Events Newsletter - Announcing Library 2.0's Spring Summit - NMC on Open Licensing (Today) - Livebinders for Librarians on Saturday

March 5th - March 16th, 2015

Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight

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Two Week Calendar

• Thursday, March 5th at 2pm NMC On the Horizon > Open Licensing: What It Is, Why Do It, Join the NMC and our panel of experts on Thursday, March 5th at 11am PT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET (check for local time). This one-hour session will be held in the Google+ On Air platform and broadcasted live on YouTube. Participation is free for all attendees. Are you at a museum or do you have a gallery, library, archive, or museum on your campus? If you do, please forward this along to anyone that might find this event beneficial. In this one-hour discussion, a panel of experts will explore the variety of ways that cultural institutions such as galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) can apply open licensing to their collections, as well as how this type of licensing benefits both institutions and their audiences. The conversation will also introduce attendees to open licensing models and will articulate the potential benefits and challenges for implementing open licensing at institutions of all sizes. Register Here.
• Saturday, March 7th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show: Livebinders for Librarians with the S.U.P.E.R. Librarian Team, Classroom 2.0 LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. Details to join the webinar at http://live.classroom20.com. You can follow us on Twitter at #liveclass20.
• Sunday, March 8th at 7pm TechEducator Podcast - Microsoft: Sway featuring David Alexander, More information here.
• Monday, March 9th at 8pm TL Virtual Cafe - #TLChat LIVE!, Second Monday of each month is the Teacher Librarian Twitter Chat. Follow #TLChat on Twitter to participate.
• Saturday, March 14th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show - Featured Teacher: Avra Robinson, Classroom 2.0 LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. Details to join the webinar at http://live.classroom20.com. You can follow us on Twitter at #liveclass20.
• Sunday, March 15th at 7pm TechEducator Podcast - Microsoft: Xbox and Minecraft, More information here.
• Monday, March 16th at 8pm TL News Night LIVE!, Going LIVE on the 3rd Monday of each Month! View here LIVE at 8pm ET. This is a LIVE show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of “This Month in School Libraries” and deeper discussion of topical school library issues with special guest experts. Did we mention it was LIVE?

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Library 2.015 Spring Summit

Learning Revolution Events

Library 2.015 Spring Summit - The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning, April 30th, 2015

The technology landscape changes rapidly, and these changes have economic, social, and ethical significance for individuals, organizations, and the entire world. The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning brings focus to the planning skills that are needed, the issues that are involved, and the current trends as we explore the potential impact of technological innovations. These interactive sessions on future technology trends will present key issues faced by information professionals and educators. A goal of the Spring Summit is to provide a forum to discuss ways to prepare for your personal and organization’s future. Register today at http://library2015spring.eventbrite.com/?aff=newsletter.

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2015 ISTE Unplugged Events, June 26th - July 1st

Thanks to our generous friends at ISTE.org, our NINTH annual set of extra-curricular events at the ISTE conference this year will launch on the Friday before ISTE (June 26th) with an all-day open Maker Day--expect lots of table, activities, and fun for all ages, geared toward education. Saturday's all-day unconference features special guest Audrey Watters again this year, and huge shout-out to this year's unconference and evening party sponsor, StudyBlue and Shutterfly. Sunday is our fourth annual Global Education Summit, a three-hour event + connecting party you don't want to miss. The Bloggers' Cafe will be open Friday - Wednesday, and we're really hoping to add an education slam poetry event still. Stay tuned for all events at http://www.ISTEunplugged.com, which also has Facebook event links for each activity.

Partner Announcement:
Next Vista's Annual Service via Video

Next Vista's annual Service via Video contest winds down on March 27th, and they invite any telling the stories of those who make a difference in their communities to enter. We are asking you to inspire others by telling stories of service using digital video. Additionally, videos that are three minutes or less will be included in a contest in which videos chosen as finalists will earn a charitable donation to the charity highlighted in each video. For more information, visit http://www.nextvista.org/projects/serviceviavideo/info.phtml.

Partner Spotlight

The Institute for Humane Education (IHE) is a nonprofit educational organization headquartered in Surry, Maine. Founded in 1996, it offers graduate degree programs, online courses, workshops, summer institutes and an award-winning online resource center. Humane education approaches human rights, environmental preservation and animal protection as interconnected global issues. Through IHE programs, students and participants gain the knowledge, tools and motivation to become “solutionaries” for a healthy, peaceful and sustainable world for all people, animals and the planet. More information at http://humaneeducation.org/.

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Steve
Steve Hargadon
www.stevehargadon.com

Sugata Mitra & Deborah Meier at the AERO Conference in May + Audrey Watters at "ISTE Unplugged" in June

There are two events coming up this year that I would categorize as "must-attend:" the AERO Conference, May 20 - 25 at LIU/Post University (near New York City) and the ISTEunplugged.com event series before and during the ISTE conference, June 26 - July 1, in Philadelphia.

• The AERO conference, in its 12th year, is a unique event--there is no other one like it in the US. It is a gathering of people who are involved with revolutionizing education, and who already have some of the answers. The focus of the conference (and of the organization behind it) is on learner-centered approaches that empowers students, teachers and parents.
  
  One of this year’s keynote speakers is Sugata Mitra, winner of the TED Award and famous for the “Hole in the Wall Experiment” in which he put a computer in a wall in a slum area of India. Over the next few months the children not only taught themselves to use the computer, but also taught themselves English! There will be five documentaries featured, some premiering, some with the filmmakers presenting. For example, Amy Valens, who made “GoodMorning Mission Hill,” about the extraordinary public school Debbie Meier started, will present her film, and Debbie Meier will join her. Jeremy Stuart, who made the critically acclaimed “Class Dismissed,” which followed an unschooling family for two years, will come from California to present his documentary.
  
  The North American Democratic Education Conference will also be part of AERO, bringing students and staff members from many democratic schools and presenting their own workshops for all. There will also be a Minecraft server for the conference.
  
  Because AERO is a partner with LearningRevolution.com we are offering the readers of this message the the ability to register for the AERO conference at the earlybird rate, which actually lapsed at the end of January. To register just go to the AERO conference site, http://www.educationrevolution.org/store/conference/.  To get the 10% discount to the earlybird rate, put in the coupon code "lrev" (all lower case, short for learning revolution).  For more information or special arrangements write to info@educationrevolution.org or call 800 769 4171.

• ISTE Unplugged is June 26 - July 1 in Philadelphia, PA. Each year hundreds of educators interested in social media, technology, teaching, and learning gather to build and participate in "unplugged"-style activities as a part of the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference. Each activity is detailed on the website and has a Facebook event you can join.
  
  All ISTEUnplugged.com events are free, thanks to the support (and latitude!) given us by the conference organizers and by our sponsors. Maker Day, the Hack Education unconference, and the Hack Education after-party (see below for all) are open to anyone as they take place before the formal ISTE conference; the events during ISTE require that attendees be registered for ISTE. A HUGE thanks to ISTE for making this all possible, and to StudyBlue and Shutterfly for sponsoring the unconference and the Saturday evening event!
  
  Friday, June 26th - MAKER DAY: Still being planned, but we will be holding an all-day, hands-on, student and teacher maker day. We could still use some help building a fun day, so if you or someone you know has interest in helping, send them my way!  (steve@hargadon.com) It would be fun to find a sponsoring organization or two as well.
  
  Saturday, June 27th - HACK EDUCATION: Audrey Watters of Hack Education co-chairs our all-day flagship event this year, our "unconference" on teaching and learning (originally EduBloggerCon). In our ninth year, this event typically draws 200 - 300 participants from around the world. We start by building a session schedule together and then spend the rest of the day in engaged conversations around amazing topics. It's all about connecting and sharing, and maybe could be referred to as a "collaborative conference." There are no formal presentations, just "conversations" that you or others facilitate.
  
  Saturday, June 27th Evening - the Hack Education AFTER PARTY!: Our now-annual unconference "After Party" from 7 - 9pm.
  
  Sunday, June 28th Afternoon - GLOBAL EDUCATION DAY: Our fourth-annual Global Ed Summit is a 3-hour mini-conference organized by Lucy Gray and Steve Hargadon for those interested in globally-connecting students and teachers, and a physical followup to the hugely popular online Global Education Conference.
  
  Monday, June 29 - Wednesday, July 1st - THE BLOGGERS' CAFE: Also in its ninth year now, the Bloggers' Cafe is an informal, couch-chairs-floor gathering area in the conference center for bloggers, social media mavens, and anyone else who wants to find and connect with others. A beehive of constant activity and conversation, the Bloggers' Cafe makes it hard to go do anything else once you discover it.