March’s snow, sleet, wind, and rain may have all of us wishing for spring break, but before heading off to a warm and sunny location, take a moment and register (if you haven’t yet) for the 2019 AASL National Conference… Read More ›
AASL National Conference & Exhibiton
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 ›
Something Familiar and Something New: Unpacking the Standards
Did you get your copy of the new standards yet? I must tell you that I am officially excited about them. While I was at the conference, I attended the “AASL ESLS Research Symposium.” The purpose of the symposium was… Read More ›
New Standards: What Do They Mean for You?
It is seldom that a new rollout of an intiative does not turn into the dreaded “One More Thing” situation. Honestly, the AASL National School Library Standards that have been unveiled at the AASL 2017 National Convention is anything but…. Read More ›
Saturday #AASL17 Social Media Contest Winners
As part of the #AASL17 National Conference festivities, AASL is holding a daily social media contest! Read how the contest was set up here. Wednesday winners Thursday winners Friday winners Here are those lucky posters who took the top honors… Read More ›
Moving Beyond the Selfie: 21st Century Photography Skills to Improve Your Instruction
With music playing to greet session attendees, James Allen started his Moving Beyond the Selfie: 21st Century Photography Skills to Improve Your Instruction with a funny video from Bad Lip Reading and a survey to find out where his attendees were… Read More ›
DiscoVR Beyond Expeditions: Virtual Reality Creation in Libraries
In her fantastic session at AASL 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona, Katie McNamara laid out how to utilize virtual reality as a tool for creation with our students. She shared tools and ideas and led participants through creating their own 360-degree images (with… Read More ›
Friday #AASL17 Social Media Contest Winners
As part of the #AASL17 National Conference festivities, AASL is holding a daily social media contest! Here are those lucky posters who took the top honors for Friday, November 10! (Want to participate? Find out how!) Most Informative Carolyn Foote @technolibrary Link… Read More ›
#futurereadylibs: Which Wedge Gives You the Edge?
Shannon McClintock Miller, Teacher Librarian and blogger at The Library Voice, along with Mark Ray, Director of Innovation and Library Services at Vancouver (WA) Public Schools presented at the second round of Concurrent Sessions at #AASL17. Shannon and Mark are… Read More ›
Curate, Curating, Curation
In case you didn’t make it to AASL 2017 An acronym to help you remember the new standards shared foundations is IICCEE. Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, Engage Or you could hum the Vanilla Ice song “Ice Ice Baby” if… Read More ›