Beyond Inquiry
Explore relationships between questioning, pondering, wondering, inventing and acting, as Jamie McKenzie leads the group through a series of activities designed to show that we must take students beyond inquiry, study, and reflection. What are the implications for partnering with classroom teachers? How might we also incorporate print materials or ICT strategies?

10:30 - 11:00 A. M. Coffee Break & Publisher Displays

11:00 - 12:15 Sessions:

Session #L01
Wondering With and About Images, Number and Words
Presenter: Jamie McKenzie, International Educational Speaker
Description: Jamie follows up themes from the keynote with specific examples of ways we can engage students in powerful wondering and exploration of possibilities across a number of media sources.
Level: All

Session #L02
Graphic Novels 101: A Guide for the Perplexed
Presenter:  Jane Bridle, Head Librarian, Fort Garry Branch, Winnipeg Public Library.
Description: What exactly is a Graphic Novel? Why should children and teens read them? What are the challenges of GNs? Jane will give you the whole picture on this new and popular format.
Level: All

Session #L03
Linking Literature with the New Social Studies Curriculum
Presenter: Rosanne Sylvestre, Teacher-librarian, Pembina Trails S.D.
Description: The goal of this workshop is to develop an understanding of why it is a great idea to integrate the use of historical fiction into the new Social Studies curriculum. Students today do not seem to be interested in learning about our past. We need to find ways to make "the olden days" relevant to the students of today. Using novels helps students personalize historical events. Novels help develop a strong sense of what it actually might have been like to have lived through the expulsion of the Acadians, to have been a 14 year old "Filles du Roi" or to have been a stowaway aboard Henry Hudson's boat. The use of Literature Circles, Read-Alouds and personal readings are an ideal way to integrate your Social Studies themes into your LA classes.
Level: Grades 5 & 6

Session #L04
An Introduction to Video Editing
Presenter:  Sue Hjalmarson, Teacher-librarian, Pembina Trails S. D.
Description: Have you ever wanted to do video editing with students but thought you didn't have the necessary equipment or expertise? This session will show you how simple it really is.  With equipment that you most likely have in your school already, you can create exciting and creative video projects with your students.  You will be introduced to the basics of video editing.  You will learn how to import video, edit clips and add titles, transitions and music to your project.  This session will also provide ideas for practical application of this technology.  Although the samples that you will see are geared primarily for middle years application, video-editing projects can be done at all levels. The demo will be done with Windows Movie Maker as that is available to everyone who is running XP and quite simple to use.  Some of the examples have been made with iMovie. However, people will be able to recreate the sample projects with any software they have access to.
Level: All

Session #L05
Educational Use of the Internet
Presenter: John Tooth, Team Leader, Unit Management, Instructional Resources Unit, MECY
Description: A copyright update focusing on the Educational Use of the Internet proposed amendment to the Copyright Act and the status of the CMEC/Access Copyright case before the Copyright Board. A question and answer period will follow dealing with copyright problems individuals may be experiencing in their schools.
Level: All

Session #L06
Curriculum Navigator:  What’s New?
Presenter: Sophie Munro, Consultant, Distance Learning and Information Technologies Unit, MECY
Description: The Curriculum Navigator is a dynamic online teaching and planning tool designed for Manitoba educators. The new application allows teachers to integrate subjects more readily and to search more efficiently for learning experiences/plans, instructional strategies and resources such as electronic black-line masters, samples, and websites. Teachers will be able to narrow their strategy searches to Aboriginal Perspectives, Sustainable Development, goal setting/reflecting strategies, collaboration/cooperative strategies, vocabulary strategies etc. This session will be a demonstration followed by a short exploration period.
Level: K-8  

Session #L07
EBSCO Online Databases
Presenter:  Lisa-Jane Watson, MLIS, EBSCO's Western Canadian Sales Representative
Description: Learn about the new enhancements made to the EBSCO online databases including Canadian Reference Centre, Novelist and Masterfile Elite.  New products will be introduced (Literary Reference Centre, Consumer Health Complete) and there will be time for hands-on during this evenly-paced enjoyable hour.
Level: Middle, Senior

Session #L08
Teacher-librarians as Mentors
Presenter: Christine Lussier, Teacher-librarian, Louis Riel S. D.
Description: Teacher–librarians can play an important role in mentoring   teachers. With the increasing number of new teachers entering the profession, teacher-librarians often find themselves in a supportive role. This session will focus on the opportunity to mentor and challenge new teachers while collaborating with them in the school library.
Level: All

12:15 - 1:30 P.M. Lunch on Site & Publishers Displays

1:30 - 2:45 Afternoon Sessions: 

Session #L09
See No Evil; Hear No Evil: Let's Speak of the Evil of Censorship in Schools
Presenter:  Dave Jenkinson, Professor, Faculty of Education, U. of Manitoba
Description: This session will consider what's currently happening in censorship
in schools and what you can do as an administrator, teacher or teacher-librarian to lessen its impacts.
Level: All

Session #L10
Exploring Aboriginal Resources and Services at Library and Archives Canada
Presenter: Deborah Pelletier, Manager, Aboriginal Heritage Initiatives, Library and Archives Canada
Description: This session will introduce participants to Aboriginal Heritage Initiatives at Library and Archives Canada (LAC).  Samples of the richness and diversity of Aboriginal content within the national collection will be illustrated and
appropriate selection criteria and protocols in developing Aboriginal resources and services will be highlighted.
Level: Middle, Senior

Session #L11
Read Canadian:  The Importance of Canadian Books in Canadian Schools.
Presenter:  Collene Ferguson, Regional Representative, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Description: A participatory discussion of the need and opportunity for
inclusion of more Canadian titles in the classroom, bearing in mind the
greatest promoters of Canadian books to young readers have always been the
teachers and librarians who help their students find a good book to read.
Level: All

Session #L12
Picture Storybooks:  Hidden Treasures
Presenter: Luella Stephens, Teacher-librarian, River East Transcona S. D. & Kelly Stephens, BFA, B. Ed. recent grad
Description: Discover how a picture storybook can be used with students of all ages to initiate in-depth discussion, deal with sensitive issues, increase prior knowledge, introduce units of study, make challenging concepts such as poetry a little easier, provide models for creating a picture storybook, and enrich a topic being studied. Learn how picture books can be used effectively in your library and Family Studies, English and Art classrooms – especially with older students. It is amazing what can be done with a book that has only 24 – 48 pages!
Level: Middle, Senior

Session #L13
Interactive Web Sites for Fun and Learning
Presenter: Irene Schlarb, Teacher-librarian, Pembina Trails S. D.
Description: Come, see and try some really neat interactive web sites that support the L.A., Science, Social Studies and Math curricula.
Level: Early, Middle

Session #L14
Literacy with ICT - What is it and what do I need to know about it?
Presenter: Michelle Larose-Kuzeno, Independent Consultant/ Literacy with ICT
Description: Starting in September 2006, and over the next three years, Literacy with ICT is being implemented in every K-8 classroom across the province.  In this session you will discover both the big picture and the 5Ws of this initiative.
You will recognize the inquiry model in the development of the cognitive
domain of the Literacy with ICT continuum, and you will appreciate the
timeliness of the current issues identified in the affective domain.
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/tech/lict/index.html

Level: Early & Middle

Session #L15
Searching the Internet
Presenter: Harriet Zaidman, Teacher-librarian, Louis Riel S.D.
Description: Students often waste time doing inaccurate searches on the Internet. Learn to do efficient and productive searches using a variety of search engines. Teach your students how to choose meaningful terms and use the different features available on each engine. Make researching easier and more enjoyable.
Level: All

Session #L16
Clips  & Connections (New Audio Visual Resources in the Instructional Resources Unit)
Presenter: Nessa Herman, Head of Reference Services and Collection Manager, Instructional Resources Unit, MECY
Description: Looking for that perfect DVD to support a Social Studies lesson?  Nessa will look at new DVD and Video from the collections of the Instructional Resources Unit that support the Social Studies curriculum. 
Level: All