AASL holds first annual Information Power Training Institute

[Steven Hofmann <shofmann@ALA.ORG>]

NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 7, 1998
Contact:  Steven Hofmann
312-280-4389
shofmann@ala.org


AASL holds first annual Information Power Training Institute

        The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has
developed an implementation plan for the new national program guidelines
and student information literacy standards contained in Information Power:
 Building Partnerships for Learning.  The plan, *Information Power:
Because Student Achievement IS the Bottom Line,* has more than 30
specific, measurable, active, relevant and timed objectives for AASL and
its state affiliate partners.  A separate state planning guide is also being
developed.

        As part of this implementation plan, AASL held its first annual
Information Power Training Institute July 31-August 4, 1998, at Hickory
Ridge Conference Center in Lisle, Illinois.  The purpose of this *trainers of
trainers* institute was to prepare in-state specialists in implementation
planning.

        23 individuals from 13 states participated in the intensive four-day
training.  States represented in this initial training included Colorado,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
The five trainers were:  Pat Cavill, marketing consultant; Sharon Coatney,
AASL president; Carolyn Giambra, AASL Implementation Task Force
chair; Ken Haycock, AASL past-president; and Dawn Vaughn, staff
development specialist.

        This institute included examination of the content of Information
Power:  Building Partnerships for Learning, introduction to the research
base on adult learners and change management, and training in advocacy
and effective collaboration with decision-makers.  It also provided
opportunities to address unique situations and assistance with state
planning approaches.

        The mission of the American Association of School Librarians, a
division of the American Library Association, is to advocate excellence,
facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library media field.
AASL works to ensure that all members of the school library media field
collaborate to provide leadership in the total education program;
participate as active partners in the teaching/learning process; connect
learners with ideas and information; and prepare students for life-long
learning, informed decision-making, a love of reading, and the use of
information technologies.

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Steven Hofmann
Coordinator of Communications
American Association of School Librarians
a division of the American Library Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, Illinois 60611
800-545-2433 ext. 4389
312-664-7459 fax
shofmann@ala.org
www.ala.org/aasl

The mission of AASL is to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and
develop leaders in the school library media field.

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