KASL Annual Conference April 1-3, 2009
Co-sponsored by KSDE
Expect Excellence
Courtyard Convention Center, Junction City, KS
--conference photos
--informational powerpoint available as a pdf.
--as a PowerPoint if you have that software (I recommend you download the file and watch from your computer)
--conference brochure in Word or pdf
--elementary promotional flyer in Word or pdf
--HANDOUTSKimberly Willis Holt, National Book Award Winner for When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, will present at the KASL Author Showcase at 8 am on Friday, April 3. She will also speak at the luncheon that day, "How Eating Saved Two Books." Kimberly writes everything from picture books to novels.
John Hall and Stephen Gilpin, author and illustrator of the Bill Martin Jr. Award nominated book, How Do You Get a Gorilla Out of Your Bathtub? will speak at 11:30 am on Thursday, April 2.
Kansas State Librarian, Christie Brandau, will be a special guest at the KASL Membership luncheon Friday, April 3 at 11:30 am.
School Librarians, Technology and Instruction to Achieve Standards
Library Media and Technology Standards
Law for Librarians Blog notes recent changes in Kansas law with impact on libraries
Thinkfinity - Literacy, Education and Technology
The Projects Committee has completed work on the School Library Media Specialist Evaluation Document including Criteria and Indicators of Performance. (Also available in PDF if you do not have Word. Evaluation Document and Criteri.)
