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The annual conference of the Massachusetts School Library Association
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Samantha Musher

Rindge Ave. Upper Campus
Library Technology Teacher
Cambridge, MA
Sam Musher has been a middle school librarian for twelve years, first at the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, MA, and now in the Cambridge Public Schools. Her favorite question is, “Ms. Musher, what should I read now?”
Sunday, May 7
 

8:30am EDT

Building Community Grand Ballroom IILiz Phipps Soeiro

9:00am EDT

Opening Keynote: Global Stories for Young Readers: Ten Questions about Race, Culture, and Power Grand Ballroom IIMitali Perkins

10:00am EDT

See. Do. Lead. Learning Commons Mindset Cape CodPam Harland • Rachel Small Creativity and the Writing Process: YA Author Panel OrleansCathy Collins, Ed.D • Kristy Acevedo • Kathleen Duble • Ife Oshun • Nancy Werlin

1:30pm EDT

Two Schools, One Story Cape CodKendall Boninti • Lucy Clerkin • Kathymay1

2:30pm EDT

Integrating LGBTQ Topics, Literature, and More into Your Curriculum Barnstable IITalya Sokoll

4:30pm EDT

Author Meet & Greet Grand Ballroom FoyerMitali Perkins • Kristy Acevedo • Sarah Albee • Nate Ball • Megan Frazer Blakemore • Loree Griffin Burns • Kathleen Duble • Susan Hood • Jennifer Jacobson • Dana Alison Levy • Ife Oshun • Melissa Stewart • Nancy Werlin • Lauren Wolk • Ekua Holmes • Scott Magoon • Vita Murrow • Raul the Third
 
Monday, May 8
 

8:30am EDT

Changing school culture: How we got our students (and teachers!) to embrace the big ideas of creative credit, copyright, and fair use Grand Ballroom IIHeather Lobenstine Intertwining: A way to consider weaving value into information literacy instruction Grand Ballroom IIGeorgina Trebbe SEL- The Social-Emotional Library Grand Ballroom IIChani Craig

1:30pm EDT

Raising the Voices of School Librarians: The Massachusetts School Library Study Grand Ballroom IIRobin Cicchetti • Judi Paradis • Greg Pronevitz • Liz Phipps Soeiro • Dr. Carol Gordon

2:30pm EDT

IdeaLab Table 02: Cast Away Traditional Summer Reading...or, How to Survive the First Month of Middle School Hyannisport East & WestBonnie Echmalian • Elizabeth Stockwood IdeaLab Table 13: Reading for a Cause: How Your Students Can Help End World Hunger with Authentic Learning Hyannisport East & WestHeifer International • Laurie Wodin IdeaLab Table 14: Future Ready Librarians Hyannisport East & WestShannon Miller Playground Table 07: BreakoutEDU: What is it and how can you utilize this interactive game to teach teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting Hyannisport East & WestJanice Alpert • Alex Caram