Presentations
Andrea was sent by the American Library Association to represent American school librarians at the 2024 Sharjah International Library Conference where she presented on both augmented and virtual realities.
Annual Digital Learning App Smash for Future Ready Libraries
Virtual Event Hosted by Future Ready Schools--2021 (CoSpaces EDU), 2022 (Focusable), 2023 (Merge Explorer)
"Bridging History and Technology: 3D Printing and Augmented Reality for Engaging Historical Analysis"
2024 Sharjah International Library Conference (co-presented with Tom Bober)
"Building Empathy, Understanding, and Tolerance through Collections, Curriculum, and Virtual Reality"
2019 Sharjah International Library Conference Full-Day Pre-Conference Workshop (co-presented with Laura D'Elia)
"Create Your Own VR with CoSpaces EDU: #CYOVR"
ISTE 2018 CoSpaces EDU Presenter (co-presented with Maria Galanis)
"Creating a 360-Degree Virtual Library"
Association of Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE) Annual Conference 2022
School Library Journal Virtual Summit 2021
"Creating a Makerspace"
Northern Illinois Computing Educators (NICE) MiniCon 2018
TechCamp Northshore 2015
"Creating Your Own Virtual & Augmented Realities"
Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) 2019 (co-presented with Maria Galanis)
"Cultivating a Culture of Inclusion, Communication, and Collaboration"
American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference 2023 (co-presented with Sylvia Stein, CEO of StickTogether, and Shannon Miller)
"Cultivating a Learning Community"
Library Journal / School Library Journal Remote Reboot--Winter 2021
Andrea presented a session in the School Library Journal's 2021 Remote Reboot Webinar Series called "Cultivating a Learning Community"
Andrea shares her experiences and doctoral research in her presentation, "Harnessing the Power of AR and VR to Develop Empathy."
"Grab 'n Go" Panel
Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) Continuing Education Webinar 2021
"Harnessing the Power of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to Develop Empathy"
American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference 2021
American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference 2022
Association of Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE) Conference 2020
California School Library Association (CSLA) Virtual Conference 2021
Illinois Digital Educators Alliance (IDEA) IDEACon 2020
"Leading from the Heart in the School Library"
Association of Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE) Annual Conference 2022
Learning Revolution's The Emergency Home Learning Summit 2020
Midwest Education Technology Community (METC) Annual Conference 2019
TCEA + IDEACon 2021 Virtual Presentation
"Librarians: Architects of Curiosity, Awareness, and Empathy"
University of Illinois iSchool Summer Getaway 2018 (co-presented with Dr. Kristen Mattson)
"Making Learning Come Alive with MERGE Cube"
Deerfield District 109 Teaching & Learning Conference 2020 (co-presented with Maria Galanis)
Always focused on building a sense of community, Andrea shared how school libraries are "the heart of the school" at the IDEACon + TCEA Conference 2021.
Andrea enjoys sharing innovative ideas to transform school libraries with school librarians all around the world.
"Middle/High School Library Programming Panel"
Association of Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE) Virtual PD Offering 2020
"Presidents' Program (AASL) - Sharing Our Stories! How School Librarians Build Relationships" (panel member)
American Library Association Conference 2024 (invited by AASL President Courtney Pentland)
"Storyliving: The Power of Cinematic Virtual Reality to Promote Empathy"
2024 Sharjah International Library Conference
"Storyliving: Using Virtual Reality to Promote Empathy in Education"
IDEACon 2025
"Transforming Your School Library"
2019 Sharjah International Library Conference (co-presented with Laura D'Elia)
"Using Padlet to Promote a Virtual Community"
New Jersey of Association of School Librarians (NJASL) Spring 2021
"Using Virtual Reality to Explore the World Around Us"
American Library Association Conference 2023 (co-presented with Amanda Jones)
International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) Conference 2022 (co-presented with Amanda Jones)
"Virtual Reality: Opening Doorways to Experiential Learning for Students"
Information Technology Trends 2020: 7th International Conference
"A Whole New World: Using Virtual Reality to Teach About Empathy, World Issues, and More!"
American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference 2023 (co-presented with Molly Dettman & Amanda Jones)
Andrea was invited to share her ongoing Ph.D. research virtually at the Information Technology Trends Conference in Abu Dhabi in November 2020.