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FREE Professional Facebook Marketing Webinar

Often referred to as “the Queen of Facebook”, Mari Smith is hailed as the premier Facebook marketing expert and one of the most influential and knowledgeable new media thought leaders in the world.  Facebook recently partnered with Mari to facilitate and teach at Facebook’s Boost Your Business series of live half-day training events across the United States.

Forbes named Mari as a Top Ten Social Media Power Influencer several years in a row; she is currently in the top five. Fast Company described Mari as “a veritable engine of personal branding, a relationship marketing whiz, and the Pied Piper of the Online World.”

Mari and her team work with forward-thinking, socially conscious companies of various sizes to help grow their businesses through the power of social media, integrated with all forms of digital and offline marketing. Mari travels and speaks at major events, often sharing the stage with notable celebrities and thought leaders. Mari also leads regular free Facebook marketing webinars and offers numerous online training courses. She is author of The New Relationship Marketing and coauthor of Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day.  See Mari’s speaking services, training programs, blog and media inquiries.

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How to Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities- Free CTD Webinar

Join Kathleen Fulton,
author of Time for Learning: Top 10 Reasons Why Flipping the Classroom Can Change Education
for an engaging conversation.

Flipping the classroom is one of the hottest trends in education today.  When teachers send lessons home for students to watch as homework, valuable class time can be spent working in small groups and   one-on-one with students. This allows teachers to focus on those areas where students are struggling and need individual support.   This webinar will illustrate the potential benefits of flipped classrooms for students with disabilities and those who struggle, highlighting how teachers can use technology to “flip” the teaching and learning process to enhance teaching and learning.

Wednesday, May 20th, 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST

  RSVP today!

The Impact of Summer Reading- Free Webinar

The Impact of Summer Reading
By Michele Farrell
Senior Library Program Officer, IMLS

Every year, public libraries around the country offer summer reading programs. We know from anecdotal information that participants love them, but what is the real impact of these programs? The Library of Virginia is conducting a 33-month study to understand how children and teens use reading programs.  The library will examine how the programs influence reading skills, how they may have different impacts on various participants, and the long-term impact on reading outcomes.

The study is being done to assist Virginia public libraries with understanding the impact of their programs. There will be three reports. The first report, Impact of Virginia Public Libraries’ Summer Reading Program: Library of Virginia Year 1 Report (Good, Ho, & Fryman, 2014), covered how children participated, how many books they read, the reading levels of the books read, and whether participants were reading at or above their age level. The second report will examine the effects on reading outcomes, how those outcomes compare to nonparticipants, to what extent participation shows a gain or loss in reading ability compared to nonparticipants, and how the effects differ for readers by grade, gender, economic status, and English proficiency. The Library of Virginia is hosting a webinar on the second report. See details below to listen in.

The final report is scheduled for release in December 2015 and will cover what reading skills improved, whether the impact lasts more than one year, how many children participate for more than a year and their characteristics, and lastly, how reading outcomes differ between nonparticipants and those who participated for only one summer. The reports will be available on the Library of Virginia website. Caution should be used regarding any generalization of these results holding true for all summer reading programs.

 

The findings will be shared via webinar on May 19 at 11:00 a.m. EST and again on May 20 at 2:00 p.m. You may register to attend one of the webinars. After you complete the registration, you will be given access information.

May 19 at 11:00 a.m. EST register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/impact-of-the-summer-reading-program-year-two-report-webinar-may-19-tickets-16751024766

May 20 at 2:00 p.m. EST register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/impact-of-the-summer-reading-program-year-two-report-webinar-may-20-tickets-16752166180

– See more at: http://blog.imls.gov/?p=5778#sthash.Ur5a0YSo.dpuf