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<h1 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Emporia State University’s School of Library and Information Management offers two continuing education course that
 may be of interest to you and your colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<h1 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2020 Summer Institute with Nikki D. Robertson<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Audience: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">School Librarians and Teachers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dates: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">June 29–July 27, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ONLINE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cost: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">$50 per person (no graduate-level college credit is available for this course)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.touchnet.com/C20725_ustores/web/classic/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=763">REGISTER for the SUMMER INSTITUTE<o:p></o:p></a></span></b></p>
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<h3 style="margin-top:0in;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Keynote Webinar — Monday, June 29, 5 p.m. Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></h3>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">5 Tips for School Librarians Post COVID: The Power of Your Story<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Has COVID-19 and remote schooling turned your world upside down? Shake off the dust and join Nikki D Robertson as she shares 5 Tips for School Librarians that stand the test of time, whether working
 remotely or face to face. (Open to the public)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Four Week Canvas Course: Building a School Library Program to be Proud of: The Power of Your Story<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">In this course, participants will explore critical and powerful ways to build a school library program to be proud of through developing and sharing their stories. Join Nikki D
 Robertson to learn how you can connect, share, learn, and grow in ways that will invigorate your school library program. (Registered users only – $50 per person)<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Closing Keynote Capstone Webinar (Call to Action) — Monday, July 27, 5 p.m. Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></h3>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Ready for a New Year: the Power of Your Story<o:p></o:p></span></i></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Gearing up for the new school year after COVID-19 and remote schooling is just around the corner. Join Nikki D Robertson for just the boost you need to bring back that “new library
 smell” in the #newnormal. (Open to the public)<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nikki D. Robertson</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> is the Project Coordinator of Digital Learning for the Educational Services Center at Region 13
 in Austin, Texas. Nikki is a veteran educator, retired school librarian, Instructional Technology Facilitator, Google Certified Trainer, and past ISTE Librarians Network President. Nikki’s new book, Connected Librarians: Tap Social Media to Enhance Professional
 Development and Student Learning, is now available for purchase through the ISTE Store and/or Amazon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Resources for Young Families <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Audience: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Librarians and MLS students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dates: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">June 29–Aug. 7, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Time: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Online, asynchronous<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cost: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">$125 per person (this course may be taken for
<a href="https://sites.google.com/g.emporia.edu/slim/student-resources/syllabi/summer-2020">
1 graduate-level college credit</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.touchnet.com/C20725_ustores/web/classic/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=767">REGISTER for THIS COURSE</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This course explores the importance of the role of parents and adult caregivers as a child’s first teachers and how librarians can foster the development of early literacy in the home. Students
 apply knowledge of community evaluation and childhood development to the design of parent education and outreach services. Emphasis will be given to outreach in historically underserved populations, encouraging parent interaction with children, and early language
 development in young children.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iMCrLeFsWasH7I7FvVK1q6DKsCJq0bPe/view" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:windowtext">SYLLABUS</span></b></a></span><strong><span style="font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Elizabeth Hoffman</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> is the director for Emporia State University’s South Dakota MLS program, and the current chair of
 the South Dakota Library Association’s Young Adult Reading Program. Prior to joining the staff at ESU, Elizabeth worked in Youth Services at Siouxland Libraries in Sioux Falls, SD, where she developed collections and programming for children, teens, and families.
 Elizabeth received her BS Ed in History and Social Science from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD, and her MLIS from the University of North Texas in Denton, TX.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jeana Menger</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">’s research interests focus on the role of early childhood language development in literacy and school
 success. Jeana earned a BA in Applied Linguistics from Portland State University, and an MLS from Emporia State University. She is the immediate past co-chair of the Oregon Library Association’s Children’s Services Division, and the director of the Oregon
 SLIM MLS program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more information, contact:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
Continuing Education<br>
School of Library and Information Management<br>
Emporia State University<br>
<a href="mailto:slimce@emporia.edu"><b><span style="color:windowtext">slimce@emporia.edu</span></b></a><br>
620-341-5203<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="background:white">Jeana Menger, MLS<br>
</span></b><span style="background:white">Director, Oregon MLS Program <br>
School of Library and Information Management<br>
Emporia State University<br>
620-794-5436<br>
</span><a href="http://www.emporia.edu/slim/"><span style="color:windowtext;background:white">www.emporia.edu/slim/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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