OASL Libraries Resources

Great article for picture book references by a terrific author and illustrator- Marla Frazee!

Google programs organized in a useful manner!

OASL- all librarians should have this page at their fingertips for advocacy.

Wow, there are some pretty well written library lesson plans through this resource!

The next research link...

Share this video with your staff, students, beautiful!! Plus I recommend the book as well.

Helen Frost's new book Hidden is brilliant, here is a great video to promote this book and other titles by her!

One of my favorite books! Great video promotion.

There's a load of programs out there, like the literacy connection that could tie in with Patricia Gallagher and BCCCA.

Great free resource guides.

SoarwithReading.com Nominate, doesn't hurt, right?

It's easy to borrow books from OSL's Library and Information Science Collection.

"Welcome to the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database, a tool to support school librarians and other educators in teaching the essential learning skills defined in the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner." You can both utilize and contribute lesson plans. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/lessonplandatabase/lessonplandb.cfm

I can see amazing potential here for amazing resources!

"One of the realities some school librarians face in their jobs is pressure by administrators and classroom teachers to label and arrange library collections according to reading levels. Student browsing behaviors can be profoundly altered with the addition of external reading level labels. ..." Do you agree or disagree?

"Empowering Learners advances school library programs to meet the needs of the changing school library environment and is guided by the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action. It builds on a strong history of guidelines published to ensure that school library program planners go beyond the basics to provide goals, priorities, criteria, and general principles for establishing effective library programs." This book can be ILLed from the Oregon State Library: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/school/index.shtml#Requesting_Materials_from_OSL_.

"How are AASL's new learning standards, the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner, incorporated into the school library program? This publication from AASL takes an in-depth look at the strands of the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and the indicators within those strands." This book can be ILLed from the Oregon State Library: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/school/index.shtml#Requesting_Materials_from_OSL_.

"Standards for the 21st-Century Learner offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon our profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for school librarians to use to shape the learning of students in the school."

"The National Academies Press has announced that all PDF versions of books that they publish are now downloadable to anyone free of charge. This includes a current catalog of more than 4,000 books plus future reports produced by the Press." There's a section devoted to the subject of education.

"ebrary is pleased to announce ...our open access collection on cyberbullying. We hope that this collection, which is subsidized by ebrary and now includes over 100 titles, will help parents, educators, and others better understand, prevent, and take action against this growing concern. ... We ask that you please register for this site so we can better understand its usefulness. You may also visit the site directly." Above is the direct link; this is the registration link (that still allows free access): http://www.tfaforms.com/216765.

Bullying/Cyberbullying: free resources including eBooks

"An interactive, creative and relevant bullying prevention web site created for and by kids to raise awareness of bullying prevention in elementary schools for individuals and in schools, organizations, and communities."

Bullying Prevention Month = October! Good resource, plus many more...