In the newsletter below, you will find information regarding

• Professional Learning Survey - VERY IMPORTANT! http://bit.ly/ASLAPLSurvey

• February First Friday UPDATE - No Webinars - http://bit.ly/FirstFridaysPD

• ASLA 2020 Summer Conference - Preliminary Information - http://bit.ly/ASLA2020

Take a few minutes to complete the Professional Learning Survey below to help shape professional learning opportunities for YOU!

KEEP ADVOCATING! Reach out to your local legislators to promote school libraries and emphasize the impact the library program has for ALL students. Write, call, email, Tweet, shake hands, meet for coffee - whatever it takes to get the ear of your legislators:

• Increase library enhancement funds
• Strengthen the librarians role in fostering literacy within a school
• Instructional partnerships between librarians and classroom teachers to benefit all students

Alabama School Library Association (ASLA) is conducting a Professional Learning Survey to help shape professional learning for Library Media.

Take this quick survey to provide insight in to how both the ALSDE and ASLA can provide equitable, accessible, and most importantly practical and applicable professional learning for YOU!

REGISTRATION TO PARTICIPATE CLOSES FEBRUARY 3, 2020!

Visit the Camellia Children's Choice Book Award website for more information:

• 2020 List of Nominated Titles
• Participation Information & Registration

http://bit.ly/camelliabooks

Thursday, February 20, 2020 • Florence, AL • 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Registration is FREE but limited!

Visit https://libguides.una.edu/mendingworkshop2020/home for information & registration or click the button above.

Who should attend this workshop?

This workshop is designed to help those who repair books as well as those who make the decision about what to repair.

Session 1 will begin with an in-depth discussion about how to determine which books are repaired, sent out to bindery, replaced, or withdrawn. It will be led by Jennifer Williams from Athens State University, Kares Library. Jennifer will guide attendees through the decision making process to help us arrive at the best solution for each individual book.

Session 2 is a book repair demonstration led by Greg Schmidt of Auburn University Libraries. Greg will demonstrate repairing several of the common issues for library books including: tipping in pages, damaged spines, torn pages, wet books, dirty books.

Session 3 is hands-on practice. Everyone is invited to bring a couple of books to repair. The afternoon will be spent participating in guided hands-on repair. After all, experience is the best teacher.

EdCamp ASLA 2020 will be an opportunity to learn, collaborate, network, and share with other Alabama library media specialists, librarians, and educators.

02.07.2020 | GraceLife Church in Decatur Alabama

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Space is limited!

There will not be a February First Friday webinar. I hope to see many of you at EdCamp ASLA in Decatur, AL on February 7, 2020.

If you need ideas for professional development, I encourage you to explore any of the following online information/resources/webinars:

• American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards (recording of live broadcast on 1/27/2020): http://ala.unikron.com/about2020.php
• Many FREE webinars provided by American Association of School Librarians (AASL) via ECOLLAB: https://aasl.digitellinc.com/aasl/search/0/query?tag=Free

Submit any shout outs, events, photos, etc to cdillard@alsde.edu to be featured in the next newsletter shout outs. I will share shout outs and spotlights in the upcoming newsletters.

January 30, 2020 Deadline!

Consider applying for the Fund for Teachers grant to design your own learning experience! APT has had 107 teachers from Alabama (including librarians) receive this grant. You can read about them and their fellowships here. http://iqlearnonline.org/course/view.php?id=13

Some of Alabama's amazing school librarians have received this grant including Karen Scott, Holly Whitt, Rachel Brockman, Jamie Peerson, Donna Speegle, Chrisiti Williamson, Pam Berry,

Rosemary Adams and Donna Hendrix.

Click here to view the informational brochure. APT is a partner organization in the Fund for Teachers program. This is an amazing opportunity to receive $5000.00 as an individual teacher and $10,000.00 as a team of 2 or more.

Encourage your students to apply for a chance to represent THEIR state at a prestigious high school journalism conference in our nation’s capital next summer.

Each year, one high school junior from every state and the District of Columbia is selected to attend the (all-expenses-paid) Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference in Washington, D.C. Conference dates for 2020 are June 19-24.

Sponsored by the Freedom Forum in honor of the late Al Neuharth, founder of USA TODAY, the Newseum and the Freedom Forum, the goal of the program is to encourage free-spirited students to pursue a career in journalism and to emphasize the importance of the First Amendment in a democracy. Each student is awarded a $1,000 scholarship to the college of his/her choice.

Additional information about the program — and its online application — can be found at www.freespirit.org. The deadline to apply is Saturday, Feb. 1. Questions? Contact Karen Catone at kcatone@freedomforum.org or 202/292-6271.

The presidential race continues with the Iowa caucuses just around the corner. Are your students feeling stumped by the media mayhem and roaring rhetoric of political campaigns? Explore our EDCollection “Decoding Elections: Process, Persuasion & Participation” for classroom-ready lesson plans and primary sources to help demystify election procedures and empower student voices.

In our virtual class “On the Campaign Trail,” participants dive into historical and contemporary examples of campaign ads to gain a deeper understanding of the techniques the media uses to influence voters. Visit NewseumED.org to learn more about all of our virtual classes and book one today!

In newsrooms, if someone has too strong a connection to a story, they are said to have a conflict of interest. Their personal bias disqualifies them from covering the story. A video and graphic introduce four proven strategies students can use to counter their own bias when surfing online or conducting research; then students practice using these strategies when investigating a real-life issue. Find the full lesson plan here.

Take part in 19 scheduled sessions across four STEM-focused themes: Putting Leadership Strategies into Practice; Putting JASON to Work for Students; Working Together to Share Practice; and Ensuring Outcomes in the Classroom.

The AASA-JASON partnership benefits a diverse range of students, uses the latest technology to bring experts from throughout the world to our classrooms, and provides districts with lesson plans, assessments, and comprehensive professional development programs.

Register Once. Get live access to professional learning events.

Join live sessions and discover proven STEM strategies.

Ask the questions that matter most to you.

View free video archives of every conversation.

Do not hesitate to contact me with questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions!

Also, don't forget to send in shout outs and publicity to be included. Alabama School Libraries are amazing with many great events, instruction, and projects going on. I would love to share that with others.

Email: cdillard@aslde.edu
Website: http://bit.ly/ALMO1
Phone: 334.694.4768
Twitter: @Mrs_Dilly