Presentations

Here you will find various presentations and workshops done across the U.S., Canada, and various foreighn coutries. A complete list not available

Loertscher, D. (2008). Ban Those Bird Units. Professional workshop for librarians taught at Georgia State Workshops.

Loertscher, D. (2008, Oct 16). Ban Those Bird Units. Professional workshop for librarians taught at the   Chicago Public School District, Chicago, IL.

Loertscher, D. (2008, Aug 19). Project-based learning in the library. Keynote address presented to the Ben Lowmand high school faculty, Ogden, UT.

Loertscher, D. (2008, Aug 3). Ban Those Bird Units. A pre-conferenceworkshop for librarians from around the world taught at the International Association of School Librarians (IASL), Berkley, California.

Loertscher, D. & Achterman, D. (2008, Aug 3). Web 2.0 in school libraries. A pre-conferenceworkshop for librarians from around the world taught at the International Association of School Librarians (IASL), Berkley, California.

Loertscher, D. (2008, July 28). Ban Those Bird Units. Professional workshop for librarians taught at the Alaska State Library, Anchorage, AK.

Loertscher, D. (2008, April 16). Building collaborative experiences in the library. Keynote address presented for school principles and librarians at the Texas Library Association (TLA), San Antonio, TX.

Loertscher, D. (2008, Apr 16). Transforming the school library into a learning commons. Concurrent    sessions for school librarians taught at the Texas Library Association (TLA), Dallas, Texas.

Loertscher, D. (2008, Mar 6). Into the center of the curriculum. Concurrent session for technology directors and librarians presented at the Utah Educational Media Association (UEMA), Ogden, Utah.

Loertscher, D. (2008, Feb 22). Into the center of the curriculum. Professional workshop for librarians and library assistants taught at the Louis Riel School Division, Winnipeg, Canada.

Loertscher, D. (2008, Feb 6). The 21st century school library. Concurrent sessions taught at the Utah Educational Media Association (UEMA) annual conference, Layton, UT.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Dec 5-7). Into the center of the curriculum and toward the 21^stcentury school

    library. Three professional development workshops taught for librarians at Syracuse BOCES, Syracuse, NY.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Nov 23-24). Toward the 21^st century school library. Keynote addresspresented at:    the Manitoba School Library Association conference, Winnipeg, Canada. Two other concurrent sessions    were presented on Ban those birds units  in addition to the keynote address.

Loertscher, D.V. (2007, October). Are two heads better than one action research project. Paper presented at Into the Center of Curriculum: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #14, Reno, NV.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Nov 18). School libraries 2.0. Concurrent sessions taught at the California School Library Association (CSLA), Ontario, CA.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Nov 15). Building a 21^st century school library program. Professional development session for principals and teachers taught at the Lees Summit School District, Kansas City, MO.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Nov 14). Toward the 21^stcentury school library. Keynote address presented at the   annual conference of the Northeast Area School Library group, Kansas City, MO.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Oct 29). Toward the 21^stcentury school library. Current sessions taught at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), Reno, NV. See: http://aasl.pbwiki.com for summaries of the presenter, guest presenters, and the audience collaborating on a wiki.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Oct 23-24). Into the center of the curriculum. Organized and directed professional development sessions at the Treasure Mountain Retreat Number 14, Reno, NV at the Grand Sierra Resort. 85 people attended the retreat.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Oct 12-13). 21^st century school libraries. Keynote address presented at the annual

    conference of the Oregon Association of School Librarians, Seaside, OR. Two other concurrent sessions

    were presented in addition to the keynote address.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Oct 3). Ban those birds units II. Professional development sessions taught via teleconference for the Ontario Librarian Association (OLA) at 12 sites throughout Canada.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Oct 1-3). 21^st century school libraries. Professional development sessions taught at the New Haven School District, New Haven, CT.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Sept 29). Professional development sessions taught at the Northeast Independent School District, San Antonio, TX. This session was notable because it was for middle school language arts teachers and their librarians. Based on a previous visit to the district by the presenter, the librarians participated in the development of a year-long curriculum using the Loertscher/Zwaan/Koechlin Think Models. The language arts teachers came voluntarily on a Saturday to learn how to integrate the Think Models into their curriculum.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Sept 15). Ban those birds units II. Professional development sessions taught at the Amarillo Pubic Schools, Amarillo, TX. This session was for principals, teachers, and school librarians who are beginning a year-long grant in library integration.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Aug 13-15). Ban those birds units II. Professional development sessions taught at the Westport Public Schools, Westport, CT. This was a major multiple-day professional development session that culminated a year-long action research project that I consulted with three school librarians and the district coordinator. These people reported their successful use of the Loertscher/Zwaan/Koechlin Think Models at the Treasure Mt. Research Retreat in Reno in October.

Loertscher, D. (2007, June 15-16). Ontario library standards think tank, Participant in professional think tank, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This think tank with special international guests began the initiative to write new school library standards for the province of Ontario to replace the Partners in Action document many years ago.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Apr 12). Strong schools, strong libraries. Keynote speaker for professional development sessions taught at the Texas Library Association (TLA), San Antonio, TX. This was the third time I have been invited to address approximately 90 principals who are invited by TLA to concentrate on the contribution of school libraries.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Mar 17). Linking school libraries to achievement. Keynote speaker for professional development sessions taught at the Long Beach School District, Long Beach, CA.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Mar 7). Linking San Francisco libraries to achievement. Professional development sessions taught at the San Francisco School District, San Francisco, CA.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Feb 10). Ban those birds units II. Professional development sessions taught at the Jackson School District, Jackson Hole, WY.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Feb 8-9). Ban those birds units. Professional development sessions taught at the Jackson School District, Jackson Hole, WY.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Jan 10). Ban those birds units II. Professional development sessions taught at Syracuse BOCES, Syracuse, NY.

Loertscher, D. (2007, Jan 8-9). Ban those birds units. Professional development sessions taught at  Syracuse BOCES, Syracuse, NY.

Loertscher, D.V., & Achterman, D. (2006, Nov 17). Linking school libraries to achievement through technology. Professional development sessions taught at the California School Library Association (CSLA), Sacramento, CA.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Oct 24-25). Linking school libraries to literacy and academic achievement. Professional development sessions taught at the Hereford Independent School District, Hereford, TX.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Aug 8-9). Ban those bird units. Two full-day professional development sessions taught at the San Antonio Public Schools, San Antonio, TX.

Loertscher, D. (2006, July 11-12). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the Michigan Association of School Librarians Summer Leadership Conference, Lansing, MI.

Loertscher, D. (2006, June 26). Action research: Linking school libraries with achievement. Concurrent session taught at the American Library Association (ALA) Research Forum Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Mar 1). The 21^st century school librarian. Keynote address presented at the annual conference of the South Carolina School Library Association, Charleston, SC. Two other concurrent sessions were presented in addition to the keynote address.

Loertscher, D. (2006, June 25). Professional learning community: Integrating differentiated instruction and understanding by design. Professional development session at the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat No.13, New Orleans, LA. (I planned and developed this conference).

Loertscher, D. (2006, Apr 26). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught to the  school principals attending the Texas Library Association, Houston, TX.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Apr 22). Ban those bird units. Concurrent session taught at the Wyoming Library Association Spring Conference, Casper, WY.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Mar 13). Ban those bird units. Concurrent session taught at the California Association of Independent Schools, Burbank, CA.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Mar 13). 21^st century school libraries. Concurrent session taught at the California Association of Independent Schools, Burbank, CA.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Mar 10). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the De Kalb County School District Professional Development, Atlanta, GA.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Mar 2). Ban those bird units II. Concurrent Professional development sessions taught at the 21^st Century School Librarian of South Carolina School Library Association, Charleston, SC.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Mar 2). Ban those bird units I. Concurrent Professional development sessions taught at the 21^st Century School Librarian of South Carolina School Library Association Conference, Charleston, SC.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Feb 27). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the Oklahoma City Public School Professional Development Seminar, Oklahoma City, OK.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Feb 24-25). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the Wyoming Library Association, Jackson, WY.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Jan 27). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the Fort Worth Texas School District Professional Development Day, Fort Worth, TX.

Loertscher, D. (2006, Jan 13). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the Southwest Georgia Library Consortium, Cairo, GA.

Loertscher, D. (2005, Dec 6). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the Naussau School Librarians Seminar, Long Island, NY.

Loertscher, D. (2005, Nov 17-19). Staying alive in 05: Update on the research of school library media programs. Concurrent session presented at the California School Library Association Annual Conference, Ontario, CA.

Loertscher, D.V. (2005, October). Building deeper understanding in the library by banning bird units and replacing them with high-Level thinking experiences. Paper presented at Understanding In the Library: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #12, Gilmary Retreat Center, Pittsburgh, PA.

Loertscher, D. (2005, Oct 13-14). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the Teacher Professional Development Class, Jackson Hole, WY.

Loertscher, D. (2005, Oct 7). Ban those bird units II. Concurrent session taught at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference, Pittsburg, PA.

Loertscher, D. (2005, Oct 5-6). Understanding in the library. Organized and directed professional development sessions at the Treasure Mountain Retreat Number 12, Pittsburg, PA.

Loertscher, D. (2005, Sept 27). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the Dominican University School of Library and Information Science Graduate Seminar, Chicago, IL.

Loertscher, D. (2005, Sept 23). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the Grand Fork School District Professional Development Day, Grand Forks, ND.

Loertscher, D. (2005, Aug 10). Ban those bird units V. Professional development sessions taught at the Amarillo Public School District Professional Development Day, Amarillo, TX. (the 5^th of an annual visit to the district).

Loertscher, D. (2005, Aug 8). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the New York Library Association Summer Conference, Ithica, NY.

Loertscher, D. (2005, Aug 4). Ban those bird units. Professional development sessions taught at the West Palm Beach School District Professional Development Day, West Palm Beach. FL.

Loertscher, D. (2005, July 11-14). Collaboration between teachers and media specialists. Professional development sessions taught at the Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference, Harrisburg, PA.

Loertscher, D.V. (2003). Unknown title. Paper presented at Evidence-Based Practice: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #11,Kansas City, MO.

Loertscher, D.V., & Woolls, B. (2002). Information literacy: Helping librarians apply the research to teaching information skills to patrons: The importance of the human interface. Paper presented at the Continuing Professional Education for the Information Society: The Fifth World Conference on Continuing Education for the Library and Information Science Professions, Munchen, Saur, Germany.

Loertscher, D.V. (2001). Unknown title. Paper presented at Information Rich Environments: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #9, Nashville, IN.

Loertscher, D.V., & Woolls, B. (2002). Information literacy: Helping librarians apply the research to teaching information skills to patrons: The importance of the human interface. Paper presented at the Continuing Professional Education for the Information Society: The Fifth World Conference on Continuing Education for the Library and Information Science Professions, Munchen, Saur, Germany.

Loertscher, D.V. (2001). Unknown title. Paper presented at Information Rich Environments: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #9, Nashville, IN.

Loertscher, D.V. (2000, January). Unknown title. Paper presented at Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #8, San Antonio, TX.

Loertscher, D.V. (1997, June). Unknown title. Paper presented at The Power of Reading: The Effect of Libraries and Reading Promotion on Reading Competence: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #7, Birmingham, AL.

Loertscher, D.V., & Reeves, W. (1997, March). Deepening our knowledge of young people in the expanding information environment: A model for field research. Paper presented at Instructional Interventions for Information Use: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #6, Troutdale, OR.

Loertscher, D.V. (1994, November). Unknown title. Paper presented at Future Scenarios for School Library Media Programs: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #5. Nashville, TN.

Loertscher, D.V. (1993, June). Unknown title. Paper presented at The Power of Reading: The Effect of Libraries and Reading Promotion on Reading Competence: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #4. New Orleans, LA.

Loertscher, D.V. (1993). Electronic information in school libraries. Paper presented at the 1992 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagn, IL.

Loertscher, D.V. (1992, October). Unknown title. Paper presented at Researcher Practitioner Partnerships: Applying Qualitative Methodologies to School Settings: The Research of School Library Media Centers: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #3, Annapolis, MD.

Loertscher, D.V. (1992, August). Building knowledge-rich environments for youth: A worldwide challenge for schools and school librarians. Keynote address presented at the School Libraries for a Knowledge Society: The 31^st Annual Conference of International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) and the Sixth International Forum on Research in School Librarianship, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Loertscher, D.V. (1991, June). A model for information literacy. Paper presented at Information Literacy: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #2, Atlanta, GA.

Loertscher, D.V. (1989, October). Reading research and the school library media. Paper presented at The Research of School Library Media Centers: Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #1, Park City, UT.