Author Archives
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Why Did the School Librarian Cross the Road?
By AASL Standards Crosswalk Task Force chair Jay Bansbach, and AASL Standards editorial board member Kathy Mansfield Why did the school librarian cross the road? To align library standards to other disciplines, of course! Karen Gross, in a blog post… Read More ›
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Strengthening Our Connections through AASL Standards Conversations
By Kathleen Roberts, AASL Standards editorial board member As a member of the AASL Standards editorial board, I have been having conversations about the new standards—the revision process, the wording of the integrated frameworks, the implementation tools—for the last three… Read More ›
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What We Learned from Ourselves
By Deborah Rinio, AASL Standards editorial board member During the 2017 AASL National Conference, the AASL Standards editorial board and implementation task force offered two wrap-up sessions to help attendees process the information presented in the previous two days and… Read More ›
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Much More Than Shiny and New: National School Library Standards, Evolved and Familiar
By Marcia Mardis, Chair, AASL Standards and Guidelines Editorial Board I just got a new phone. In and of itself, this is not exciting news, but I got a new phone after using my old phone for 6 years—that’s eons… Read More ›