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MTCC203AB 8:45 am-10:00 am INFORMAnON snJDIES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Sya Van Geest, OSLA President, retired Teacher librarian. The Information Studies document will be presented with practical implementation strategies including linking expectations to subject curricula, developing research assignments and incorporating information technologies. Convenor: Sandi Zwaan, retired teacher librarian. ware for Ontario schools? How are the programs selected? Who makes the decision? What's new this year? Find out about the curriculum resources available and learn how you can help influence licensing priorities for the upcoming year. Convenor: Lynn Poth, Toronto District School Board. periodical databases like EBSCO, SIRS, CPIQ Electric Library and Proquest. Discover new curriculum and reference sites for students and teachers on the Web. Convenor: Sharon Mills, Toronto District School Board. ~m~ OPLA 8:45 am-10:00 am MTCC201B MTCC205B 8:45 am-10:00 am BABY AND TODDLER nME REPERTOIRE AND RESOURCES Kilthy Reid-Naiman, musician, recording artist and programmer at Aurora, Newmarket and Uxbridge Libraries. Join in the fun as this talented artist entertains you and expands your repertoire of simple songs, movement activities, fingerplays and dances. Discover more sources for program materials . Excellent for those already programming for infants and those who are interested in implementing a program in their library. Convenor: Cindy Cooper, Halton Hills Public Library. MTCC202C 8:45 am-10:00 am PAINLESS PARTNERING: INTEGRAnNG COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND INQUIRY SKILLS Robert vvylie, Teacher librarian, Gracefield Public School, Toronto District School Board. Learn how Ministry-licensed software, such as Science Court, The Way Things Work, and Light and Sound and problem-solving games can be used to reinforce the inquiry process. . Leamhowto strategy with before, after reading activipa~.""-~;<= of activities in '"'"i5 ... o ... and in French will be discussed and distributed. ~m~ OSLA ~~'Z? OPLA 8:45 am-10:00 am nCKET REQUIRED CP Ontarto 8:45 am-10:00 am HANDS-ON COMPUTER SESSION Maximum: 30 MTCC201C 8:45 am-10:00 am INFORMAnON RESOURCES ON-UNE Esther Rosenfeld, District Wide Coordinator, Library and Learning Resources, Toronto District School Board; Sharon Mills, George S. Henry Academy, Toronto District School Board.. A vast number of information resources are now available through on-line subscriptions. Learn how to access, use and evaluate encyclopedias like Grolier, World Book and Britannica, TODAY'S TEENS: SERVING OUR YOUTH Mary Anne Wilson, Manager, Erin Meadows Branch Library, Mississauga Library System; Todd Kyle, Youth Specialist, Mississauga Library System. Acquire essential skills necessary to best serve our youth. Teen culture, the teen approach, technology for teens as well as youth services, programs and activities will be shared by young adult specialists. Convenor: Jaqueline Kucera, Mississauga Library System. THE OSAPAC PROCESS: MINISTRY-UCENSED SOFlWARE FOR ONTARIO SCHOOLS Marilynn Pascale, Academic Services, Toronto District School Board. Confused by the Ministry of Education process to license soft- 20