will provide excellent free Web 2.0 tools for digital storytelling.  We will focus on four sites that are available for educators to create and publish digital stories. Participants will need their laptops. For all grade/age levels.

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PRESENTER BIOS:

Lisa Campbell - is the Children’s Coordinator for the Mid-Continent Public Library.

Nicole Clawson - is the Manager of Youth Services at the St. Louis County Library.

Megan Cooper - is with Honeywell FM&T.

Laura Detrick - has worked with school age children at Mid-Continent Public Library for the past year or so.  Before MCPL, she worked in elementary schools for almost 10 years.  Being named after a book character kind of makes the library her natural habitat. She has read far too many wonderful books to have a favorite, but she gotten into graphic novels lately, so you should ask her about them.

Naphtali Faris - is with the Mid-Continent Public Library.

Sarah Gamble - is an Assistant Branch Manager of the Blue Springs North Branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library and is a Doniphan Fellow. Additionally, she has been working with kids' programming and kids' book discussion groups since 2008.

Dr. Alice R. Hixson-- is a lifelong music educator whose resume includes dozens of productions of world music; American folk songs and co-creating original opera with elementary school students. Formerly with DODEA, she is the Research and Opportunities Director for New Thing Art Studio.

Polly Alice McCann-- Artist & Author. Owner of New Thing Art Studio and curator at Paper Birch Landing Gallery in Midtown.

Janet Reynolds - Library is in my blood, literacy and working with children are my passions. I am currently employed as High School Librarian at Prairie View USD 362 La Cygne, this is my 12th year in this position.  I also am about ready to start my 37th year working at Library District #2 of Linn County--La Cygne.  I taught elementary school for 18 years prior to moving to high school library.  I also worked from 7th to 11th grade as a library aide at PVHS during high school and worked as an aide at Axe Library at Pittsburg State University in the reference and circulation areas.  I have presented at local and state library conferences and STEM/STEAM is one of my newest passions.

Amanda Rhodes is a Consumer Technology Specialist for Mid-Continent Public Library. She currently teaches a wide range of classes to the public regarding technology. She is a former teen coordinator, where she encouraged using technology in creative ways in her teen programming. 

Desiree Schumann is the Youth Services Project Coordinator at the St. Louis County Library.

Jean Tapley - is with the Mid-Continent Public Library.

Carmen Truax-Toledo - is with the Kansas City School District at the Northeast High School library. She is the Media Specialist.  She is a National Board Certified Teacher, is the 1 to 1 Initiative Coordinator and Professional Development presenter in instructional technology topics.

Sara Wagner is currently Consumer Technology Specialist for Mid-Continent Public Library and is working her MLS through the University of Missouri. She has always been enthusiastic to work with youth and technology.

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Cost:

• MALA Member: $70.00 (lunch included)
• Non-Member: $140.00 (lunch included)

MALA Workshop Billing/Refund/Credit Policy:

We prefer all workshops to be prepaid or paid at the door.  If you prefer to be billed, please add $5.  Full refunds or credits are available for cancellations made a minimum of seven (7) days prior to the workshop date less a $5 administrative fee. You can transfer to another workshop a minimum of seven (7) days prior to the workshop date with no administrative fee.  Cancellations made less than seven (7) days prior to the workshop date receive no refund or credit and you or your organization will be billed.  No shows are billed to you or your organization.

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