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| | | | AASL empowers leaders to transform teaching and learning. | | | | | Feel the Love at the February AASL Town Hall
AASL's February Town Hall is about our love for our profession and our students, staying positive during challenging times, and how to get involved in AASL! Please join AASL President, Kathy Lester, and AASL President-Elect Courtney Pentland and AASL member volunteers to share your thoughts and ideas. Let's come together to collaborate, support each other, and hear about opportunities within AASL. AASL Inquire Project selected for ALA Emerging Leader Work
Developing Inquisitive Learners, Critical Thinkers, and Resourceful Citizens has been selected as a part of the 2023 ALA Emerging Leaders program. AASL's project tasks an Emerging Leaders team to develop materials that support professional development and instruction around the National School Library Standards Shared Foundation of Inquire. As part of the project, the Emerging Leaders team will be asked to develop a collection of activities and resources to support professional development and instruction. Volunteer for an AASL Committee or Work Group
Getting involved with your national association and sharing your passion the school librarianship not only benefits the profession, but benefits you as well! Appointments for the 2023-2024 AASL governance start soon! Share your interests today - your colleagues value the unique perspective you bring. ALA Invites Libraries to Apply for Great Stories Club Grants for Teens
ALA invites school librarians to apply for ALA's Great Stories Club (GSC), a thematic reading and discussion program that engages teens who are facing difficult challenges through literature-based library outreach programs. Visit the project guidelines and apply online by March 15, 2023. | | | | Save $90 When You Register for AASL23 with Promo Code AASL90 Save $90 on 2023 AASL National Conference registration with promo code AASL90! The AASL National Conference, taking place Oct. 19 to 21, 2023, in Tampa, Florida, is the only national conference specifically for school librarians and their unique role as leaders, instructional partners, information specialists, teachers, and program administrators. The AASL90 promo code expires February 28! | Session Proposal Deadline Approaching
AASL is now accepting proposals for concurrent sessions and research empowering practice sessions. Complete proposals must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. Central on Wed., March 1, 2023. | | | Cybele Garcia Kohel selected as 2023 AASL Emerging Leader
Cybele Garcia Kohel has been selected as one of two AASL-sponsored participants in the ALA 2023 Emerging Leaders program. Garcia Kohel is currently a part-time library coordinator at Jackson Elementary School in Pasadena and is expected to earn a Master of Library and Information Science from San Jose State University in fall 2023. | | Brandi Veal selected as 2023 AASL Emerging Leader
Brandi Veal has been selected as one of two AASL-sponsored participants in the ALA 2023 Emerging Leaders program. Veal earned a Master of Library and Information Science from San Jose State University in 2020 and is currently a school librarian at Del Campo High School in the San Juan Unified School District. | | Jamie Gregory Receives I Love My Librarian Award
Jamie Gregory, Upper School Librarian at Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, South Carolina, is one in ten academic, public and school librarians named 2023 I Love My Librarian recipients. Gregory is equipping students with strong news and media literacy skills as well as a deeper understanding of censorship and intellectual freedom. | Submit a Member Spotlight or Member Current for the next issue of AASL Digest | | AASL Chapter News & Events | | | To view all upcoming AASL Chapter meetings, view the AASL Calendar. | | | February | Black History Month | | February 1 | Webinar | Books Matter: Using Children's Literature to Invite Conversations about Identity, Bias and Social Justice (AASL Partner, Anti-Defamation League Education) | | February 2 | AASL Supervisors Section Meeting | | February 3 | AASL School Librarian Preparation National Recognition Task Force Meeting | | February 4 | Time To THRIVE Summit: Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Florida (AASL Partner, Human Rights Campaign Foundation) | | February 8 | AASL Bylaws & Organization Committee Meeting | | February 8 | AASL Town Hall | Love Your Profession! | | February 9 | AASL Practice Committee Meeting* | | February 13 | AASL Educators of School Librarians Section Business Meeting | | February 15 | AASL National Conference Committee Meeting* | | February 16 | Welcoming Schools National Day of Reading: A Celebration of Stories Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Youth (AASL Partner, Human Rights Campaign Foundation) | | February 16 | AASL Board of Directors Meeting * | | February 16 | School Library Event Promotion Committee Meeting | | February 20 | AASL Office Closed | | February 22 | AASL Bylaws & Organization Committee Meeting | To receive upcoming AASL events and deadlines on a weekly basis, subscribe to AASL Friday Forecast. | | | Anti-Defamation League Hosts Webinar on Inviting Conversations Using Children's Literature
During the webinar, Books Matter: Using Children's Literature to Invite Conversations about Identity, Bias and Social Justice, at 5pm ET on Wednesday, February 1, attendees will explore how to use children's literature to introduce and deepen concepts of identity, diversity, bias and social justice in the classroom and at home. Participants will learn about excellent book examples, examine development ages and stages in relation to anti-bias concepts, consider literature-based teaching ideas, and reflect on the recent surge in book banning and how educators can respond. Join the HRC Foundation on February 16 For Welcoming Schools National Day of Reading
Every year, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's program Welcoming Schools hosts a National Day of Reading: A Celebration of Stories Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Youth. The day honors the allyship demonstrated by the community in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, who rallied behind a young transgender girl who was bullied by a national anti-LGBTQ+ hate group. AASL member volunteers have also curated resources to help celebrate the day. Speak Up to Release New K-12 Cybersecurity Report
Project Tomorrow's Speak Up will soon release It's Time to Think Differently about K-12 Cybersecurity - a new report detailing the findings from the 2022 iboss and Project Tomorrow research on cybersecurity awareness and preparation within K-12 Districts. Sign up to recieve the report when published. | | | | | Copyright © 2023 AASL, All rights reserved. AASL, 225 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60601 ALA Privacy Policy | | | |
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