Reading is so important. It is a life skill that children must master to have success in the world. As author Mary Pope Osborne has said, “Reading is the basic springboard for learning. And books provide the liftoff. They are… Read More ›
KQ Content
Learn How to Engage in Viral School Library Advocacy in the Mar/Apr Issue
In the March/April issue of Knowledge Quest, contributing authors Barbara Stripling, Suzanna Panter, Naomi Giles, and I offer stories, strategies, and testimonies of successful advocacy practices—ideas with universal appeal—that show the impact of a well-funded, strong school library. To be… Read More ›
Discover How to Take Your School Library beyond a Safe Haven in the Jan/Feb Issue
When school libraries are safe spaces, we model the Include Shared Foundation, and school libraries can transform their school communities as learners feel not just safe, but also seen, included, respected, and appreciated. While the many ways school libraries serve… Read More ›
Learn How to Curate a Digital Collection for All Learners in the Nov/Dec Issue
Curating a digital collection for all learners provides students with the opportunity to Think, Grow, Create, and Share. One of the Common Beliefs at the forefront of the AASL Standards is, “Information technologies must be appropriately integrated and equitably available.”… Read More ›
Discover What’s in Store for #AASL19 in the Sept/Oct Issue
I don’t know about you, but I love library conferences! I love the energy that fills a room of school librarians who are sharing and learning from and with each other. New innovative ideas are everywhere you turn, and school… Read More ›
Coddiwomple with the AASL Standards in the May/June Issue
So often in education, we focus on the end-game: summative assessments, finals, standardized tests, graduation. We’re always asking ourselves, “Did they learn it?” However, learning is never really finished; it’s a journey that continues regardless of what milestones we pass…. Read More ›
Explore School Library Services Beyond the Walls of the School Library in the Mar/Apr Issue
Traditionally, school libraries were all about the space and what we put in it. Then we realized that with advances in technology we could expand our space to the virtual world. This gave us the opportunity to provide more resources… Read More ›
School Librarian Leaders Share Evidence for Learning in the Jan/Feb Issue
In education today, we have very often (and some would say “too often”) described assessment and evaluation in terms of evidence of learning. This is evidence gained after the fact to determine whether or not achievement happened. With such a… Read More ›
Explore School Librarians’ Career Journeys in the Nov/Dec Issue
As school librarians, we know that literacy has the power to transform lives because we see that power realized every day in our students. We know it because that power informs our practice, our professional standards, and—as the articles in… Read More ›
Submit Your AASL Standards Story for Consideration for the May/June KQ
Since AASL introduced the National School Library Standards in November 2017, there have been so many engaging stories shared about how school librarians, library supervisors, library educators, and other stakeholders are working with the standards to invigorate their practice. … Read More ›