Add "Submit an AASL Conference Proposal" to Your Holiday Checklist!

Natasha Carty

2024-12-18 02:15 PM

It's an exciting, festive time of year and maybe you're feeling that there's so much you need to do to get ready for the holidays. You probably have a holiday checklist to make sure everything gets done. Perhaps you're reflecting on this past year and deciding that professionally, you want to push your boundaries, take [...]

Level Up Leadership: Attend AASL25

Barbara Johnson

2024-12-16 10:00 AM

December is usually a time of reflection both personally and professionally for me. It also happens to be the budget prep season for educators. NOW is the time to plan your trip to St. Louis for AASL 2025! Registration costs and hotel rates are posted. I always take advantage of the register now and pay [...]

A Call to Bring Back Sustained Silent Reading

Karin Greenberg

2024-12-13 11:41 AM

A Surprise Wish Teens secretly want to read more. That's the thought that popped into my mind as I watched a class of 12th-grade AP Lit students reading silently during our recent Book Tasting event. It was the December homestretch, when students could see the upcoming break on the horizon. They were restless. They wanted [...]

We All Need Somebody to Lean On

Steve Tetreault

2024-12-04 10:37 AM

What a Month My last Knowledge Quest post went up a few days before the election, and I had a cautious optimism as we came down to the final days of the race. And then my wife woke me up at 4am on Wednesday and broke the news.  Ever since, my emotions have been whipsawing [...]

School Library Events: Your December 2024 Inspiration

Mandy Peterson

2024-12-02 01:00 PM

December brings with it a sense of finality, an impending fresh start as January looms in the distance. In our Nebraska school library, faces press against the glass in search of the first flake of snow. Noses sniff at the outside air for a hint of the snow that some adore and others loathe. Our [...]