2010 BCTLA Conference
October 21-22, 2010
The Central Okanagan Teacher Librarians' Association (COTLA) is proud to be sponsoring the 2010 British Columbia Teacher-Librarians' Association (BCTLA) conference, October 21-22. The conference will be hosted at Kelowna Secondary School (1079 Raymer Avenue, Kelowna). In addition to a comprehensive conference itinerary and social events, there will be three keynote addresses:
* Dr. Jamie McKenzie will outline the exciting new roles of the 21st centure teacher-librarian and talk about the stance, attitude and strategies required to turn challenge into opportunity
* Well known television personality, Dr. Art Hister, will talk about taking care of your health so that you can live with more energy, more happiness, and less stress, and
* The "Disruptive Innovators" (Donna DesRoches and Carlene Walter) will discuss how social media has redefined the role or the teacher-librarian.
With 31 distinct sessions covering everything from 21st century libraries and technologies, to the art of writing and the culture of reading, the conference promises to be of interest to a wide range of teaching professionals. For more information on the conference, its sessions, and registration procedures, visit the conference site at www.cotla.sd23.bc.ca .
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