Make Your Students the Stars: Practical Ways to Increase Engagement Online
Move beyond read-alouds and checkout time! This session explores fun, interactive ways to boost student engagement—like improv, reader’s theater, podcasting, book hunts, and spine label poetry. Learn why student-created content is powerful, how to easily implement these activities, and how they support diverse learners. Plus, share your own creative ideas! Designed for elementary library paraprofessionals, this hands-on session will leave you with fast, fun strategies to make every student eager for library day.
About the presenter:
Anna Szczepanski has spent her career working in Colorado libraries, except for a stint as a library bouncer in Guatemala. She has a MLS from Emporia State University, and is a Colleague on Call Consultant for the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC). Before that, she was a school library paraprofessional at the Fraser Valley Elementary School.
- Date:
- Tuesday, November 4, 2025
- Time:
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Categories:
- School Libraries