COLLECT + CONNECT

- a smattering of two random reads about libraries, education & growth - "What Teachers Want You to Know: A Letter to Administrators" via The Cult of Pedagogy ...You stand right in the middle, wedged between those who make the policies and the teachers and students impacted by them. "How To Speak Administrator"  via School Library Journal ...Because we can’t speak to every principal, superintendent, and school board member directly, allow us to help you be heard with these seven tips to make the case for your library.

Each summer the American Association of School Librarians puts out its annual list of Best Apps for Teaching & Learning and its Best Websites for Teaching & Learning . This is a good opportunity to share with your staff via a quick email series or via a PD session or staff meeting. By sharing, you're not only promoting technology as a teaching resource and learning tool, but you're also promoting the library and the work you do. These opportunities to share resources absolutely count as collaboration! All apps and websites on the lists are 'crosswalked' with the AASL Shared Foundations - helpful to librarians and classroom teachers alike when selecting the digital tool/resource but also when lesson planning. I've already shared in a past post  my five picks from the Best Websites list , so now I'll share my five picks from the Best Apps list. Be sure, though, to check out the entire list; you're sure to find your own favorites too! doi...

Each year at the ALA Annual Conference, the American Association of School Librarians puts out its annual lists of Best Apps for Teaching & Learning and Best Websites for Teaching & Learning... and the lists are out! Apps and websites on the lists are 'crosswalked' with the AASL Shared Foundations - helpful when selecting the digital tool/resource but also when lesson planning. I'll use this post to share my five favorites from the  Best Websites for Teaching & Learning  list but be sure to check out the entire list of quality educational websites for use in the library - spaces where teaching and learning happen just as they do in the classroom. Of the five I've listed below, three are ones that I've used extensively; in fact, they were already on my curated resource lists here  and  here . These five resources are spot-on when it comes to beefing up library services in terms of inclusive and global curriculum as well as curation ...

About 40 library staff across South Dakota are diving into the first round of the online course  An Introduction to the 2019 SD School Library Standards. This course is part of the Learn & Lead series from the South Dakota State Library and is specifically for school librarians and others who work with school libraries. This one-credit course aims to introduce the new 2019 School Library Content Standards and help guide school librarians and other educators in their professional practice. Additional rounds of this course are scheduled for Fall 2019 and Spring 2010.  To learn more for this upcoming opportunity, visit LEARN & LEAD: An Introduction to the 2019 SD School Library Standards or contact Alissa Adams.