Free hands-on professional development tra inings\, presentations\, book talks\, vendors\, and demos throughout the d ay.
\nFree trainings provided through the Early Childhood Resource C enter and Child Guidance starting at 9:30 am. Educators o nly need to register for the Ohio Approved Early Childhood Trainings marke d with an asterisk (*) in the schedule of events below. To register for th ese\, visit registry.occrra.org. Sign in to your account and search by training ID.
\nRegist ration to attend the other symposium events is not required.
\ nFor training or other event questions\, contact Laura McFalls at lmcfalls@akronlibrary.org.
\n \nSchedule of Events
\n9:15 am - 3 pm: Re
gistration &\; Event Information Table
Atrium Level
9:30 am - 12:30 pm: &ldquo\;We&rsquo\;ve Got the Beat&rdquo\; p
resented by ECRC* (ST10135662)
Atrium Level Meet
ing Room
9:30 am - noon: &ldquo\;Time to Rhy
me&rdquo\; presented by ECRC* (ST10135663)
Atriu
m Level Meeting Room
10-10:30 am: &ldquo\;AI: A C
onversation About Artificial Intelligence\,&rdquo\; facilitated by ASCPL l
ibrarians \;
Atrium Level Meeting Room
10:30-11:
30 am: "Fire &\; Ice\," hands-on science activities for kindergarten-12
th grade\, presented by The Akron Global Polymer Academy
Atrium L
evel Meeting Room
11:45 am - 12:45 pm: &ldquo\;Tween &\; T
een Book Talk\,&rdquo\; youth librarians in the Teen Division share a vari
ety of fantastic fiction\, non-fiction\, and graphic novels for 6th-12th&n
bsp\;graders
Teen Division (Third Level)
12:45-1:15
pm: TechZone Demo &\; Free Gift
TechZone (First Level)
12:30-1:30 pm: "Fire &\; Ice\," hands-on science activities for k
indergarten-12th grade\, presented by The Akron Global Polymer Academy.
Atrium Level Meeting Room
1-2:30 pm: &ldquo\;F
lip It: Four Steps to Help Children Learn about Feelings and Reduce Behavi
ors&rdquo\; presented by Child Guidance &\; Family Solutions* (ST101357
61)
Atrium Level Meeting Room
2:30-3 pm: &ldquo\;Science Sources: A Database Exploration&rdquo\; pre
sented by ASCPL Librarians
Atrium Level Meeting Room
3 pm: Raffle Drawings
Auditorium (Atrium Level)
All-Day Events\, Resources\, Displays &\; Free Gifts (while supplies l ast)\, \;10 am - 3 pm
\n\n
First Level
\n-Free gift for all educators\, childcare p
roviders\, and home school parents\, provided by Summit Education Initiati
ve. \;
TechZone Information Desk
-Teachers are i
nvited to be a guest reader for our Dial-A-Story program. What fun it woul
d be for students and adults to listen to their teacher&rsquo\;s recorded
story! Free gift for participants.
TechZone Recording Studio
-Take a look at our &ldquo\;Kid Entrepreneurs&rdquo\; and educato
r book displays\, and see how else the Business\, Government &\; Scienc
e Division can support you as an educator or business owner. Representativ
es from the Ohio Jobs &\; Family Services Child Care Licensing will be
available to provide information and give guidance on how to start up a fa
mily or child care center.
Business\, Government &\; Science D
ivision
S econd Level
\n-Free Books for classrooms throughout the day! Load up a box or two to take back to your students and classrooms. \;< br />Children&rsquo\;s Library Program Room
\n-Tours of Res ources for Early Childhood Educators (RECE) Lab and educators resources.RECE Lab (Children's Library)
\n-Educators resources an
d book lists and displays.
Children&rsquo\;s Library
-Vendors and community partner tables: Stop by to receive info\, resource
s\, and giveaways. SEI\, ECRC\, Child Guidance\, ODJFS\, Toy Resource Cent
er\, AMHA/SPARK\, Kaplan\, Children&rsquo\;s Museum\, Art Museum\, and mor
e!
Garden Trio Corridor
Third Level
\n-Grade 6-12 educator re
sources: Stop by the Teen Division to hear how youth librarians can collab
orate with you in your classrooms and which resources are available to you
at your library. \;
Teen Division