Last month, Steven Yates, 2017-2018 AASL President, wrote about the grants that were available through AASL. The post indicated that February 1, 2018, is the deadline for many opportunities. Given the fact that the February deadline is approaching quickly, you might be wondering about other opportunities that exist later in the year. The National Science Foundation
Sponsored by AASL Deadline: The application for this award is currently closed. The next award cycle will open on September 1, 2024, and will close on February 1, 2025. Overview AASL’s Best Digital Tools are recognized for fostering qualities of: Innovation/Creativity Active Participation Collaboration User-Friendly Encourages Exploration Information/Reference Eligibility Nominations may be submitted by developers, school librarians, or the general public. For a tool to qualify as “digital,” it must be accessible remotely (website, app, etc.).
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On Saturday, AASL committee members announced the 2017 Best Websites and 2017 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning at ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. In case you missed those big reveals, no worries! Actually, worry–big time. You are in for a serious summer rabbit hole adventure. Now in its ninth year, The 2017 Best Websites for Teaching and […]
In education today, we have very often (and some would say “too often”) described assessment and evaluation in terms of evidence of learning. This is evidence gained after the fact to determine whether or not achievement happened. With such a focus, summative assessments and final evaluations have been used to show if the student, educator,
Happy, happy 1st birthday to the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries! If you were in Phoenix last November, you will remember the standards’ release at the 2017 AASL National Conference. Maybe like me you have attended and/or presented a standards workshop. Or perhaps like me, you have developed training
In case you didn't make it to AASL 2017 An acronym to help you remember the new standards shared foundations is IICCEE. Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, Engage Or you could hum the Vanilla Ice song "Ice Ice Baby" if music helps you. For quick resources after the conference or for those who cannot make
This issue is about the Future of School Libraries, yet, we cannot claim to know the future. So, editing this issue has been an interesting journey to imagine the possible and stretch ideas of the futurist mindset with some inspiring doers and thinkers. An active futurist mindset stimulates our brains to consider possibility and opportunity
When the AASL National School Library Standards were released in late 2017, I was a little nervous. The release coincided with my first year as my district’s lead librarian, so I knew I would be responsible for helping the librarians in my district implement the standards. I wasn’t sure how or where to start. But
Andy Weir, author of the New York Times best-seller “The Martian,” will serve as the national spokesperson for the 2017 celebration of School Library Month (SLM). Observed in April, SLM celebrates school libraries as approachable, equitable and personalized learning environments necessary for every student’s well-rounded education. “In high school, I was the stereotypical nerdy, unpopular kid,”
Picture Books BUY NOW Excerpt Teacher's Guide A Place for Birds (Revised) Part of A Place for... by Melissa Stewart illustrated by Higgins Bond Why are birds in danger, and how can we help? A perfect nonfiction book for budding birders
CHICAGO – Audrey Church, associate professor and graduate program coordinator at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, has been elected as the 2016-2017 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) president. Church will serve as president-elect during 2015-2016 under AASL President Leslie Preddy. Upon learning of her election, Church stated: “There is no better job than being a school librarian. As stated in 'Empowering Learners,' we work daily to help students become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers and ethical users of information.
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Talk about a noteworthy list of fall 2017 picture books for children! Teachers and parents, you'll want to look through these new titles carefully. Many will be useful in the classroom while others are perfect for reading at home.
Using evidence to support claims can be so challenging for children to master. Use these free activities from The Curriculum Corner to give your students a little practice.
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Rivers wind through earth, cutting down and eroding the soil for millions of years, creating a cavity in the ground 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and more t...
As part of the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge , one of my favorite things is to round-up as many new quality nonfiction books for children at the beginning of a month and share them with readers of this blog. Some months, I miss the release of books and add them to the next month's p
Picture Books BUY NOW Excerpt Teacher's Guide A Place for Frogs (Revised) Part of A Place for... by Melissa Stewart illustrated by Higgins Bond The population of frogs in the United States has been declining for the past fifty years, even
