Who’s Going to Charlotte?

The AASL Conference is right around the corner! Check out this great Animoto video created by Joyce Valenza – with a sneak peak at some of the great digital networking that will be prominent throughout the conference, including an un-conference Bloggers Cafe, One Book, One Conference, Flickr photo streams, instant polls, Twitter streams, and more! [...]

The CASL PLN: Ask Not What CASL Can Do for You…

School libraries provide a vital function in the education of students, helping them to hone and practice important 21st century skills. We do this through multiple strategies.  We collaborate with teachers to gain an opportunity to integrate these skills into the standards based curriculum, building learning opportunities that are exciting, relevant and engaging.  We help [...]

Continuing Education Opportunity from AASL & UC Denver

The Path to Collaboration: Making it Happen
facilitated by Marilyn Heath
http://tinyurl.com/y9vh8bj
As teachers and librarians work more closely together, the benefit of
collaborative work, along with the increasing need to help learners obtain skills,
will make school librarians essential to successful schools.
Learn how to identify and analyze the factors that contribute to successful collaboration with teachers. Topics covered include: [...]

CAL Board News

Posted by Susan Gilbert, CASL President, on behalf of Dr. Jody Howard, CAL President.
 Dear Colleagues:
The current economic climate in Colorado has impacted our organization in much the same way it has your places of employment. As you know, CAL is primarily supported by the annual conference  and through our membership dues. Since January our membership [...]

Preparing High School Students for College Research

October 20th, 5:30 pm
Panel Discussion:
Great Expectations – Preparing High School Students for College Level Research
Location: Discovery Canyon Campus School, Colorado Springs Sponsored by the CAL Colorado Springs Area Interest Group
 Free Presentation
To register and for more information use this link.
http://tinyurl.com/Oct20-Panel-Discussion
 Are our high school students prepared for college level research? What are the expectations?
This will be a [...]