Where in the world is Karen these days?

Please check out her schedule for upcoming workshops and conferences:

September, 2008

12 – Curriculum & Instruction Council, NWRESA, 9:00-12:00

17 – Fundamentals of Grantwriting workshop, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

23 – Overview of Resource Alignment and Collaboration, Surry Co. Schools

26 – Investigations Training, Grade 2, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

October, 2008

2 – Resource Alignment III, Davidson County, 12:30-3:30

3 – Investigations Training, Grade K, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

15, 16, 17 – Grant Writing training, Las Crucis, NM

18, 19 – Assessment in the Media Center, Part II, Chicago, IL

20 – Using the Media Center to Raise Student Achievement, Kingsport, TN

24 – Investigations Training, Grade 5, Rainbow Center, Wilkesboro, 9:00-3:00

29, 30, 31 – NC School Library Media Association, Winston-Salem, NC

November, 2008

6 – Staff Meeting, Appalachian State University

7 – Mountain Valley Partnership Grant, Green Content Group, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

12 – Resource Alignment Workshop, Harnett County, NC

14, 15 – Mississippi Math Conference, Biloxi, MS

18 – Resource Alignment Workshop, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

20, 21, 22 – Tennessee Association of School Librarians, Franklin, TN

December, 2008

4 – Staff Meeting, Appalachian State University

5 – Investigations Training, Grade 2 and Yellow Content Group, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

12 – Curriculum & Instruction Council, NWRESA, 9:00-12:00\

15 – Copyright Basics, Kingsport, TN

January, 2009

21-26 – American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Denver, CO

30 – Mountain Valley Partnership Grant, Green Content Group, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

February, 2009

6 – Mountain Valley Partnership Grant, Yellow Content Group, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

12-13 – Fundamentals of Grant Writing, CSRA, Augusta, GA

16 – Assessing Student Learning in the Media Center for Grades 6-12, Franklin, TN

25, 26, 27 – Grant Writing Presentation at TI Conference, Seattle, WA

March, 2009

6 – Investigations Training, grades K & 5, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

13 - Investigations Training, grades 3&4, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

20 - Investigations Training, grades 2 & Green Content Group, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

April, 2009

3 - Investigations Training, Yellow Content Group, NWRESA, 9:00-3:00

May, 2009

1 – Curriculum & Instruction Council, NWRESA, 9:00-12:00

8 – Spring Media Workshop, Walker Center, Wilkes Community College, 8:00-3:30

June, 2009

22-26 & 29-July 3 for workshops in Tenn.?

July, 2009

9-12 – American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

August, 2009

September, 2009

October, 2009

28, 29, 30 – NC School Library Media Association Conference, Winston-Salem, NC

November, 2009

4-6 – American Association of School Librarians Conference, Charlotte, NC

December, 2009

2006 Places I’ve been…

January…Elkin, NC Grantwriting Consult (9); RESA, Grantwriting (10); RESA Board Meeting (11); San Antonio, TX, ALA Midwinter Meeting (19-23); Raleigh, ARMS Grant Meeting; Bakersville, NC Media Consult (30)

February…Marlboro, SC, Using the Media Center to Raise Student Achievement (2); Catawba Co., NC, Resource Alignment (7 & 8); Davidson Co. NC, Grantwriting (16)

March…RESA, Grantwriting (1); Boone, NC, Media Consult (2); Greensboro, NC, Media Consult (2); Hickory, NC, Media Consult (9), Seattle, WA, MSP Conference (11-16); Jefferson, NC, Grant and Media Consult (17); Sparta, NC, Grant Consult (22): Charlotte, NC, NCSLMA Board Meeting (23); Lenoir, NC, Media Meeting (27); Hickory, NC, Grant Consult (28); Sparta, NC, Grant Consult (29), Newton, NC, Media Collection Assessments (30); Hickory, NC, Grant Consult (31)

April…Mitchell Co., NC, Media Consult (3); Newton, NC, Collection Assessments (4-5); Wilkesboro, NC, Regional Battle of the Books (7); Boone, NC, Media Consults (11); Two-way Videoconference with Iowa (11); RESA Board Meeting (12); Hickory, NC, Media Consult (13); Bakersville, NC, Media Consults (14); Marion, NC, Collection Assessments (26); New York, NY (28-30)

May…Raleigh, NC, MSP Meeting (3); Newton, NC, Collection Assessment (4); Greensboro, NC, Media Consult (5); Marion, NC, Collection Assessment (8); Puebla, Mexico, Instituto D’Amicis, Media Collection/Program Assessment (21-28)

June…Charleston, SC, Microsoft Excel Workshops (6-9); Greensboro, NC, NCSLMA Board Meeting (19); Newton, NC, Grantwriting Workshop(20); RESA, Grantwriting Workshop (21); New Orleans, LA, ALA (23-26)

July…Northampton Co., NC, Media Collection Assessments/Onsite visits (12-14); RESA, Grantwriting Level II (20)

August…Las Vegas, NV, Presenting at Nevada Library Conference (14-19); Hickory, NC, Grantwriting, Collaboration workshops (22); RESA Board Meeting (23); RESA, C&I Council (25); Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, NC, August Media Workshop (31)

September…Spruce Pine, NC, Media Consult (29)

October…Winston-Salem, NC, NCSLMA Conference (3-6); Watauga Co., NC, Onsite media visits (9); Statesville, NC and Caldwell Co., NC, (11); Warwick, RI, AASL Fall Forum (12-16); Gatlinburg, TN (19-22); RESA, C&I Council (27)

November…Chicago, IL, Preconference at ISLMA (9-11); Spruce Pine, NC, Onsite media visit (21)

December…Watauga/Caldwell Co., NC, Onsite media visits (4); ASU, MLS Advisory Committee (7)

2007 Places I’ve been… Back to Top

January…Polk Co., NC, Resource Alignment workshop (2); New York, NY (5-6); RESA Board Meeting (10); Charleston, SC, Resource Alignment workshop (19); Seattle, WA, ALA Midwinter Meetings (20-21); Surry Co., NC, Onsite media visits (29)

February…Rowan/WSFCS, NC, Onsite media visits (6); Alexander Co., NC, Onsite media visit (8); WSFCS, NC, Onsite media visits (9); Polk Co., NC, Grantwriting workshop (14); Hilton Head, SC (16-17); Beaufort, SC, Resource Alignment workshop (19)

March...Research Triangle Park, NC, NCSLMA Board Meeting (12); RESA, C&I Council Meeting (16); Yadkin Co., NC, Onsite media visit (19); Polk Co., NC, Assessment in the Media Center workshop (21); Boone, NC, Regional Battle of the Books (23)

April…WSFCS, NC, Onsite media visits (13); RESA Staff Meeting (16); RESA, Assessment in the Media Center workshop (17); RESA Board Meeting (18); Alexander Co., NC, Onsite media visit (19); Yadkin/WSFCS, NC, Onsite media visits (24); Northampton Co., NC, Resource Alignment workshop (25); Rowan-Salisbury/Surry Co., NC, Onsite media visits (30)

May…RESA, Grantwriting workshop (1); Ashe Co., MVP Grant Meeting (2); Surry Co., NC, Onsite media visits (4); Atlanta, Georgia (5-6); Rowan-Salisbury, NC, Onsite media visit (7); Durham, NC, MSP Grant Meeting (8); RESA, MVP Grant Meeting (10); Catawba Co., Onsite media visits (17 & 18)

June…Catawba Co., NC, Onsite media visits (4, 5, 6); Columbia, SC, Resource Alignment workshop (12); WSFCS, Grant consult (15); Boone/ASU, Bolivia Reception (18); Washington, DC, ALA (21-26)

July…Winston-Salem, NCSLMA Board Meeting (20); WSFCS, Grantwriting, Levels I & II (23-24); Clinton, TN, Resource Alignment workshop (31)

August…Clinton, TN, Resource Alignment workshop (1); Georgetown, SC, Resource Alignment workshop (16); Loudoun Co., Leesburg, VA, Assessment in the Media Center (27)

September…RESA, C&I Council (14); Wilkes Community College, Fall Media Workshop (20); Clemmons, NC, Grantwriting Workshop at MSP Conference (21); Davidson Co., NC, Resource Alignement workshop (25); RESA, Investigations K-1 workshop (28)

October…RESA, Investigations 4-5 (4); RESA, Investigations 3-2 (5); Reno, Nevada, AASL (24-28)

November…Rowan-Salisbury, NC, Assessment in the Media Center (6); ASU, Two-way videoconference with Iowa, Resource Alignment (13); Winston-Salem, NCSLMA Conference (14-15); Cool Springs, TN, Grantwriting presentations at TASL (16); RESA, Investigations 2 (29); RESA, C&I Council/Investigations K-1 (30)

December…Davidson Co., NC, Resource Alignment (13)

2008 Places I’ve been… Back to Top

January…Philadelphia, PA, ALA Midwinter (11-14); CVCC, K-5 Vertical Meetings for MVP Grant (18); Rowan-Salisbury, Student Achievement in the Media Center (29)

February…RESA, C&I Council (1); RESA, Investigations K-1 (15); RESA, Investigations 4-5 (22)

March…RESA, Investigations 3-2 (7)

April…RESA, C&I Council (4); CVCC, K-5 Vertical Meetings for MVP Grant (18); Davidson Co., Resource Alignment workshop (18)

May…ASU, K-5 Vertical Meetings for MVP Grant (2)

June…Anaheim, CA, ALA (26-30)

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2005 Places I've Been!

American Library Association

Karen R. Lowe Presents at Preconference for School Library Media Collections

CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will present “ Resource Alignment Begins with Collection Development: A Hands-On Approach, ” a preconference workshop during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.

This preconference, presented by Karen R. Lowe of the Northwest Regional Education Service Alliance, will be held on Friday, June 24, 2005, 1 – 4 pm. This hands-on, working session is designed to demonstrate a step-by-step procedure for analyzing, weeding, and building the school library media collection, utilizing guidelines set by the state curriculum. Participants will learn to identify resources that will aid in elimination of unusable materials, as well as isolate weaknesses in curriculum support and prioritize gaps based on areas of most critical need. The session will provide strategies for developing a five-year resource development plan, including preparation of a five-year budget proposal to obtain needed resources.

Karen R. Lowe, current president of the North Carolina School Library Media Association (NCSLMA), is an education consultant at the Northwest Regional Educational Service Alliance in Wilkesboro, N.C., and also does workshops and presentations throughout the United States. She also teaches graduate courses in library science at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. Lowe has published a book on resource alignment, as well as articles in Knowledge Quest, North Carolina Libraries and Leading and Learning with Technology.

To register for the “Resource Alignment” preconference, go to the ALA Annual Conference Web site www.ala.org/annual. Tickets are $79 for AASL members; $119 for ALA members; and $169 for non-members. To find out more information about other AASL programs and events at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago this June, go to www.ala.org/aasl/annual.

The American Association of School Librarians www.ala.org/aasl, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), promotes the improvement and extension of library media services in elementary and secondary schools as a means of strengthening the total education program. Its mission is to advocate excellence, facilitate change and develop leaders in the school library media field.