Organize Breakout Boxes for Easy Use

Becca Munson

2022-12-14 09:00 AM

No doubt that a breakout box engages students in learning.  Students enjoy using the provided clues to open a lock – 3 digit lock, word lock, color lock or a key lock.  Once all the locks are open, the box... Read More ›

My Favorite Collaborative Lesson: Learn About Each Other Using Hexagonal Thinking

Kelly Hincks

2022-12-13 09:00 AM

Inspiration can come from so many places! Sometimes a collaborative project starts with the school librarian and sometimes it begins with the classroom teacher.  This project was developed from an idea shared by a classroom teacher.  She had listened to... Read More ›

AASL Leadership Travel and FAME

Kathy Lester, AASL President 2022-2023

2022-12-08 09:00 AM

AASL highly respects and values its relationship with the AASL Chapter organizations. In order to stay connected with the chapters, AASL is committed to its policy of leadership travel to the AASL Chapter organizations' conferences. AASL Chapters are visited in... Read More ›

Genrify your Catalog, not your Collection!

Leanne Ellis

2022-11-29 09:00 AM

I still recall with a shudder the second school library I worked at in NYC: a small, cramped space that needed to be weeded, a large circulation desk taking up valuable real estate in a 500 square-foot room, and worst... Read More ›

SEL and the Inquire Shared Foundation: Lesson Ideas with Picture Books

Maureen Schlosser

2022-11-28 09:00 AM

Have you ever thought that all learning is social and emotional learning (SEL)? This is something I recognize as an educator and as a learner. When teaching and learning new ideas, SEL is an essential part of the process. That's... Read More ›