AASL institutes offered in across New York state  Making professional development a priority for its school library media specialists, the Erie 2 – Chautauqua – Cattaraugus BOCES has contracted with AASL to offer multiple licensed institutes on various topics across New York State. Funding for the institutes was made possibly by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant. Read the full press release.

AASL Fall Forum endnote speaker praises AASL learning standards  Calling AASL’s Standards for the 21st-Century Learner “among the most brilliant of those I have seen,” endnote speaker Everett Kline praised AASL’s learning standards for developing excellence in teaching and learning, teaching students to value assessment in their learning process, and offering feedback to students to continually optimize learning. Read the full press release.

AASL launches national Learning 4 Life (L4L) initiative  L4L is a national initiative launched by AASL to support states, school systems, and individual schools in the implementation of the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. L4L's goal is to increase awareness and understanding of the learning standards. Download your copy of L4L and read the full press release.

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