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
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Instructional Strategies, STEM/STEAM

1:30pm EDT

Broadcasting Brilliance: Mastering Live School News with Canva & Streamyard

Monday June 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT

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In this session, teachers will learn to create engaging live school news broadcasts using Canva for visuals and Streamyard for streaming. Participants will gain hands-on skills in designing professional-looking graphics, producing live broadcasts, and engaging students with real-time updates, enhancing communication and school community connection.

Presenters

Janni Buggs

Media Specialist

Janni Buggs is a third year elementary school media specialist in Atlanta Public Schools. Prior to becoming a medias specialist Janni was an ESOL teacher serving both elementary and middle school students. She loves finding innovative ways to impact students’ lives, creating library... Read More →

Monday June 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
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Digital Resources/Tech Tools, Student Engagement

2:25pm EDT

District LMSOTY Winners - Middle & High

Monday June 16, 2025 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT

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Monday June 16, 2025 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT
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GLMA Summer Institute

3:45pm EDT

Candy Crush Searching

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

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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
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Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement

10:35am EDT

Junior Librarians to the Rescue!

Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:35am - 11:20am EDT

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With the ever growing list of duties and tasks, how do School Librarians successfully check off their to-do list? With the assistance of Junior Librarians! Learn how to recruit and train students to assist with library duties. **Primarily elementary level but can be implemented across grade levels.*

Presenters

Tiffany Brown

School Librarian, FCSS

Ms. Tiffany Brown is an innovative educator and lead collaborator in the educational field, with over 18 years of experience in the K-12 educational setting. She currently serves as a Media Specialist with the Fannin County School system, in which she was nominated as Teacher of the... Read More →

Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:35am - 11:20am EDT
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Student Engagement, Instructional Strategies

11:25am EDT

Curate, Collaborate, Create, Communicate: Transforming Learning with Wakelet in the Library

Tuesday June 17, 2025 11:25am - 12:10pm EDT

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Explore how Wakelet empowers students and educators to harness the 4 Cs of future-ready learning through seamless organization, collaboration, and creativity in the library.

Presenters

Deborah Zeman

High School Librarian, Hebron HS/LISD

Deborah Zeman is a High School Librarian in DFW. She is the TxLA Publisher Liaison, Chair of the SPOT Reading Committee, former ALA CORE - SF Notables Committee, former Cybil Award YA Reading List Committee member 2023 & former member of the 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children List... Read More →

Tuesday June 17, 2025 11:25am - 12:10pm EDT
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Digital Resources/Tech Tools, Instructional Strategies

1:40pm EDT

Multimodal Literacy Experiences in the Media Center

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

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With a renewed emphasis on multi-modal literacy experiences and applications, it is imperative we bridge literacy and technology in meaningful ways. In this session, participants will leave with innovative ideas of how to implement media experiences, literacy choice boards, reading incentives, and literacy leader sessions in their own school.

Presenters

Amy Zock

Director of Instructional Technology

Samantha Palmer

Media Specialist, DECATUR COUNTY SCHOOLS

Samantha Palmer serves as an Instructional Technology leader and Media Specialist coaching teachers and students in the new Media Hub and STEM center at Hutto Elementary in Decatur County, GA. Having earned her Specialist degree in Instructional Technology and Library Media she balances... Read More →

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm EDT
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Reading/Literacy, Digital Resources/Tech Tools