Positioning library values--equity, diversity, inclusion, and intellectual freedom--at the center of the academic program benefits all learners.
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School librarians are fortunate that our certification span the distance from K-12. With this comes the opportunity to make changes, whether changing grade levels or districts entirely. Join us as we discuss when to know the time is to make a change and how to thrive when you do make the leap. We will give you resources and challenge you to think about how to find your best fit through conversations, real-life experiences, and some interactive surprises.
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How can we aid students in understanding their online behavior while also protecting the legacies and lives they build online?
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Explore how the traditional roles of collaboration and curation are evolving for library, librarian, and student through the Shared Foundations.
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This session will provide details of how the teachers at Henry Barnard Laboratory School collaborate to create project-based learning initiatives that incorporate the AASL standards.
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This webinar focuses on creating collaborations between the school library and content teachers in an effort to create lessons and units that foster critical thinking.
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This session provides attendees with tools on how librarians can approach their principal and create a collaborative working environment that will support their school’s diverse learning environment.
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This panel highlights the experiences of two school library media supervisors currently working within Florida's restrictive collection development policy environment, and is framed by how these restrictive laws are impacting collection development diversity and implications for the future. Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss their own experiences with each other and will come away with at least three strategies for working within restrictive collection development environments.
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Teachers, creators, book distributors, and library experts offer details on where to find quality reviews, collection development assistance, programming tools and ideas, and more!
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Learn strategies to recognize and manage conflict and enhance your value as a leader and collaborator.
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Participants will be introduced to the language of competencies as part of the structure of the National School Library Standards (NSLS).
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This session will help you to become more familiar with the copyright system.
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The presenters share ways they have implemented change in their library spaces and will engage participants in critical discussions and reflection about how we can further improve our practices to achieve social justice within our sphere of influence.
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With a glut of online information, see how to curate and organize all your online resources using several digital tools.
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The 20 Book Challenge is a school-wide reading program that encourages students to read books from different predetermined categories, submit responses and reflections through Google Classroom.
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Have you considered trying out some new program ideas in your library but aren’t sure where to start?
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Looking to shake up your school library or find new ways to engage learners? The author of Learning Centers for School Libraries and Project-Based Learning for Elementary Grades will discuss how to implement these fun and flexible concepts in a variety of settings. Participants will leave with ideas they can bring back and use right away in their school libraries.
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Participants will be introduced to the art of interactive read-alouds and 12 picture book pairings they can use to create critical conversations with young readers during read-alouds.
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STEM is for everyone when it is inviting and fun! Attendees will learn how to engage students & ignite a passion for STEM concepts building mechanical computers with Turing Tumble & creating mechanical circuits with Spintronics. Demystify these complex concepts: what is inside a computer & how electronic circuits work playing with ramps, gears, junctions, & chains running through colorful sprockets. Resources shared will ensure success in the library just by pulling it out of the box!
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This session demonstrates how to create a community of readers by engaging and challenging students so that they develop into passionate, independent readers and learners.
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The goal of school libraries is to create human-centered learning spaces that provide access to physical and intellectual resources in a warm, stimulating, and safe environment that promotes curiosity and connection. In this session, we will share a number of specific strategies, tools, and techniques for creating a space where all feel welcome, nurtured, valued, and heard.
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Curating a school library collection extends beyond selecting popular titles, and the roles that school librarians fill have evolved well past maintaining materials. Explore all the aspects of the Curate Shared Foundation in the National School Library S
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5 Panelists will share how they connect with school librarians all over this country and around the world. Surround yourself with support, strategies, resources and, most importantly, people who understand EXACTLY what it is like to be a school librarian. Create a network with library professionals who will empower you to take chances and step outside of your comfort zone. Share your own must-follows and resources on a crowdsourced deck and grow your PLN!
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This session will focus on practical, actionable takeaways grounded in multiple standards.
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Examine how to build and safeguard LGBTQ+-inclusive collections, instruction, and spaces using AASL’s resource guide, Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ+ Materials in School Libraries.
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Library staff know the impact of their collections and displays—and strive to empower young readers by providing vetted materials that respect their differences and similarities. Join this hands-on session to learn how to analyze collections of children's and young adult titles for a myriad of diverse measures, including cultural representation, reading level, recency, and beyond. Attendees will leave with an actionable plan to help all of the readers in their community feel seen and included.
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Wendy Garland and Laura D'Elia created their own equity and inclusion (DEI) library lessons, K-5, which incorporate the Learning for Justice Standards, AASL Standards, and recommended picture books from the Diverse BookFinder. First, the presenters will share their experience of teaching the lessons with students. Then, the presenters will guide participants in building DEI lessons including how to use the Diverse BookFinder to identify specific books to align with each lesson.
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Learn ways to incorporate digcit & tech ethics lessons alongside some of the classic (and new!) dystopian books, short stories, & poems that are often studied in the classroom.
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Discover an innovative, interactive way to engage students in reviewing content or presenting new information.
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Join this presentation for a look at digital citizenship resources and how you can use them to advocate for digital citizenship within your learning community!
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