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UCA Media & Literacy Conference

Welcome to the 2nd annual UCA Media and Literacy Conference- this year we are affiliated with UCA College of Education; ACTELA; ALA and ArLA/ArASL

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8:30am CDT

Registration Rm 103

9:00am CDT

Object-based Learning – what is it and how can it engage my students? Rm 204Cassandra Barnett • ArLA/ArASL The Concept of Digital Citizenship: Effectively Addressing Cyberbullying, Sexting and Online Predators Rm 233Jud Copeland • UCA Creating Book Access for All Kids Rm 120Lyndsey Laster • ALA ASL Traveler Program Rm 106Gina Minks • ArLA/ArASL Frankenstein Meets Metal Meets Tech (because who doesn't love a good mashup) Rm 203Nancy Spencer • ACTELA Innovative Technology Playground (2 Hour- drop in) *Repeats Rm 101Ashton Hankins • Melissa Earls • UCA

10:05am CDT

How to start and maintain a Library MakerSpace Rm 231Chelsey Turner • ArLA/ArASL Young Adult Conceptual Reading and Writing Units Rm 203Janine Chitty • Golden Mulkey • Dakota Padilla • Emilie Payne • Allison Thompson • ACTELA Skype with an AUTHOR Tracy Holczer Rm 234Tracy Hoelczer • UCA Arkansas Law for School Libraries Rm 204Cassandra Barnett • ArLA/ArASL Make Your Library A Happenin' Place With MakerSpace *Repeats Rm 233Latasha Armer • ArLA/ArASL Arkansas Teen Book Award Rm 120Kelly Hogan • Danna Williams • ALA

11:10am CDT

Skype with Author Sonia Gensler Rm 234Sonia Gensler • UCA Amazing Makers: Bringing Picture Book Biographies to Life Rm 231Katie Allen • Tiffany Hough • ArLA/ArASL Supporting Students with Dyslexia Rm 120Dr. Erin Shaw • Dr. Amy Thompson • UCA Tech Tools for the Classroom Rm 204Jamie Stallings • UCA & ArLA/ArASL Talk, Collaborate, and Listen: Teaching with Collaborative Discussion Techniques *Repeats Rm 233Jamie Trost Bad Boyz Book Club Rm 203Ouida Cunningham • UCA

12:15pm CDT

Lunch TBA

1:20pm CDT

Skype with Author Todd Strasser ***Session Repeats Wednesday Rm 234UCA Shhhh! It's A Secret... Rm 106Rochelle Dalton • Tara Derby • ALA Anthology in the Classroom Rm 203Aaron Hall • ACTELA Booktalks: So Many Books Rm 204Jeff Whittingham • ArLA/ArASL Designing Digital and Physical Escapes Rm 120Jana Dixon • ArLA/ArASL

2:25pm CDT

Coding and Story Telling: Love to Code Rm 204Louis Nadelson • UCA TwitterPD: A Personal Learning Network Rm 120Wendy Rickman • UCA Skype with a panel of Authors- Kim Ventrella, Samantha M. Clark, Angie Smibert Rm 234Kim Ventrella • Samantha M. Clark • Angie Smibert • UCA Curriculum Connections for the Triple S Farm Adventures Children’s Books Rm 233Rachel Shankles • UCA Learning...CAFE Style Rm 106Tammy Gillmore • ALA

3:30pm CDT

Skype with Author Peter Aronson Rm 234Peter Aronson • UCA Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s an advocate! Rm 204Ashley Cooksey • ArLA/ArASL Shadows on the Contours of Classification The Metis Challenge to “Ditch” DDC Rm 233Jud Copeland • UCA Stop, Breathe, and Think Rm 203Suzanne Rogers • ACTELA • ALA Curate Test Prep Materials for Your School Rm 120Rachel Shankles • ArLA/ArASL • UCA