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Dear Becky and All,
I hear your frustration with AASL conferences being held during the school
year. Still, I hope you will consider attending Annual in Anaheim this June
to participate in pre-conferences and the school library-focused sessions
that AASL is offering.
 
Here's a link to the pre-conferences and other ticketed events:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/conferencesandevents/aaslannual/aasl08ticketeven
ts.cfm
 
Here's a link that specifies the sessions that will be offered:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/conferencesandevents/aaslannual/aaslprograms08.c
fm
 
For example, my colleague Debra LaPlante and I will be co-presenting
"Maximizing Your Impact: Classroom-Library Collaboration for Teaching
Information Literacy and Reading Comprehension Skills" on Saturday June 28
from 8:00 to 10:00. This interactive session is targeted to K-6
teacher-librarians who are looking for ways to partner with classroom
teachers to integrate the new AASL standards into the reading curriculum.
 
One advantage of attending Annual (besides that it's during the summer) is
that you can also get involved in AASL's Affiliate Assembly and committee
work. Networking and learning about what's going on in school libraries in
other parts of the country can be vital to improving and advocating for your
library program. (On a side note, there is an emphasis on author/illustrator
book signings at Annual and the guest speaker programs offered by the
various divisions are thought-provoking!)
 
Hope to see you in Anaheim.
 
Best,
Judi Moreillon
 
 
Judi Moreillon, M.L.S., Ph.D.
Literacies and Libraries Consultant
Author:  <http://tinyurl.com/yzvy5g> Collaborative Strategies for Teaching
Reading Comprehension: Maximizing Your Impact
 <http://storytrail.com/> http://storytrail.com
 <mailto:info@storytrail.com> info@storytrail.com
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Becky Vasilakis [mailto:Becky_Vasilakis@AMANDA.K12.OH.US] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:29 PM
Subject: Target:AASL and conferences
 
Am I the only one who can not understand why American Association of
SCHOOL Librarians has their conferences during the school year?  From
where I sit most school librarians are working during October.  I know
that I have a difficult time getting my district to let me off for a day
or two for my state conference let alone an out of state conference.  Have
they ever considered moving to a month when we are not in school? Is there
anyone else who would like to go but can't because their district won't
give them them the time off, especially with most state confernces during
the school year?   
 
Becky Vasilakis
District Library Media Specialist
Amanda Clearcreek SD
328 E. Main St. 
Amanda OH 43102
1-740-969-7480
becky_vasilakis@amanda.k12.oh.us
 
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