When Advocacy Gets Real: Building a Living Library of Scenarios
School librarians are master problem-solvers. We advocate for intellectual freedom when a book is...
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From Page to Practice: Join AASL’s New LinkedIn Book Club
Ever feel like you’re operating on a professional island? You’re not alone. That’s...
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Unplugged, But Engaged: No-Tech Activities for the Library
Unplugged, But Engaged: No-Tech Activities for the Library As school librarians, we often feel...
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Developing Creative Collaborators, Flexible Partners, and Resilient Citizens
School librarians wear many hats—literacy champions, instructors, tech experts, curators, and...
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My Favorite Collaborative Lesson: Facts, Opinions, and Robots
Opportunities to collaborate can happen anywhere as long as you are listening. One of the best...
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Let’s revitalize our guiding document for your everyday practice
AASL Standards survey open November 6-20 Has it really been six years already? Six years since we...
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AASL launches new research into content supporting the national standards
AASL has launched new research into the content and materials of the “National School Library...
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My Favorite Collaborative Lesson: Celebrating Children’s Week
It can be challenging at the end of the school year for a teacher to keep students engaged and...
Read MoreA Passion Project to Help Juniors Enjoy Research
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...
Read MoreCompare and Contrast: A Lesson With Picture Books
Why is it important to practice comparing and contrasting with learners? Because the exercise develops critical thinking skills and improves reading comprehension. There’s great value in considering how two or more...
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My Favorite Collaborative Lesson: Animal Crossings in 2nd Grade
In my school, we use a hybrid schedule in the library. This means that all lessons taught...
Read MoreTwo for Tuesday: Lessons with Two Picture Books
Developing lessons with picture books is easier if you have a theme in mind. Two for Tuesday is a fun way to introduce two books on the same topic. If you are strapped for time, try collaborating with another educator and divide...
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