I earned a badge! I know how to keep track of my badges, save and organize them. But, where should I display my badges and micro-credentials? Professional development comes in many shapes and forms now. No longer are educators receiving… Read More ›
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Coming to Kentucky: 2019 AASL National Conference
On November 13, Louisville, Kentucky, will welcome school librarians and other educators from across the country for the 2019 AASL National Conference. The AASL National Conference & Exhibition is the only national conference dedicated solely to the needs of school… Read More ›
#AASL19 Digital Badges
Digital badges have become a common way of earning and sharing micro-credentials demonstrating professional development accomplishments and proficiencies. For the AASL 2019 conference, the organizers are delighted to introduce earnable digital badges. There are 19 badge options in all. You… Read More ›
Conference Packing for Newbies and Veterans
Conference Attendee This year I have a colleague from my library who will be attending her first national library conference, the AASL National Conference in Louisville. My first library conference was more than fifteen years ago, and my first national… Read More ›
Enhance Your #AASL19 Experience with a Preconference Workshop
We school librarians LOVE our conferences. We collaborate, we chat, we network, we think, we plan. This year before the AASL National Conference kicks off, why not take a moment for your professional development and attend a preconference workshop? With… Read More ›
Perfectly Possible: Library of Congress Primary Sources in YOUR Library
Beating the Summer Heat This summer, I got to beat the heat of southern Maryland by attending a very cool week-long adventure at the Library of Congress. In the spring, I applied to be a part of the Teaching with… Read More ›
Connecting with New Teachers
Have you ever felt alone in a new place? Did you wish that you had someone to help you get acclimated? Personally, when I started new jobs, I was not sure who I could go to to ask basic or… Read More ›
Two Podcasts Created By and For School Librarians
If you had asked me about podcasts a year ago, I would have told you that I had tried listening to a few, but had never gotten hooked on one. I simply preferred listening to audiobooks and music. However, that… Read More ›
Transforming Your Island into a Peninsula
As each new school year approaches we are all thinking about what we want to change and improve on and setting new goals for ourselves. For many years I have heard the ideology that our school library positions are an… Read More ›
Collaboration with Choice Novel Studies
English Class: Choose Your Own Book Really? In English class?! We get to choose? Choice Novel Studies (CNS) are beginning to ripple into our high school English department, with great benefits. Our circulation numbers in the library increased by over… Read More ›