So I may have overextended myself. I have 4 presentations this year. One was on October 28th. The next one is Nov. 16th. Then the big conference presentations are in February and April. I do believe in giving back to my profession, and as I near retirement, I guess I kicked that sentiment into overdrive.
Presentation on Oct. 28th - Canva Librarians Fall Showcase
This was a virtual one day conference from a Facebook group where I contribute. It was a really informative conference, and there are a lot of talented librarians out there. My favorite presentation was Deb & Amanda's "Be a Canva Catalyst." They started right at 8am, and they were fabulous. My presentation was about Potty PD. I have done these for a few years now, and I wanted to share my ideas in the hopes that another librarian will have the means to start their own Potty PD easily. My presentation was about attaching the Potty PDs to the library standards, and making sure you understand your audience. Here is that presentation, Potty PD: Learn Something New While in the Loo. I think it went well despite my "you're on mute" problems.
Presentation on Nov. 16th - ESC 11 Librarian Conference
I am re-sharing my presentation from the TCEA virtual conference last summer. I had to change some of the examples and templates now that I have started a new year, but the concept is the same. It is a cautionary tale about storing all your documentation for your appraiser in the same place. The first year I was asked for documentation for all 6 library strands, I did have it. However, it was scattered across the great wide web. I had stuff in Canva, Wakelet, Canvas, my Google Drive, Genially, and a few other places. So threading all that together at the last minute was not fun. Now I take a proactive approach and set up a document at the beginning of the year. Then at the end of the month, or 6 weeks, I put notes and links in my document. This year it is a Google Site. Here is my work in progress this year: SHS Library 2023-2024.
The name of the presentation I am doing on Nov. 16th is "Prepping your Library One Year at a Time." Again, it is similar to the presentation last summer, but I think it is worth the repeat.
Presentation for TCEA (state tech conference) & TLA (state library conference) - Feb. 2nd & Apr ?
The presentation Pam and I are currently working on for the state conferences is "Creative PD to Ace your Library Evaluation." Sorry, no link to share just yet, but I think it is going to be a solid resource for librarians who need help boosting their end of year evaluations. We are taking the librarian from the beginning of the year where he/she/they are going to evaluate their own program to the end where all programs, activities, and professional development have been done and documented. I am double dipping a bit because I am showing my yearly Google Site where I am documenting everything (from the presentation on Nov. 16th).
Having everything in one place simplifies the appraisal documentation. All I need to do is give my appraiser a link. She will be able to see everything I did this year with a click of that link.
I think Pam and I are going to present this information in front of our librarians at the next district library meeting. It's a dry run for the state conferences, and it gives out our information to those who can't go to the conferences this year.
I hope everyone is as excited as I am to talk about appraisals and documentation! LOL!
