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• Teamwork: Advocating for School Librarians & School Libraries

  By Steve Tetreault on 04/09/2019 • ( 4 )

  

  There seems to be an ever-increasing movement across the nation to do one or more of the following: Reframe the school librarian position as something less than a teacher. Do away with credentialed school librarians. Do away with school libraries…. Read More ›

• Open Door vs. Out The Door Policy

  By Elizabeth Pelayo on 04/08/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The best administrators are those who welcome conversations and new ideas, collaborations, and support. Many school administrators accomplish this lofty goal by instituting an “open door” policy where teachers and students can feel free to come in if the door… Read More ›

• Wikipedia and Advocacy

  By Michelle Easley on 04/04/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, is hosting an Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. The event is designed to train interested people to edit Wikipedia pages with this stated goal: to edit, update, and create Wikipedia articles related… Read More ›

• Poetry in the Library

  By Colleen R. Lee on 04/03/2019 • ( 1 )

  April is  National Poetry Month, and I love celebrating it in the library. Poetry can be used for all ages to develop research skills and practice the writing process. Writing Free Verse with K-2 In my primary classes, I read… Read More ›

• Weeding without Controversy: Part Two – The Process

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 04/02/2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Mapping your library A starting point to organize and begin a massive weeding project is to get a feel for the physical space. Some may want to use a computer to draw out the shelving to scale to understand how… Read More ›

• Your 2019 AASL Social Media Superstars!

  By Jen Habley on 04/01/2019 • ( 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… Read More ›

• Lead Like a Librarian

  By Iris Eichenlaub on 04/01/2019 • ( 2 )

  

  School librarians are uniquely positioned to be leaders. We see all of our students. (And — shh, don’t say this too loudly to our classroom teacher friends — but nothing that we teach is on a standardized test, so our… Read More ›

• Purposeful Instructional Technology and Formative Assessments in the Library

  By Laura Long on 03/29/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Spring has sprung! As we get ready to support our teachers and students with end-of-the year (or semester) review, encourage your teachers to use formative assessments. Powered by easy-to-use digital platforms, formative assessments enable your teachers and students to maximize… Read More ›

• YoTeachApp – A New Backchannel

  By Becca Munson on 03/27/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Remember the sad feeling when Today’s Meet shut down? Today’s Meet was the first backchannel tool I utilized with students. It enabled students to participate in synchronous or asynchronous discussions in virtual classrooms. It was fabulous–it was free and easy to… Read More ›

• March Book Madness: A Library Tournament

  By Karin Greenberg on 03/26/2019 • ( 2 )

  

  One of the most frustrating aspects of being a high school librarian is failing to increase the level of leisure reading among the teenagers who frequent my library. There are a handful of dedicated readers who are as enthusiastic as… Read More ›

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