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The NFLS News is a bi-monthly newsletter highlighting all the great things the member libraries of the Nicolet Federated Library System are doing throughout our communities.
Read the July 2024 NFLS News for the latest news from a few of our member libraries and others. Topics include:
Subscribe to the NFLS News  Gillett Public Library Director Shannon Stoner attended the Play Make Learn Conference in Madison on July 18 and 19.
The annual conference, which began in 2023, focuses on how to incorporate gaming, creating, and playful learning for educators, researchers, developers, museum and library professionals, and educational administrators. Common topics throughout the conference are games for learning and social impact, playful learning, makerspaces, STEAM Education, and integration of art into educational opportunities. This year’s topics included perspectives on creating educational and engaging livestreams, creating art projects for learning and social impact, integrating tactile learning and sensory experiences. Seminars included how to integrate local folklore with play using “Wisconsin Adventures,” a tabletop roleplaying game similar to Dungeons and Dragons that utilizes Wisconsin folktales, locations, and culture in structured play. The conference included interactive workshops on how new breakthroughs in neuroscience and play at various developmental stages from kindergarten to adulthood. “Building Brains Through Loose Parts: The Anatomy of Playful Learning” focused on how play integrates decision making, emotional and behavioral regulation, cooperation, active listening, empathy, and social skills. Many seminars in the conference provided a variety of materials for attendees to manipulate and play with to illustrate how play helps develop these skills. The Beautiful Stuff Project promotes open-ended play with boxes full of objects with different textures and elements. Its curriculum focuses on curating play experiences for young children with loose part “treasure boxes.” Children use their imagination to create an object or design with the objects in their treasure boxes leading them to engage in creative, open-ended play. What conference about play wouldn’t be complete without gaming? A Dungeons and Dragons One-shot introductory adventure was available for educators new to tabletop adventures. Tripp Commons was open for free Pac-Man games and other free gaming opportunities. Attendees could also attend games at the I/O Arcade Bar. "The conference was a lot of fun," recalls Stoner. "I really enjoyed all the sessions that had you playing with legos and bricks and knick knacks." Here are the headlines from the July 26, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:
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Subscribe to Newsletters from NFLS Here are Continuing Education opportunities from NEWI – for the months of June and July, 2024. Click the event titles to learn more and register. You are encouraged to register even if you cannot attend to receive links to recordings when available. Save the date! Upcoming webinars from Wisconsin Trustee Training Week: August 19 - August 23, 2024. Here’s a sample of what to expect this year:
Tech Days Wisconsin: September 17 - September 18, 2024. Here’s a sample of what to expect this year:
See the Wisconsin Libraries Professional Learning Calendar for conferences and other webinars from in-state. Upcoming webinars from around the web Visit the NEWI calendar of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you may attend from where you are. There’s a lot to choose from, so here’s a sample of topics that may be of interest to you:
Posted by Emily Rogers The State and System Inclusive Services group has been busy in 2024 exploring resources to help staff and patrons who may need additional support. The following is a list of recent resources and trainings shared within the IS group:
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