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SWAL Conferences
Fall 2000 SWAL Conference Agenda
Nurturing Fertile Minds: Librarians as Gardeners
October 4, 2000
8:15 - 3:45 pm
Ullsvik Center, UW-Platteville
Platteville, Wisconsin
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Registration, Continental breakfast, Visit with exhibitors (Galleria, Touche Room, Beaux Arts Room)
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| 8:50 |
Welcome (Beaux Arts Room)
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| 9:00
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How Does Your Brain Grow? (Beaux Arts Room)
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Dr. Gwen Coe, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education,
UW-Platteville. Why is knowledge of brain development important? Who needs to
know? How can librarians help? (web sites)
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| 9:30 |
The Victory Garden (Beaux Arts Room)
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Lana Sheets, Assistive Technology Specialist, CESA 3. Reading is a complex
activity, sending our brains into a frenzy of electrical impulses. What
happens when there is a glitch? Lana moderates a program that enables viewers
to experience what it is like to have a learning disability. (This program
is free & open to the public)
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| 10:45 |
Break, Visit with exhibitors, View sale items (Galleria, Touche
Room)
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| 11:30
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SWAL Business Meeting (Touche Room)
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Highlighted by a formal recognition of Representative David Brandemuehl for
his support of library legislation. (agenda)
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| 12:15
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Buffet Luncheon (Beaux Arts Room)
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| 1:20 |
Is There a Lighthouse in Your Future? (Touche Room)
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Patricia Curtis Pfitsch is a regional author from the Gays Mills area.
Using the characters in her books, the real life heroines she has discovered in
her research, and her own life as a writer, Patty discuesses the importance of
taking risks and following your dreams.
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| 2:30
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Concurrent Sessions:
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A. 20 Tips for Growing Strong Minds (Touche Room) |
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Judy VandenBrooke, Director, Head Start; Erin Isabell, Youth Services,
Platteville Public Library; Mary O'Leary, Youth Services, Schreiner Memorial
Library, Lancaster; Deb Biddick, Teen Parenting Program, CESA 3 (Public Library
oriented)
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B. Brainstorming: Fertile Ideas to Take Back to Your Library
(Galleria) |
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Moderated discussions on favorite picks, reading incentives/projects, and
library computer/e-amil policies, & CESA 3 updates. Please bring your favorite
K-12 book, project idea or a copy of your school computer policies to share.
(School Library oriented)
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