GLMA Summer Institute 2025: Full Schedule

11:10am EDT

Entrelibrarian: Connecting Curriculum Through Entrepreneurship

Monday June 16, 2025 11:10am - 11:55am EDT

Explore a whole new side of librarianship with an entrepreneurship twist. Participants will hear from Media Specialist, DeAnna Espinoza (Partee ES, Gwinnett Co. Schools), and Computer Science Teacher, Erin Wood (Partee ES) on how they collaborate together with grade level teachers to bring Social Studies, Math, Science, and ELA standards together through one giant school project - the Blooming Business Festival. Session focuses on growing small ideas into big ones by leading from the library.

Presenters

DeAnna Espinoza

Media Specialist

DeAnna Espinoza is the Library Media Specialist at Partee Elementary School in Snellville, GA. She received her MLIS from Valdosta University while working for Gwinnett County Public Library. It was there that she realized she had a passion for teacher librarianship. After receiving... Read More →

Monday June 16, 2025 11:10am - 11:55am EDT
Verelst

Instructional Strategies, STEM/STEAM

3:45pm EDT

Candy Crush Searching

Monday June 16, 2025 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT

Verelst

Students have smartphones but they don't know how to actually do searches. Instead of assuming the students can jump on an assignment, let's teach students about Boolean logic using candy to get their attention. Discuss strategies to formulate research questions and teach students to evaluate information on the fly.

Presenters

Robbie Barber

Teacher Librarian, Tucker High School

Dr. Barber is an electrical engineer from Georgia Tech who wandered into a school library. As a teacher-librarian, she works with high school students and teachers to find the best resources, use technology, and locate the perfect book. Dr. Barber teaches classes on using research... Read More →

Monday June 16, 2025 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
Verelst

Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement

1:40pm EDT

A "Specials" Media Center

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm EDT

Sloane

Are you a School Library Media Specialist who is on your school's specials rotation? I would like to share some resources and ideas that have worked for me in my media center over the last 3 years.

Presenters

Jennifer Harrison

School Librarian, Griffin-Spalding County Schools

Jennifer Harrison was born and raised in Griffin, GA. She is married and has been married for 20 year and has two children, a 13 year old son and a 17 year old daugther. She has been teaching for 19 years. 16 of those years were spent in the classroom in grades second, fourth, and... Read More →

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm EDT
Sloane

Instructional Strategies, MakerSpace