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AASL President 2018-2019

• What Matters

  By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 06/13/2019 • ( 2 )

  It may sound silly or perhaps unusual or even startling to those of you who do not know me personally, but I am a little teary-eyed about my last blog as AASL President. What a year it has been! The… Read More ›

• Channeling Your Inner School Librarian Superhero through Annual Reports

  By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 05/02/2019 • ( 1 )

  Faster than a laser barcode scanner, More powerful than a superhero, Able to leap tall shelves in a single bound, Look, over in the library! It’s a teacher! It’s a leader! It’s a learner-ready school librarian! Are you feeling your… Read More ›

• Learner-Ready School Librarians for a Community of Readers!

  By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 04/10/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Celebrating what we have chosen to do for our life’s work is steeped in both reflection and joy. School Library Month reminds us to pause in our busy school librarian lives and contemplate for a few minutes what we do… Read More ›

• For the Record | AASL President’s Report – ALA Midwinter 2019

  By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 03/14/2019 • ( 1 )

  It’s hard to believe it has been almost two months since the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. What a great conference! Between exceptionally wonderful coffee, uphill climbs, fabulous food, and dedicated school librarians, the ALA Midwinter Meeting was quite exciting!… Read More ›

• Vote to Shape AASL’s Future

  By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 02/25/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m a voter, I always have been. I believe in the power that voters have in determining policies and direction. I am also a joiner. I believe that professional associations are vital to those they serve. So let’s investigate what… Read More ›

• Finding Common Ground to Transform Teaching and Learning

  By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 02/13/2019 • ( 0 )

  I believe school librarians must have a pulse on the larger educational landscape. I find reading educational journals benefits my own work. Educational Leadership’s March 2016 issue titled “Learning for Life” is one of my favorites that truly resonated with… Read More ›

• On to the Future!

  By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 01/22/2019 • ( 0 )

  “A vision without a strategy remains an illusion.” —Lee Bolman, Professor and Author of Reframing the Path to School Leadership: A Guide for Principals and Teachers Happy New Year!  Time to look forward, imagine, wish, and contemplate!  Time to take action!… Read More ›

• Learner-Ready School Librarians Use Reflective Practice to Start a New Year!

  By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 12/17/2018 • ( 0 )

  “We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.” —attributed to John Dewey. Dewey, John. 1933. How We Think. Boston, MA: D.C. Heath and Co. So, here we are about halfway through the school year, give or take… Read More ›

• Let’s Celebrate!

  By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 11/09/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Happy, happy 1st birthday to the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries! If you were in Phoenix last November, you will remember the standards’ release at the 2017 AASL National Conference. Maybe like me you… Read More ›

• Celebrate the Educator in Your Learner-Ready School Librarian Practice!

  By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 10/22/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  This has been a great school year for school librarians in my school district and in our state. One of our Norman Public Schools (OK) school librarians, Teresa Lansford, was named the Norman Teacher of the Year and then went… Read More ›