
Thanks for Visiting OverDrive Education at AASL

Thanks for attending! We hope you enjoyed the AASL Conference and learned more about OverDrive Education and our Sora student reading app. We've made our presentation slide decks and collateral available in case you missed one or wanted to revisit or share them with your colleagues.
Reach out if you have any questions or would like to discuss your students’ reading needs further.
Browse through and download a few of our key resources to learn more about Sora and the unique reading features and integrations that keep students coming back for more.






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Thursday, October 21nd

Barbara Bailey
OverDrive Education
Marketplace Masterclass
6:00pm MST
OverDrive Marketplace is the Sora reading platform's central purchasing and administrative hub, providing access to a huge catalog of content, tools and insights you need to deliver a successful digital service for your school. Join us for a tour of all that Marketplace has to offer. Download PDFFriday, October 22nd

Amy Hall
Weber School District (UT)

Noel Zickefoose
OverDrive Education

Nick Harris
Weber School District (UT)
How One District Systematically Infused SORA Into Classrooms and Independent Reading
7:00am-7:50am MST
Hear how Weber School District in Utah, systemically infused Sora into all school libraries in her district as well as:
- Embedded Sora into district tech trainings
- Provided monthly tips and user guides for librarians
- Used Sora assignment for district-wide professional development
- Developed trainings and resources specific to her district
- Spread Sora use and models to departments and individuals

Presenter: Tiffany Hall
Salt Lake City School District (UT)
Reach all your readers: Best practices for inclusive digital curation
6:00pm MST
An effective school library houses resources that offer not just mirrors of students’ own lives, but windows into the perspectives of others. Discover best practices for curating an equitable, inclusive digital collection in this presentation led by Tiffany Hall, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning for Salt Lake City School District (UT). Learn how her district — one of just three in the state with certified librarians in every school — has prioritized creating collections to reach all its readers, leveraging unique formats, nonfiction content, world language titles, books about race and racism and more to get students reading. Download PDF
Presenter: Monica Flint
(UT)
The path to personalized learning: How ebooks & audiobooks meet student needs
11:40am-12:40pm MST
Building an inclusive, district-wide digital collection that serves your entire school community can seem challenging - but sometimes all it takes are small steps that lead to big success! Join Monica Flint, Library Supervisor at Davis School District (UT), to learn how a collaborative approach to digital collection management - including a shared district collection, customizable school accounts, staff trainings and more - helps address students’ reading and learning needs, no matter where they are. Download PDF
Presenter: Whitney Howton
Shelby County School District (AL)
Making the case for digital resources: A how-to for librarians
1:00pm MST
If you build it, they will come — right? Unfortunately, that’s not always the case when it comes to the school library. Often, librarians are their own best advocates when it comes to educating their school community about the digital and print resources right at their fingertips. How can you become a champion for your own library? Find out in this presentation with Whitney Howton, librarian at Shelby County School District (AL). Attendees will walk away with creative new outreach ideas, best practices for staff and student training and more to get circs up in no time! Download PDF
Presenter: Deborah Lang Froggatt
Boston Public Schools (MA)
A remote learning roadmap with Boston Public Schools
3:30pm MST
For a case study on how one large school district managed the shift to remote and blended learning during the pandemic, attend this session with Boston Public Schools’ Deborah Lang Froggatt. As BPS’ Library Services Director, Froggatt conducted tech training and staff professional development and coordinated special learning academies focused on literacy and learning acceleration to help close gaps. Plus, you’ll learn how BPS connected with Boston Public Library to increase access to digital books in the Sora reading app. Schools seeking a blueprint for long-term remote and hybrid learning contingencies won’t want to miss Froggatt’s story and insights.
Download PDFSaturday, October 23rd

Lisa Pockrus
Ogden School District (UT)

Shannon Johns
Ogden School District (UT)
The curious librarian’s guide to collection curation
11:30am MST
When you’re cultivating a digital collection to meet the needs of all your student readers, purchasing titles is often just the first step. You’ll also want to optimize your collection so that it’s easily searchable and discoverable — and that’s where curated collections come in handy! Join Library Specialists Lisa Pockrus and Shannon Johns from Ogden School District (UT) for a primer on why, how and when to curate digital book collections. Attendees will walk away with curation best practices and new ideas for how to use curation in their own school communities, whether it’s to minimize holds, celebrate holidays, reflect trending topics or meet the unique needs of diverse student populations. Download PDFClick on the session to see more details and add the event to your calendar.
Friday, October 22nd
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