NSLANewsNebraskaSchoolLibrariansAssociation

Volume4,Issue4 Winter2015

President’sMessage

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Greetingseveryone!WithstateconferenceinlateOctoberfollowedbytheAmericanAssociationofSchoolLibrarians(AASL)ConferenceinearlyNovember,manylibrarianshavehadthegoodfortunetohearfromexpertsinthefieldatthelocal,stateandnationallevels.Icountmyselfamongthefortunate.Seemyarticle,ConferenceHighlights,forinformationonourstateconference.

TheAASLconferenceheld,inColumbus,Ohio,wasbasedonthetheme,Experience,EducationandEvolution.AsDebLoganandKathyLowe,conferenceco-chairsstate,“[Librariansmust]betheconnectionbetweenevolutionandrevolution.Wearenotpassiveinthischangingsystem.Weareadvocatesforstudents,teachers,andlearning.”Infact,ourorganization’smission

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reads:TheAmericanAssociationofSchoolLibrariansempowersleaderstotransformteachingandlearning.Whataprofoundandboldstatement!Butwhatdoesitmeantobetransformationalinteachingandlearning?

Atransformationisaprofoundchange–ametamorphosis,ifyouwill,suchasfromthecaterpillartothepupaandfromthepupatotheadultbutterfly.Ithinkofallthewaysschoollibrariesandschoollibrariansaretransforming:

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AASLSeptemberReport

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InJune,themembersoftheAmericanAssociationofSchoolLibrariansAffiliateAssemblymetinSanFranciscoattheALAAnnualConferenceandsubmittedcommendationsandconcernstotheExecutiveCommittee.I’mpleasedtoannouncethatallthecommendationsweapprovedwereunanimouslyapprovedbytheExecutivecommittee.WealsosentconcernstotheExecutiveCommittee.AfterExecutiveCommitteereviewandcarefulandthoughtfulconsiderationanddiscussion,thefollowingactionsweretaken:DigitalBadges:theAffiliateAssemblywouldlikeAASLtoofferdigitalbadgesforparticipationinAdvocacyeffortsandtraining.AworkinggroupisbeingcreatedtocontinuetheinvestigationofAASL’sabilityandinterestindigitalbadges.Testing:theAffiliateAssemblyrequestedaninvestigationoftheimpactoftestingthelibraryspaceonteachingandlearning.ThisconcernhasbeenreferredtotheResearchandStatisticsCommittee.Thisworkhasbegunalmostimmediately,astheybeginpreliminaryworkwithaninitialsurvey.Recruitment:TheAffiliateAssemblyrequestedrecruitmenttoolstopromoteinterestandencouragecandidateinterestintheschoollibraryfield.TheexecutiveCommitteehasreferredthisconcerntotheEducatorsofSchoolLibrariansSectiontoreviewcurrentresourcesavailableaswellasananalysisofwhatismissingandadvisenext

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stepsforAASL.TheywillholdaconcurrentsessionatAASLNationalConferenceonthetopic.TechnologyIntegrationSpecialist:TheAffiliateAssemblyaskedforaTechnologyRoleWorkingGrouptobeestablishedtofocusontheschoollibrarian’sroleintechnologyinstructionandintegration.TheExecutiveCommitteeapprovedtheestablishmentofaWorkingGroupandtheirworkshouldbeginshortly.PleasetakealookattheAdvocacyToolkitprovidedbyAASL.Thelinkisprovided.AdvocacyToolkit:TheAffiliateAssemblyrequestedananalysisofthecurrentadvocacyresources:andhowtomakethemmoreaccessibleandbetterimpactonstakeholders.ThisconcernhasbeenturnedovertotheAASLAdvocacyCommitteemakingitthefocusoftheirwork.WithapreliminaryreportandrecommendationsbroughttotheboardatALAMidwinter.PleasealsotakealookatthenewtoolkitforpromotingSchoolLibraryprograms,whichwasjustreleasedonSeptember1.http://www.ala.org/news/pres-releases/2015/09/public-relations-school-libraries-made-easy.

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StateDepartments:therequestwastoestablishaTaskForcetoexploreschoollibraryadvocacyinstatedepartmentsofeducation.ThiswasapprovedbytheExecutiveCommitteetomoveforward.SinceaTaskForcerequirescertainprotocol,whichtheAASLofficehasbegun.AASLOffice:ThisconcernwasrequestedtoimprovecommunicationsandefficiencywithintheAASLoffice.ThiswasmovedforwardtotheAASLExecutiveDirectorforreviewanddraftofanewAffiliateAssemblyprocessandcommunicationsplan.AdraftofthisplanwasbroughttotheExecutiveCommitteeinSeptember,whoprovidedfeedback.TheRevisesplanwillbebroughttotheAffiliateAssemblyCoordinatingTeamforReview.TeacherEducation:TheAffiliateAssemblyrequestedwastoexplorelanguageandanactionplanforadvocatingschoollibrariesinothereducationpreparationprogramstandards.TheCAEPhasbegunworkthroughtheALAConnectspace,andhaveameetingscheduledatALAmidwinter,andwillalsohaveapreliminaryreporttotheBoardofDirectorsatthemidwinter,withafinalreportattheALAAnnualConference.BettyMeyer

The2016annualNebraskaEducationalTechnologyAssociationConferencewillbeheldattheCenturyLinkCenterinOmaha,NEonApril21-22.Againthisyear,NETA,inconjunctionwithNSLA,willfeaturedalibrarianstrandonFriday,April22.OurfeaturedpresenterwillbePaigeJaeger,anauthorandconsultantonlibrariesandlearning.PaigeisaformercoordinatorofschoollibraryservicesinNewYorkState;acontributingcolumnisttoSchoolLibraryJournal,LibraryMediaConnection,SchoolLibraryMonthly,andaformercomputerprogrammerwhounderstandstheroleoftechnologiesinlearning.AsPaigesays,“Studentswantmedia-infestedprojects.Thisisagenerationofstudentswhowanttobeheard."Sheisadynamicspeakeroninquiryandquestioning,andshewillbepresentingtwo90-minutesessionsattheNETAconference.RegistrationwillopenaroundFebruary1,2016.Don’tmissout!ChecktheNETAsiteforupdateinformationandregistrationdetails.

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NLA/NSLAConferenceHighlights

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The2015NLA/NSLAConference,LibrariesAretheHeartoftheCommunity,washeldinLincolnNebraskaOctober14-16.KeynoteaddressesbyTerriGrief,pastpresidentoftheAmericanAssociationofSchoolLibrariansandSariFeldman,currentpresidentoftheAmericanLibraryAssociationunderscoredtheimportanceofassociationsinprovidingsupportforlibrariansandinshapingthefutureoflibrariesinordertoremainviableandrelevanttothecommunitiestheyserve.Wednesday’spre-conferenceofferingsincludedashowcaseofspecialcollectionsattheUniversityofNebraska-Lincoln,aMARCeditworkshop,asessiononaugmentedrealityaswellasateengraphicnovelsession.NewtoconferencethisyearwastheinclusionofkeynotespeakersfromHumanitiesNebraska:AndrewJewell,WillaCatherScholarandArchivist;JanieYork,quilterandeducator;andTwylaHansen,NebraskaStatePoet.Inkeepingwiththeconferencetheme,theHumanitiesspeakersengagedaudienceswithpoems,storiesandinformationabouttheartsandaboutNebraskacommunities–theheartofourgreatstate.ConferenceactivitieswentintotheeveningwithThePrairieGators,anOmahaZydecobandthathadattendees,clapping,stompinganddancingasthevendorreceptionwounddownandbuffetgalabegan.

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JulieHumphreyandJulieBenoencouragedattendeestocontributetotheNLAfundraiser–thewinetoss.Withdine-aroundsatseveralrestaurantsandatriviacontestfornightowls,therewasentertainmenttosuiteveryone.Withover70presentations,nationallyrecognizedkeynotespeakersandawealthofvendorexhibitandactivities,the2015NLA/NSLAConferencewasasuccess.IlookforwardtoseeingallofyouinOmahaforthe2016conference!LauraPietschNSLAPresident

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President’sMessagecont. NSLARecognitionofOutgoingBoardMembers

PaulaMcClung–BoardMember

BethKabes-President

LindaKuesterac

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AudreyLoosvel

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• Spaces-theremaybeamixoftraditionalandnon-traditionalresources,butthemainfocusisprovidingaflexiblespaceforstudentstopracticeskills,tointeractwithcontentandtocollaboratewithothers.

• Teachingandlearning-frommakerspacesthatinspireclassroomteacherstoplanforopen-endeddesignandtinkeringmaterialstoinquirythatstudentsincomplexquestioningandauthenticproblem-solving,fromencouragingparticipatorylearningandallowingforknowledgeconstructiontoencouragingstudentstoexplore,play,andwonder.

• Connectedness–librariesarespacesforstudentstoSkype,blog,workonMinecraftchallenges,orteamupwithpeersnearandfar.

Anywayyoulookatit,itisanexcitingtimetobeaschoollibrarianTheAASLconferenceshowcasedlibrarianswhohavetransformedthemselvesandtheirspacesinordertopreparelearnersforlifebeyondschool.Ichallengeeachofyoutothinkofonestep–largeorsmall-thatyoucantaketochangeyourlibraryspaceorprogramandbegintheprocessoftransformationtoday.

LauraPietschNSLAPresident

President:LauraPietsch,laura.pietsch@ops.org

President-elect:PaulaMcClung,pmcclung@lps.org

Past-president:BethKabes,bkabes@esu7.org

Secretary:StephanieDannehl,stephaniedannehl@gmail.com

Treasurer:AngieRicheson,angiericheson@gmail.com

Members-at-large

JenniferCejda,jcejda@lps.org KimJones,kjones@epsne.org

MaryRoesler,marroesler@kearneycats.com KimmieVogt,vogtteacher226@gmail.com

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Listserv:https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nslalistserv

ContactInformation:

KimGangwishNSLAExecutiveSecretary4905ChennaultSt.Papillion,NE68133Phone:(402)554-3653

Email:contactnsla@gmail.com

Volume4,Issue3 Fall2015

East to West Professional Development! The NSLA will again be hosting School Librarians' Day at sites TBD on Saturday, March 19. Shannon McClintock Miller, teacher, librarian, educational speaker and consultant, presents around the world on education, librarianship, technology, social media, and making a difference in education and the lives of others. She will be our featured presenter at the western location. We are hard at work formulating plans for our eastern location and finalizing our site choices and event details. Watch for information on our web and Facebook pages, but mark your calendars now for what promises to be a information packed day with your library colleagues!