Library Conversations
@Belmont
An ongoing series, sponsored by Bunch Library and the Office of Academic Outreach that allows for communication and collaboration among area middle, high school, and academic librarians for the purpose of preparing students to transition to college. The focus is on information literacy.
Bunch Library has hosted these events, which includes dinner, a presentation, and lots of conversation, each semester since spring of 2006. Conversation topics vary for each event and presenters rotate between academic and school librarians. The majority of attendees are librarians, but many teachers also participate, making this a truly collaborative community of educators.
More Information
For more information about attending, presenting, or to join our email list, please contact:
Jenny Rushing Mills
Coordinator of Research Services
615-460-5498
Past Events
Fall 2010: Improve student writing with My Access!
- Presenters: Lisa Mosier-Geasley, Oakland High School and Brad Blymier, Regional Field Manager for Vantage learning
- A showcase of the student-centered software, My Access! from Vantage Learning, the revolutionary program that takes students through the writing process with unparalleled success. With MY Access!®, students are motivated to write more and attain higher scores on statewide writing assessments. Attendees with laptop computers will have a chance to test-drive the software on site.
- Mid-State Students Sharpen Writing Skills With Program the story News Channel Five did on Lisa's My Access in the writing lab at Oakland High School
Fall 2009: Great Books, Promoting Literacy Through the Classroom
- Presenter: Joan Lange, Pope John Paul II High School, joan.lange@jp2hs.org
- Great Books combined Reading Lists
- A Policy Research Brief produced by The National Council of Teachers of English (http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/PolicyResearch/AdolLitResearchBrief.pdf)
- Presenter: Kathy West, East Robertson High School, kathy.west@rcstn.net
- Additional Information:
- Top Ten Spark Nots - Books you can't find on SparkNotes (Jan Little, Brentwood High, janl1@wcs.edu)
- Wilson Central High Reading List (Ann Nored, noreda@wcschools.org)
- Wilson Central High Reading Circle (1st block) (Ann Nored, noreda@wcschools.org)
- Wilson Central High Reading Circle (4th block) (Ann Nored, noreda@wcschools.org)
- Wilson Central High Weekly Book Club (Ann Nored, noreda@wcschools.org)
- John Overton Summer Reading List (Bridget Riley, bridget.riley@mnps.org)
Spring 2009: Transitioning to College: Expectations for Freshman Research
- Presenter: Jenny Mills, Coordinator of Research Services, Belmont University
Transitioning to college: Expectations for freshman research (ppt) - Guest Panel: Belmont faculty who teach freshmen in First Year Seminar and First Year Writing describe courses, assignments, and expectations for freshman research.
Fall 2008: Plagiarism Patrol: Local success stories for academic integrity
Presenters
- Alice Bryant and Donna Clark, Librarians, Harpeth Hall, “Educating Students About Plagiarism”
- Stephen Womack, English Department Chair, Franklin High School, “Using Turnitin.com for plagiarism prevention, online discussions, grading, and peer review”
- Joan Lange, Librarian, Pope John Paul II High School, “Preventing Plagiarism”
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Spring 2008: More Local Success Stories
Presenters
- Hannah Little, Librarian, The Webb School
"Facebook Generation: Marketing the library to a socially networked society" - Christy Foreman, Librarian, Father Ryan High School
"E-Books in the Reference Collection"
Fall 2007: More Local Success Stories
Presenters
- Cindy McCormick and Kim Gaither, Librarians, Ravenwood High School
“RHS's Ten Marketing Strategies for the 21st Century Library” - Mildred Tilley, Librarian , Montgomery Bell Academy
“Using a school archive to teach information literacy skills”
Spring 2007: Information Literacy in our Schools-Local Success Stories
Presenters:
- Maura Rankin, Library Director, University School of Nashville
"Getting Started - being realistic and still having fun." - Joan Lange & Katie Derrick, Librarians, Pope John Paul II High School
“Cyberbullying Case Study” - Cami Townsel, Library Media Specialist, MLK Magnet
"Character Traits: Are the Character Traits which Thomas Day/Elizabeth Keckly Possessed Important for the 21st Century Professional?" - Donna Clark & Alice Bryant, Instructional Librarians, Harpeth Hall
“Teaching electronic citations with Noodletools”
Fall 2006: Information Literacy From High School to College-Bridging the Gap Through Active Learning
Presenter: Jenny Mills, Coordinator of Research Services, Belmont University
Spring 2006: Preparing High School Students for Academic Research
Presenter: Jenny Mills, Coordinator of Research Services, Belmont University
Transitioning to College: Resources
Institute for Library & Information Literacy Education
The leader in promoting information literacy in the K-16 classroom. Provides lesson plans, resources, and free assessment tools including TRAILS.
TRAILS (Tools for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills)
Free Web-based system to assess information literacy skills of high school
students.
Transitioning to College: Helping You Succeed
Kent State University's excellent outreach program includes tips for educators, an online tutorial for high school students, and many additional resources.