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" This will be my 7th year and until your plans I have been spinning my wheels trying to come up with solid plans each week. I had planned on spending all summer trying to figure out my “years” plans, but you have done all the work for me.". "I was thrilled to discover your treasure trove of resources. After two years of doing it “my way”–I decided to utilize the center approach and do it...

Does the thought of building out a Professional Development (PD) program across an entire school district seem like an insurmountable task to you? Where do you start? How do you overcome obstacles such as distance or diverse needs? Learn from someone who has been there. In this webinar, Melissa Jacobs of the NYC Department of Education shares how they were able to roll out a comprehensive...

Levitov, Kaaland to Succeed Loertscher and Marcoux as Editors of Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals. Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals (TL) announced today the appointment of Deb Levitov and Christie Kaaland as editor... Beginning January 2014, a new login procedure will be required to access the digital edition of Teacher Librarian....

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Support-A-Member (SAM) applications will now be accepted throughout the year! The SAM program is designed to make it possible for school librarians, teacher-librarians, library assistants, and others interested in school library service living in developing countries to belong to IASL. Funded through the generosity of IASL members, this membership is granted for a two year term. Learn more...

For those of you who may not be aware, I live in the Baton Rouge area. Five weeks ago, our area experienced what is being called a “1,000 year flood event.” Flooding like our area has never seen. This wasn’t a hurricane, like we are accustomed to; this was a storm that sat on top of our area and dropped over 30 inches of rain in 36 hours. Although my home did not flood, we evacuated and had a...

Case in point. This morning, I was a blockhead and messed up part of our daily #MHTVNews program by forgetting to queue up and show an inspiring video (embedded above) that our Principal Mr. Wilson shared with us last Sunday for today's Friday show. After the show, when he asked me about why it wasn't shown, I drew a blank for a few seconds then I totally threw Mr. Dunbar under the bus ('cause...

Alaska Association of School Librarians – Advancing high standards for the school library profession in Alaska. ALA 2016 Conference Culture & Diversity By Danelle Jefson. Shareable products from AKLA Conference By Veronica Wood. District Administration has a special report on ma... Share your voice with our Governor and complete th... Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp, 2016 By Kerri Geppert.

Henry Page doesn’t mean to fall in love with Grace Town, the new girl in school. She is a mess. She wears weird clothes, smells weird, acts weird, and doesn’t seem to care about anything or anyone. But when Henry is thrown together with her as a co-editor of the school newspaper, he can’t help but be drawn to her, and a friendship blossoms. But then things get...complicated. Henry discovers...

Honoring a school librarian for exemplary service and outstanding achievements in the field of school library media. Presentation of certificates, plaques and award: Common Ground Conference: May 4-5th, 2017. Site visits and/or virtual interviews scheduled as needed: Feb/Mar 2017.

Missouri School Library Snaptshot day was held Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Visit the 2016 MO School Library Snapshot Data page to view information and pictures collected from participating school libraries. Data and images were also used to create handouts which were distributed at National Library Legislative Day in May in Washington, D.C. These titles will be voted upon by students in March of...

Teacher Librarians of the 21st Century Curated by Mrs. N Ideas and Resources for the 21st Century Teacher Librarian Libraries as Sites of Enchantment, Participatory Culture, and Learning Curated by Buffy J. Hamilton Ideas and resources to develop the concept of libraries as sites of participatory culture and learning Personal Learning Networks for Librarians Curated by Donna Watt Staying ahead...

Elementary library program ideas and how to organize school library volunteers. Thanks to the enduring generosity of parents, teachers, and community partners, the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation pledges $5.7 million for the 2016-17 school year to preserve smaller class sizes, school library services, and enrichment programs. The GV Library is staffed with one full time library media...

Information literacy begins with an information need, a problem to solve, a question, or a sense of curiosity. The learner develops a plan to access and locate data, information, and ideas, and then uses strategic reading skills to understand various kinds of information in different media formats. Comprehension is followed by judgment the evaluation of information against criteria (e.g.,...

5/13/2016 - This morning Governor Jerry Brown appeared before the press corps at the State Capitol to release his “May Revision” of the 2016-17 State Budget. The “May Revision” or “May Revise” is an annual document that is prepared by the Governor, which seeks to update the Governor’s January Budget, to reflect the state’s current fiscal condition after April tax receipts have been accounted...

MASL Membership gives you increased access to resources. Log in to this website to view Resources: Members Only, including the newly updated 2016 Budget Survey Responses. For more information, including award descriptions and nomination forms are available on the Awards & Scholarships page of this website. ESSA & School Libraries - AASL Presentation from the MASL Fall Conference is now...

I received my MLS from the University of Maryland in College Park, and have been a school librarian and a children’s librarian for decades. I pull all of this experience together to create lesson plans and resources based on solid skills, information and knowledge wrapped up in the elements of an engaging story. I have written and published several reference books aimed at middle school, high...