The quest to help students forge a deep, lasting connection with literature or history can feel like trying to catch mist. But what if we could transform the library into a realm of enchantment?

This session reveals how librarians and teachers can harness the power of immersive, hands-on activities designed around core content standards to make students genuinely beg to dig deeper.

We will guide participants through the creation of "Library Lockers"—physical boxes filled with clues, artifacts, and challenges. These lockers serve as portals to magical reading and learning, turning unit outcomes into a thrilling adventure.

Learn to design standards-based learning opportunities that foster deep critical thinking and spark students’ innate curiosity, proving that the most powerful magic in education is simply the joy of discovery.

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Contact Chris:

chris@sedck12.org

435-592-0699

Chris Haught is the Technology/Media Mentor, Canvas Admin and Autism Secretary for the SEDC office.

She can help with all your multimedia & physical media needs such as printing of large format posters, READ Posters, Teaching Toolboxes, and more. Chris works closely with the Region’s librarians providing support and training on Utah’s Online Library, our Regional Sora library, our KOHA library system, Digital Citizenship. She hosts the yearly Southern Utah Media Conference to bring new ideas and best practices to the librarians.

As part of the Technology Training team, Chris supports educators in Canvas, Research Skills, Media Literacy, Google Apps and more.

As the assistant to the Autism Director, Chris supports teachers, as well as planning the annual Autism Conference.

She works with educators and students to across the region in the Sterling Scholar Program.

Chris serves on the boards of the Utah School Library Association and the Utah Coalition for Educational Technology to support innovation and best practices.