Emma Pass wrote the book on hybrid teaching. Literally. After being approached by a publisher in the Spring of 2020 to write a book about hybrid learning she saw the immediate need and worked with her publisher to make an abridged version of her title available for download now. Pass is a secondary English teacher, Google Certified Trainer/Innovator, and all-things-edtech enthusiast. Emma is passionate about using technology to reach 100% student engagement, differentiate instruction, save time, increase efficiency, and much more. She has taught in Las Vegas, London, and now lives in Fort Collins, Colorado where she teaches middle school English at a hybrid K-12 school. Follow her on twitter @emmabpass.

Engaging Online Asynchronous Lessons (90 mins)

Asynchronous learning is when a teacher develops a pre-built lesson, or pre-recorded video, and provides it for a student to work through at their own pace during the course of a day or week. In this session we will use Google slides and Google Docs templates in order to create a pre-packaged lesson that students will be able to navigate independently.

Learn how to use FlipGrid to foster student discussion and engagement.

This workshop will be presented asynchronously, through Google Classroom.

The workshop will open up at 8am on Friday, February 5th and close at midnight. Participants can choose when during that days to complete the training, which takes roughly 1 hour. Participants will watch pre-recorded videos and follow the step by step instructions, at their own pace.

Learn how to use Google Jamboard to enhance student collaboration.

This workshop will be presented asynchronously, through Google Classroom.

The workshop will open up at 8am on Friday, February 5th and close at midnight. Participants can choose when during that day to complete the training, which takes roughly 1 hour. Participants will watch pre-recorded videos and follow the step by step instructions, at their own pace.

Learn how to use Peardeck in your instruction.

This workshop will be presented asynchronously, through Google Classroom.

The workshop will open up at 8am on Friday, February 5th and close at midnight Participants can choose when during that day to complete the training, which takes roughly 1 hour. Participants will watch pre-recorded videos and follow the step by step instructions, at their own pace.

Learn how to use Kahoot! in your instruction.

This workshop will be presented asynchronously, through Google Classroom.

The workshop will open up at 8am on Friday, February 5th and close at midnight. Participants can choose when during that day to complete the training, which takes roughly 1 hour. Participants will watch pre-recorded videos and follow the step by step instructions, at their own pace.

Learn how to use Screencastify in your instruction.

This workshop will be presented asynchronously, through Google Classroom.

The workshop will open up at 8am on Friday, February 5th and close at midnight. Participants can choose when during that time to complete the training, which takes roughly 1 hour. Participants will watch pre-recorded videos and follow the step by step instructions, at their own pace.

Please join us for the first in Teri Lesesne's series of two workshops being offered for secondary School Librarians and Teachers throughout the Greater CNY SLS region. Teri is an author, former middle school teacher of English Language Arts and joined the faculty Sam Houston State University where she has taught courses in literature for children and young adults for the past 30 years. Teri has been active professionally serving on numerous selection committees for NCTE, ILA, and ALA. Committee service includes: The Morris Award, Printz, Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, Teacher's Choices, Children's Choice, and Odyssey Awards. She serves annually on the Cybils and Audie Awards as well. Teri is active on Facebook (Teri Lesesne) and Twitter (@professornana) where she enters into discussions about the topics of the day. You can reach her at: doctorL@shsu.edu.

Learn how to use FlipGrid to foster student discussion and engagement.

This workshop will be presented asynchronously, through Google Classroom.

The workshop will open up at 8am on Friday, January 29th and close at midnight on Friday, February 12th. Participants can choose when during those days to complete the training, which takes roughly 1 hour. Participants will watch pre-recorded videos and follow the step by step instructions, at their own pace.

Learn how to use Peardeck in your instruction.

This workshop will be presented asynchronously, through Google Classroom.

The workshop will open up at 8am on Friday, January 29th and close at midnight on Friday, February 12th Participants can choose when during those days to complete the training, which takes roughly 1 hour. Participants will watch pre-recorded videos and follow the step by step instructions, at their own pace.

Please join us for the second in Teri Lesesne's series of two workshops being offered for secondary School Librarians and Teachers throughout the Greater CNY SLS region. Teri is an author, former middle school teacher of English Language Arts and joined the faculty Sam Houston State University where she has taught courses in literature for children and young adults for the past 30 years. Teri has been active professionally serving on numerous selection committees for NCTE, ILA, and ALA. Committee service includes: The Morris Award, Printz, Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, Teacher's Choices, Children's Choice, and Odyssey Awards. She serves annually on the Cybils and Audie Awards as well. Teri is active on Facebook (Teri Lesesne) and Twitter (@professornana) where she enters into discussions about the topics of the day. You can reach her at: doctorL@shsu.edu.

The SLS Communication Coordinators meetings are designed to be a bridge between the School Library System team and the school librarians in each of the districts and non-public schools that are members of the system. Each district has a designated Communication Coordinator who is required to attend the meetings but all members are welcome to attend.

These meetings are attended by members of the SLS Advisory Council that have been chosen and elected by the Communication Coordinators committee. The SLS Council advises the School Library System and help create the Plan of Service and approves the SLS budget and Annual Report. All members of the SLS are welcome to attend but only member of the council may vote on recommendations.

Year end celebration of School Library System and annual combined meeting.