Sunday, August 23, 2020

School Library Journal's Free Virtual Summit

 

Join us for School Library Journal’s annual Summit: Culture Shift, which will take place on Saturday, October 24. Register here.

Now in its 16th year, this national convening will focus on creating a culture that promotes an equitable world and closes the opportunity gap for all children.

In this free, day-long virtual event, you’ll gain skills, ideas, and support in leading the change you want to see in your library, school, and community.

The day will host three concurrent tracks, with sessions on:  

  • Reimagining School  

  • Antiracism: Next Steps

  • School Library Leadership 2020

  • Challenging the Classics: Reimagining the Literary Canon

  • SEL (Social Emotional Learning) & Trauma-Informed Teaching

  • Coming of Age, Graphic Novels 

  • Reimagining Youth Librarianship

  • How to Start an Online Book Club 

  • The Latinx Experience, Genre Fiction

  • And much more

Facilitated discussions will follow core sessions, providing you the opportunity to convene, network, and advance ideas on subjects ranging from Reimagining School—what are the lessons of remote learning and how will this impact the classroom of the future?—to SEL and supporting students and families in the COVID-19 crisis (advance registration required). 

And, in a first-ever reveal, we’ll announce SLJ’s 2020 Best Books at the Summit.

We are anticipating an unprecedented number of library and education professionals to attend this summit, so you may find the environment or live sessions become full during the day.

But fear not! All sessions and author chats will be available for viewing on-demand within an hour of their initial broadcast, and the entire event will be available on-demand until January 24, 2021.

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