2019 Statewide Library Conference: Full Schedule

Libraries Supporting Teacher Collaboration, Student Voice and School Design

This two-day statewide library conference is sponsored by the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE), Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design, School Library Services, in partnership with the Pacific Literacy Consortium.

The purpose of the conference is to equip HIDOE school library staff with tools, strategies and resources that focus on the three high impact strategies of teacher collaboration, student voice and school design to transform school library programs.

Professional development, training and program planning opportunities that grow school library staff knowledge and skills that best support information literacy, pre-k literacy skills, early literacy skills, brain-based learning, and computer science will be provided. Library professional development is aligned to the American Association for School Librarians (AASL) 2017 National School Library Standards and Future Ready Librarians Framework.

2:00pm HST

Reversing the summer slump: Opportunities for struggling readers

Limited Capacity seats available

The summer is a high-stakes season for reading development, particularly for children who are in elementary school, who struggle with acquiring reading skills, or who come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. A major concern is that children's reading skills may become eroded during the summer vacation. In this session, we will discuss findings from both neuroimaging and behavioral data on the nature of summer reading outcomes, the impact of summer reading intervention, and implications for practice.

Speakers

Joanna Christodoulou

Associate Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Joanna Christodoulou is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. She leads the Brain, Education, and Mind (BEAM) Lab, conducting research on development and difficulties of academic skills including reading... Read More →

Thursday August 8, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm HST
Room 4

Brain-Based Research, Inspires and supports the reading lives of both students and teachers (Literacy)

12:30pm HST

Reading in the Digital Era

Limited Capacity seats available

Reading in the digital era has impacted the landscape of how we engage with texts. In this session, we will review common digital text accommodations that have been developed with struggling readers in mind. We will discuss varied digital font types and text spacing options, the research behind each, reader perceptions of their impact, and actual impact on reading outcomes. We will also review the guiding principles of reading instruction for struggling readers.

Speakers

Joanna Christodoulou

Associate Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Friday August 9, 2019 12:30pm - 1:45pm HST
Main Meeting Room

Brain-Based Research, Inspires and supports the reading lives of both students and teachers (Literacy)

2019 Statewide Library Conference

2:00pm HST

Joanna Christodoulou

12:30pm HST

Joanna Christodoulou

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