The Edublog Awards meets the Geek Tribe!
Yesterday, the Edublogs folks announced the short list for the seventh annual Edublogs Awards. As I examined the list, I began to realize how far we’ve come as a tribe. It probably started just over a...
View ArticleAASL: Is it time for a one-word edit?
I’ve been thinking about it for a couple of years. I talk about it at conferences. And I use it myself. but I’ve never formally written about it. Here goes: I’d like to launch a little campaign, or...
View ArticleAASL Vision Tour: A look back at our morning with Nancy Everhart!
I am delayed a bit in reporting back on our visit from AASL President Dr. Nancy Everhart on the Pennsylvania leg of her Vision Tour. Springfield Vision Tour from Joyce Valenza on Vimeo. It was a very...
View ArticleAASL Launches Lesson Plan Database
AASL just announced the launch of its Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database, designed to be: a public, online database providing school librarians a fast and user-friendly way to...
View ArticleSchool Libraries: What’s Next (an ebook project)
Share your vision for our future. Please consider contributing to this exciting crowdsourced collaborative visioning project coordinated by Kristin Fontichiaro and Buffy Hamilton. To coincide with the...
View ArticleOneBookOneConference: Join the discussion on The Shallows
Every other year, when AASL comes around, I get excited about the idea being able to think and grow with our people. Though Minneapolis is a couple of months away, no need to wait. Start Conference...
View ArticleBarbara for president
The polls are open. If you are an ALA member you can vote for our ALA President. Likely you were notified by email and provided with your passcode and you will have until Friday, April 27 to vote. When...
View ArticleNew from AASL: Best Websites for Teaching and Learning
I am in San Diego for ISTE and I missed the live excitement, but for the fourth year, AASL just announced its Top 25 Websites for Teacher and Learning. These sites were selected because they foster the...
View ArticleResolved:That School Libraries and Librarians are Critical to Educational...
Sara Kelly Johns just shared this now official document on the AASL Forum List: Resolution that School Libraries and Librarians are Critical to Educational Success. Sara writes, It is not posted online...
View ArticleBest Apps for Teaching and Learning needs your input
I am honored and kinda thrilled to be a member of AASL’s Best Apps for Teaching and Learning Committee. This particular best list is now three years old and recognizes apps of exceptional value to...
View ArticleKnowledge Quest refreshed!
I love SLJ ,of course. I am also a huge fan of AASL’s bimonthly journal, Knowledge Quest. It grows more relevant and inspirational with every issue. I keep a sticky-noted stack of them on my desk. Just...
View ArticleTweeting response to the NEA Opportunity Dashboard
Greetings from Hershey and #PSLA15 where AASL President Terri Grief shared a plan for responding to the omission of school libraries from the NEA Opportunity Dashboard literature. Terri urges NEA...
View Article2015 AASL Best Apps and Best Websites revealed!
Need a little something to do this summer? There’s plenty for you to explore. You may have missed the actual reveal live yesterday, but please don’t miss the big announcements made by your AASL...
View ArticleUpdate: AASL’s Infographic on Standards and Guidelines Research
Earlier this week, Marcia Mardis, Chair of AASL’s Standards & Guidelines Editorial Board shared an update on their work on our Standards project. Our Standards for the 21st Century Learner debuted...
View ArticleApps: a call for nominations and a round-up of review ources
I am a proud member of AASL’s Best Apps for Teaching and Learning Committee. And we need your help. You’ve been exploring apps with your students and faculty over the course of the year, now’s the...
View ArticleAASL Best Apps and Best Websites
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...
View ArticleThe first live #AASLstandards Twitter chat is coming!
Please help spread the word and please save the date (actually the hour) for a first live Twitter chat in anticipation of the launch of AASL’s National School Library Standards, prior to their official...
View ArticleAASL National Standards: A few essentials to get started!
As a member of the AASL National Standards Implementation Taskforce, I was honored to take part in the rollout in Phoenix. Whether you were in Phoenix or were #NOTATAASL, you will need to get your arms...
View ArticleNew from AASL: Defending Intellection Freedom: LGBTQ+ Materials in School...
Simply, don’t miss Defending Intellection Freedom: LGBTQ+ Materials in School. Several years ago, I helped launch the Springfield Township Gay/Straight Alliance after a local doctor and alum visited...
View ArticleALA highlights: What I saw and what I missed (Banquets not included)
Wakelet recap This started as a post and got completely out of hand. It made far more sense to recap ALA 2019 Annual Conference using a social media approach. So here’s a Wakelet offering my personal...
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