Colorado Association of School Libraries (CASL)
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School librarians are essential to student achievement!
CASL strives to:
- encourage professional growth and adherence to professional standards;
- advocate for school library programs, information literacy, educational technology, and lifelong learning; and
- acknowledge school library leadership and meritorious service.
WHAT'S NEW
LEARN WITH CASL
DO SOMETHING!
ABOUT CASL
WHAT'S NEW
CASL Workshop June 23
CASL Kickoff to T.I.E.
June 23 - a day of learning about technology in libraries: Colorado Association of School Libraries is partnering with Technology in Education, the annual conference on classroom technology, to present a full-day preconference focused on school librarians' leadership role in the integration of technology and 21st Century skills.
This is the preconference to T.I.E.'s conference at Copper Mountain Resort, June 24-27.
Registration for the full-day workshop is $60 for everyone regardless of CAL membership status and includes coffee & lunch. Purchase orders are not accepted. .5 UCD graduate credit hour available for an additional cost. Registration closes when the workshop reaches capacity.
CASL Preconference agenda | CASL Preconference registration form
T.I.E. Conference registration
The Future Begins @ your library
Colorado librarians went to AASL in Reno in October (some were unable to join us for photos). The conference theme was "The Future Begins @ your library". A highlight of the school library focused conference was the official release of the new National School Library Standards, "Standards for the 21st Century Learner," which may be located at http://www.aasl.org. (Photo by Juanita Straight).
Photos from the "Celebrate a Winning Team" Preconference at the CAL Conference, November 2007. (Photos by Su Eckhardt)
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LEARN WITH CASL
Register for June 23 CASL Kick-off to TIE Workshop.
The Power of the Principal and the Librarian to Bring Schools into the 21st Century, by Allison Zmuda
Data & Assessment- Data Power Point (Powerpoint), Gwen Giddens
- Data to Improve (PowerPoint), Nance Nassar
- Assessment Tools (Word), Nancy White
- Assessment With Notes (Powerpoint), Nancy White
Information Literacy by Stevan Kalmon (... Quotable Quotes & Notes)
Impact of School Libraries from Library Research Service
DO SOMETHING!
JOIN
Take a look at this description of CASL and why you should join today at http://cal-webs.org/membship.htm
VOLUNTEER
Contact our President to represent school libraries within CAL. Your talents are what help us grow strong, so ask how you can give back to learn more!
BLOG
Blogging lets you collaborate and share information such as timely news, lesson plans and links. District 20 Media Services Specialist, Nancy White, notes, "It’s a great place to share resources and issues relevant to school libraries. The blog provides a way to interact online." Try it!
NING
Interact with teacher-librarians as part of Joyce Valenza's online community.
CONNECT
Subscribe to CASL Community.
Lists disseminate a single message simultaneously to a group of people. Messages are shared with everyone subscribed to the list. Teacher-Librarian, Kim Meyer, notes, "It’s a great place to discuss issues that are relevant to school libraries. The list provides instant feedback from my colleagues."
LINK
Get help from the Colorado State Library
Be part of your national professional association, AASL
Engage with technology via ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education and Colorado's TIE
ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Sign up to receive updates from the CAL Legislative Committee
RAISE A CHILD WHO LOVES TO READ
Raising a child to be a reader does not require hours of time nor concentrated effort. CASL has prepared a list of a month's activities to help raise a child who loves to read. MS Word | pdf
ABOUT CASL
CASL Board Meetings 2008
January 5
February 2
April 19 at Hampden Whole Foods
May 17
June 23, CASL Kick-off to TIE
July or August Retreat with CAL
September 20
October 18
November 6-8 at Marriot Tech Center, CAL Conference