Inspired Educators Symposium

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Saturday, Oct 14, 2023  10am - 3pm

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Educators get the VIP treatment at the Library! Join us for a special day designed for pre-K through twelfth-grade educators and caregivers.

Free hands-on professional development trainings, presentations, book talks, vendors, and demos throughout the day.

Free trainings provided through the Early Childhood Resource Center and Child Guidance starting at 9:30 am. Educators only need to register for the Ohio Approved Early Childhood Trainings marked with an asterisk (*) in the schedule of events below. To register for these, visit registry.occrra.org. Sign in to your account and search by training ID.

Registration to attend the other symposium events is not required.

For training or other event questions, contact Laura McFalls at lmcfalls@akronlibrary.org.

Schedule of Events

9:15 am - 3 pm: Registration & Event Information Table
Atrium Level

9:30 am - 12:30 pm: “We’ve Got the Beat” presented by ECRC* (ST10135662)
Atrium Level Meeting Room

9:30 am - noon: “Time to Rhyme” presented by ECRC* (ST10135663)
Atrium Level Meeting Room

10-10:30 am: “AI: A Conversation About Artificial Intelligence,” facilitated by ASCPL librarians
Atrium Level Meeting Room

10:30-11:30 am: "Fire & Ice," hands-on science activities for kindergarten-12th grade, presented by The Akron Global Polymer Academy
Atrium Level Meeting Room

11:45 am - 12:45 pm: “Tween & Teen Book Talk,” youth librarians in the Teen Division share a variety of fantastic fiction, non-fiction, and graphic novels for 6th-12th graders
Teen Division (Third Level)

12:45-1:15 pm: TechZone Demo & Free Gift
TechZone (First Level)

12:30-1:30 pm: "Fire & Ice," hands-on science activities for kindergarten-12th grade, presented by The Akron Global Polymer Academy.
Atrium Level Meeting Room

1-2:30 pm: “Flip It: Four Steps to Help Children Learn about Feelings and Reduce Behaviors” presented by Child Guidance & Family Solutions* (ST10135761)
Atrium Level Meeting Room

2:30-3 pm: “Science Sources: A Database Exploration” presented by ASCPL Librarians
Atrium Level Meeting Room

3 pm Raffle Drawings
Auditorium (Atrium Level)

*Pre-Registration Required

All-Day Events, Resources, Displays & Free Gifts (while supplies last), 10 am - 3 pm