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• Virtual Summer Reading Challenge

  By Elizabeth Pelayo on 05/20/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Each year to promote students to read over summer break I create a Summer Reading Challenge board. The summer slide is real, and even with intermediate students they can lose a lot of what they gained as a reader over… Read More ›

• The Good of Remote Learning for School Librarians

  By Leanne Ellis on 05/19/2020 • ( 0 )

  I don’t know about the rest of you, but if I never see another overly sentimental, cloying, pull-at-my-heartstrings commercial about COVID-19, it will be too soon. Who knew car companies cared so much about us? I don’t want to be… Read More ›

• Get Crafty at Home with These Picture Books

  By Maureen Schlosser on 05/18/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  What art supplies can learners find at home? If they have colored paper, recycled materials, and music, they could make something wonderful! Below is a list of picture books that will inspire learners to get crafty and create. Some titles… Read More ›

• Taking Your Turn

  By Mary Keeling on 05/15/2020 • ( 1 )

  The AASL chapters (formerly known as affiliates) communicate concerns to the AASL Board through a structured process. This helps AASL stay informed of local developments that affect school libraries and learners. The board reviews the concerns and takes action on… Read More ›

• It’s Important to Give Grace to Others but Also to Yourself

  By Courtney Pentland on 05/14/2020 • ( 3 )

  The past two months have been unusual to say the least. What we consider to be normal, our daily routine, our sense of safety and stability have been challenged in so many ways. The information and guidelines we are receiving… Read More ›

• 7 Ways to Keep Kids Reading Even at a Distance

  By Kelly Hincks on 05/13/2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Even in our remote learning model, I am still working to provide opportunities to support reading for enjoyment. This is a bit more difficult when you cannot see the children you teach regularly, but here are seven ways I, with… Read More ›

• Conferences in a Pandemic

  By Bitsy Griffin on 05/12/2020 • ( 3 )

  

  I think about conferences a lot. Anyone who has been a conference chair has a heightened level of appreciation for them. Conferences are yet another thing to add to COVID-19’s current list of casualties. Or are they? Educators are masters… Read More ›

• The Future of Education Needs School Librarians

  By Cherity Pennington on 05/11/2020 • ( 1 )

  As the calendar approaches what would have been the end of our school year, I cannot help but think about what changes we may see as the new school year begins in the fall. Will we return to a business-as-usual… Read More ›

• Unmasking Your Contributions to Decision-Makers during School Closures

  By Deb Logan on 05/08/2020 • ( 3 )

  There are definitely times when people need to cover up. However, there are also times when we need to unmask. Over the past two days, I have attended three meetings during which school librarians have shared the essential contributions they… Read More ›

• Not the Disaster We Were Preparing For

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 05/07/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  We prepare for fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, but not a pandemic. There are so many disasters for which we prepare. Our school has drills for tornadoes, earthquakes, and fires. We even have emergency plans for chemical spills at the nearby railroad…. Read More ›

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