A new year naturally makes us more reflective about our school libraries. Being an elementary school librarian tends to be a lonely job. If you’re lucky, you are a part of the resource team, but even that can be lonely… Read More ›
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Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program Applications Due May 18
The Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program is now accepting applications for 2018. The program supports high-quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies and schools. The U.S…. Read More ›
From reading decline to reading culture
Are Kids Reading Books Anymore? Book circulation is falling in different types of libraries, and school libraries are not exempt. But we can hope that if kids are not reading print books then perhaps they are reading eBooks. However, based… 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 ›
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 ›
Primary Source Pairings with Award-Winning Books
Picture books offer a tremendous amount of learning opportunities. Joanna Marek, the school librarian at Spring Avenue Elementary School in La Grange, Illinois, appreciates this fact. After attending a weeklong institute at the Library of Congress, Marek was inspired to… Read More ›
Op Ed by AASL President Appears in Arizona Republic
An op ed written by AASL President Steven Yates appeared in the Arizona Republic newspaper prior to the AASL National Conference & Exhibition in Phoenix. To read, click the image below:
Edcamps: Professional Development for You by You
As you can guess from the title, this month my subject is Edcamps. Unlike traditional conferences, Edcamps are participant driven. Participants embrace the idea that fellow educators are exceptional sources of professional development. Experiences at Edcamps are more personalized than… Read More ›
Social Emotional Learning through Reading
Wonder “Wonder is the only beginning of philosophy,” said Socrates, and Wonder by R. J. Palacio was the book we were reading in a book club years ago when I realized that books are the gateway to social emotional learning, a growing… Read More ›