<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Workshop &amp; Conference Notes @ metrowestnews.blog-city.com</title><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Workshop &amp; Conference Notes) CE, news, podcasts and more!</description><copyright>Copyright 2008 metrowestnews.blog-city.com</copyright><generator>Metrowest MA Regional Library System</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:37:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Workshop &amp; Conference Notes @ metrowestnews.blog-city.com</title><url>http://www.mmrls.org/ys/ysimages/mwlogo.jpg</url><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>The Power of Children&apos;s Services With Michael Sullivan</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/powerofchildrensservices.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/powerofchildrensservices.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=powerofchildrensservices</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[1. Children's Services Drive Public Libraries
   2. Children's Services are undervalued and undersupported
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Pat Keogh Presents, Your Book ORder, What You Can't Miss]]></description></item><item><title>Every Child Ready to Read: Workshop Notes Part II</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/every_child_ready_to_read_workshop_notes_part_ii.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/every_child_ready_to_read_workshop_notes_part_ii.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=every%5Fchild%5Fready%5Fto%5Fread%5Fworkshop%5Fnotes%5Fpart%5Fii</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Synapses develop from sensory experiences: seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling. Reading is a multi-sensory experience. There are windows when synapes form and grow, before the age of six. 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The main question: How do we form the collaborations and partnerships needed so we can work together to create an IT Fluent Massachusetts?]]></description><category>wingspread2</category><category>citi</category><category>educators</category><category>it fluency</category></item><item><title>INTRODUCTION TO CSS, PART I: METROWEST WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, 2006 -</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/introtocss010406.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/introtocss010406.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=introtocss010406</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Notes from Shaun Wolf Wortis's Introduction to CSS class Wednesday January 4, 2006]]></description><category>css</category></item><item><title>MLA NOTES: READER&apos;S ADVISORY ON THE FLY FOR PARALIBRARIANS</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mlara.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mlara.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mlara</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reader’s Advisory On the Fly For Paralibrarians: When You Don’t Have Time to do Reader’s Advisory]]></description><category>readers advisory</category><category>ra</category></item><item><title>LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: DAY FOUR</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/dayfour.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/dayfour.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=dayfour</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, we got closure to the intense activity from the previous afternoon before delving into paradigm shifts. 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The]]></description></item><item><title>LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: DAY THREE</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/daythree.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/daythree.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=daythree</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, we began with a carousel brainstorming session on Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) exercise to analyze the library profession...]]></description></item><item><title>LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: DAY ONE/DAY TWO</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/dayonetwo.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/dayonetwo.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=dayonetwo</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As over 50 librarians from across the state come together to learn how to be more effective leaders ...]]></description></item><item><title>LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: DAY FIVE</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/dayfive.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/dayfive.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=dayfive</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After the 48 graduates left, four of us, along with regional and network staff that participated as mentors, buckled down to forming action plans based on what came out of the institute.]]></description></item><item><title>MLA NOTES: WALK THE WALK, TALK THE TALK: ADVOCACY 101 TUESDAY MAY 10</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mla_notes_walk_the_walk_talk_the_talk_advocacy_101_tuesday_may_10.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mla_notes_walk_the_walk_talk_the_talk_advocacy_101_tuesday_may_10.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2005 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mla%5Fnotes%5Fwalk%5Fthe%5Fwalk%5Ftalk%5Fthe%5Ftalk%5Fadvocacy%5F101%5Ftuesday%5Fmay%5F10</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This library advocacy program focused on the basics of lobbying: communicating to a decision maker to help him or her make a decision, or, the art of pushing opinions. Everyone who works in a library is an advocate; your personality and degree of hel]]></description></item><item><title>MLA NOTES: YSS MEETING AND ANNUAL BREAKFAST, TUESDAY MAY 10</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mla_notes_yss_meeting_and_annual_breakfast_tuesday_may_10.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mla_notes_yss_meeting_and_annual_breakfast_tuesday_may_10.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mla%5Fnotes%5Fyss%5Fmeeting%5Fand%5Fannual%5Fbreakfast%5Ftuesday%5Fmay%5F10</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[YSS Chair Mary Puelo welcomed the attendees, thanked the generous sponsors of the breakfast, and recapped the year's work, including a great stand-alone program with Jack Gantos in March and a lineup of conference programs to begin following breakfas]]></description></item><item><title>MLA NOTES: EVOLVING WEB, EVOLVING LIBRARIAN, TUESDAY MAY 10</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mla_notes_evolving_web_evolving_librarian_tuesday_may_10.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mla_notes_evolving_web_evolving_librarian_tuesday_may_10.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mla%5Fnotes%5Fevolving%5Fweb%5Fevolving%5Flibrarian%5Ftuesday%5Fmay%5F10</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amy Benson of Nelinet showcased trends in technology and how to implement new technologies into library services. Personalization/customization, ability to access content from anywhere, and a desire for self-expression have led to websites evolving t]]></description></item><item><title>MLA NOTES: STORIES IN SCIENCE, TUESDAY MAY 10</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mla_notes_stories_in_science_tuesday_may_10.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mla_notes_stories_in_science_tuesday_may_10.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mla%5Fnotes%5Fstories%5Fin%5Fscience%5Ftuesday%5Fmay%5F10</comments><dc:creator>Rita Gavelis</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After the Youth Service Section Breakfast and Annual Meeting on Tuesday, I attended Stories in Science. 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We are fortunate again to have ALA Executive Director, Keith Michael Fiels as our &quot;auctioneer extraordinaire&quot;.]]></description></item></channel></rss>