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• Highlights from AASL’s School Library Month 2018 Celebration

  By Jillian Ehlers, School Library Month Chair on 05/10/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  School Library Month is AASL’s annual celebration of school librarians and libraries. Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school librarians and libraries play in… Read More ›

• Social Media Overload? Sites & Apps to Help Manage Your Connectedness

  By Ashley Cooksey on 05/09/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Social media overload is real. Being a connected educator can be overwhelming, especially if you have been given a ton of information at once. Do you ever wonder how colleagues stay so connected and make it look so seamless? Let… Read More ›

• In Defense of Battle of the Books…

  By Sedley Abercrombie on 05/08/2018 • ( 6 )

  

  In my years as a librarian, I must confess that I had never had a winning team for Battle of the Book. Not. Even. Close. In fact I think a couple of times we came quite close to dead last…. Read More ›

• Jason Reynolds Connects with Students During School Library Month

  By Angela Falkenberg & Christopher Stewart on 05/07/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  As an educator, and more specifically, a middle school librarian, my mission is to guide students’ development towards a love of reading and passion to use their knowledge to achieve their dreams as they learn to navigate the world. Among… Read More ›

• Say Yes to That Practicum Student Librarian

  By Sara Stevenson on 05/07/2018 • ( 3 )

  

  “Example isn’t another way to teach; it is the only way to teach.”                                                      … Read More ›

• #AASLstandards Twitter Chats Continue the Dialogue!

  By Len Bryan, Standards Implementation Committee Member on 05/04/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  By Lori Hancock and Len Bryan, Standards Implementation Committee members Can you believe it’s only been a few months since the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries were introduced at AASL 2017 in Phoenix? It’s… Read More ›

• Cross-pollination: Inspiration from the 2018 CARL conference

  By Mark Dzula on 05/03/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The plants around my home just burst into bloom. Thanks to some professional cross-pollination at the California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) conference, “The Academic Library in Times of Change,” my library will be sure to be blooming, too. On… Read More ›

• How to Spot Responsible Journalism

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 05/02/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Fake News Frenzy of 2017 There were some days in the past year when I felt the whole “Fake News” phenomenon was overworked in our profession. However, I tripped over an article in ProQuest that made me think about writing and… Read More ›

• Order Up: A Monthly Menu for Collaboration

  By Kelly Hincks on 05/01/2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Two years ago, the library switched from a completely fixed schedule to a hybrid model. Students in preschool and kindergarten currently come at a scheduled time each week. First and second grade come for a fifteen-minute weekly check out. All… Read More ›

• Your 2018 AASL Social Media Superstars!

  By Cathy Jo Nelson, Social Media Recognition Chair on 04/30/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  AASL Social Media Superstars honors school library professionals who enrich the profession and its work on behalf of students by sharing information, expertise, ideas, encouragement, dialog and inspiration widely via a variety of social media channels. After reviewing all of the… Read More ›

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