the Gap

Between Cache Valley High Schools and USU Libraries

The Library hosted its first annual conference for high school educators, Bridging the Gap, during the summer.

“The Bridging the Gap Conference was created as an opportunity to begin a dialogue with local educators regarding USU Libraries’ resources, while also learning how to better support incoming USU students as they transition from high school to the university,” First-Year Experience Librarian Katie Strand said.

“Our hope was that we could form connections with our local secondary educators and find opportunities to support each other’s instruction efforts.”

Strand and Government Information Librarian Jen Kirk teamed up to organize the conference. Thirty-three local high school educators attended the half-day conference which focused on information literacy, using Special Collections & Archives materials, and digital resources.

Attendees were able to attend three sessions with topics such as building students’ confidence as scholars, exploring government information as primary sources, and Open Educational Resources.