BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0bf6be0a01e639466e80c0b0761a44ca50 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:VLA Youth Services Forum August Workshop LOCATION:Haymarket Gainesville Community Library\, 14870 Lightner Rd.\, Haymarket, V A 20169 DESCRIPTION:
Don't miss the August Worksh op from the Youth Services Forum! With a focus on youth programming, this w orkshop is a day of learning and networking beneficial for all youth servic es staff.
When: August 24, 2018
Where: Haymarket Gainesville Community Library
1487
0 Lightner Rd. Haymarket, VA 20169
Time: 10 a.m.-3:3
0 p.m.
Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/ksRcblwNF5UUfD8C3
Session I:<
/strong> 10 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Highlighting the importance o
f STEAM
Get ideas for STEAM lessons for school age chil
dren!
For the first half of the presentation, Laini Bostian will be p
resent four STEAM lessons geared towards first and second graders. Lessons
will include magnetism, bubble and fizz, UV pony beads, and others.
F
or the second half of the presentation, Delwyn will be presenting the impor
tance of the “A” in STEAM. It seems like STEM is around every c
orner — children have the opportunity to explore electricity, physics
, chemistry and biology in elaborate and exciting prepackaged programs with
a perfect/successful outcome guaranteed every time. How do Public Librarie
s afford to enter the STEM game? And should we? Creativity, innovation, exp
erimentation and resiliency are an important part of STEM thinking too and
we have the unique ability to provide a risk free environment in which chil
dren can explore scientific principles without judgement, grading, or ever
present learning outcomes and marking criteria. Allowing children (and pare
nts) to indulge in experimenting with tape, scissors, recycled materials, f
ree thinking prompts and guided learning encourages scientific thinking and
maker skills not freely available in many other contexts.
Delwyn Elizabeth—Prince William Public Library
Session II: 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
&l
dquo;Dumb Ideas” Do Work: Changing Our Conventional Views on Youth Pr
ogramming
Have you ever thought “this will never
work?” Maybe it’s too hard, it’s not age-appropriate, or
they will never like it? If you are willing to go beyond traditionally acce
pted limits for age, gender, and ability, you can create unique, appealing
programs for youth of any age.
Presenters:
Jaimie Crawford—Loudon County Public Library
Patricia Pacheco—Loudon County Public Library
Session
III: 12 p.m.-12:45 p.m.
The Best Bang for Your
Buck from the Library of Virginia
Learn how to leverage
LVA resources for your patrons and your own professional development! Expl
ore the latest resources and preview upcoming projects, hosted by LVA's new
Youth Services Consultant, Sue LaParo.
Presenter:
strong> Sue LaParo—Library of Virginia
---Lunch: 12:45 p.m.-2 p.m. (On Your Own)---