NEWS RELEASES > MARCH 27, 2018
CHICAGO, IL – A full-day workshop just prior to the ISTE 2018 Conference in Chicago will explore how K-12 librarian leaders can lead, teach, and support the Future Ready goals of their schools and districts, develop an action plan for their library programs, and delve into the challenges and best practices surrounding empowering Future Ready Librarians®.
The “Future Ready Librarian Leadership Summit” is hosted by Follett, which more than two years ago announced its support of Future Ready Schools® (FRS), an initiative developed by the U.S. Department of Education. Led by two widely respected industry experts, the summit will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, at Marriott Marquis Chicago.
Registration is currently underway, limited space is available, and the $99/person workshop fee includes lunch. ISTE ’18 kicks off the next day at nearby McCormick Place.
“The Future Ready Librarians® (FRL) initiative has transformed many libraries and empowered librarians,” said Mark Ray, co-leader of the workshop, who is director of innovation and library services for Vancouver (Wash.) Public Schools. “The next opportunity is connecting and empowering those who lead librarians to make systemic transformations. Both literally and figuratively, the Future Ready Librarians Leadership Summit will take FRL to a new level.”
Ray, a past Washington State Teacher of the Year, will be joined in leading the workshop by Shannon McClintock Miller, an international speaker, consultant, and author who previously was a K-12 district teacher librarian in Iowa for 10 years.
“This Leadership Summit is the next step in implementing dynamic change as Future Ready Librarians for school libraries and education, and for our students and communities,” said Miller, author of The Library Voice blog. “The work we plan to do together at this summit is important to not only schools and districts, but it is essential in building library leaders who lead and model the valuable role and change librarians can bring.”
The summit also will feature several other industry experts serving as panelists and presenters:
The workshop moderator is Britten Follett, a fifth-generation Follett family member who is Senior Vice President of Marketing Strategy and Classroom Initiatives for Follett School Solutions. Her work at Follett has helped to establish the foundation for the Future Ready Librarian Framework, which has changed the conversation about the role of the school librarian.
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