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• School Librarian interviews ChatGPT

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 03/01/2023 • ( 3 )

  

  Everyone is talking about it! Like many other school librarians, I have several questions about the newest artificial intelligence, OpenAI ChatGPT.  So I thought, what better way to get answers than to ask my questions using the software itself? I… Read More ›

• A Passion Project to Help Juniors Enjoy Research

  By Karin Greenberg on 02/28/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s that time of year again when juniors are on their way to being academically exhausted. Our Advanced Placement English Language & Composition teachers tackled this fatigue by introducing passion projects to their 11th-grade classes. Allowing students to choose topics… Read More ›

• The Search Revolution is Coming; Let us Embrace It!

  By Leanne Ellis on 02/27/2023 • ( 0 )

  Last week, I was hosting a grant workshop for educators in a former school library turned bookroom (that is a sad topic for another post). My co-worker and I asked participants what resources they wanted to write grants to benefit… Read More ›

• 5 Marketing Strategies School Libraries Can Use

  By Elizabeth Libberton on 02/21/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Getting books into the hands of students is the goal for any school library, no matter the age of the learners.  I am always looking for new ideas on how to draw students’ attention into the school library, and how… Read More ›

• Books Matter

  By Kathy Lester, AASL President 2022-2023 on 02/07/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  On February 1, I attended the webinar hosted by AASL Partner organization, ADL Education, titled “Books Matter: Using Children’s Literature to Invite Conversations about Identity, Bias and Social Justice.” Attending this webinar, emphasized to me that during this time, when… Read More ›

• Picture Books and Primary Sources: A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford, Rob Sanders, and Byron McCray

  By Tom Bober on 01/31/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  After writing dozens of these posts and working on dozens of other picture book and primary source pairings, there are few that truly shift my thinking about how I should be teaching a topic in my school library. But that… Read More ›

• A Few Coping Strategies for Challenging Times

  By AASL/ALSC/YALSA Joint Committee on School Library/Public Library Cooperation on 01/30/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  A Few Coping Strategies for Challenging Times We read about this more and more every day: a parent or group has challenged library materials. As members of the AASL/ALSC/YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School and Public Library Cooperation, we offer here… Read More ›

• Recognize Student Voice And Build Student Self-Confidence

  By Steve Tetreault on 01/27/2023 • ( 4 )

  

  A Frightening Conclusion A long time ago, a parent gave me a copy of the quote above. His daughter was having some difficulties in my class. It was a simple but effective reminder that as an educator, my job is… Read More ›

• The Way Forward with Include

  By Julie Stivers on 01/26/2023 • ( 1 )

  

  The Way Forward with Include BY JULIE STIVERS The Shared Foundation Include is at the heart of an effective school library practice, not as a buzzword or feel-good mantra, but as the muscle that should power everything we do. Include… Read More ›

• Dancing with Traditions: Crayola Creativity Week

  By Becca Munson on 01/25/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Crayola’s Creativity Week begins January 23rd with exciting opportunities for students and teachers to engage with literature and art.  One of the five events includes celebrity creators, Ria Thundercloud & Illustrator, Kalila J. Fuller in Dancing with Traditions. The picture… Read More ›

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