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**Spring Meeting, May 18, 2013**

= I didn't get the chance to talk about portfolios. = = The 2013-14 school year is the time for NJ school librarians to start documenting what you do! =

** Resources--More to come! Members can add **

AASL Strong School Libraries Build Strong Students infographic

[|TRAILS: Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills]
@http://www.trails-9.org/

NYS School Librarian APPR Rubric [[file:nyla-rubric.pdf]]
@http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/practicerubrics/

Research element roll-out blog post--Paige Jaeger[[image:CCSSInquiryModel.jpg width="192" height="70"]]
(Model aligns with the Stripling model of Inquiry)

Selected Books:

 * AASL. //A 21st-Century Approach to School Library Evaluation//. Chicago: AASL, 2012.
 * Danielson, Charlotte. //Enhancing Professional Practice" A Framework for Teaching, 2nd ed.// Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2007.
 * Harada, Violet H. and Joan Yoshina. //Assessing for Learning: Librarian and Teachers as Partners.// Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2010.
 * Kuhlthau, Carol C., Leslie K Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari. //Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21sr Century.// Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
 * Kuhlthau, Carol C., Leslie K Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari. //Guided Inquiry// //Design.// Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2012.
 * Moreillon, Judi. //Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Secondary School Libraries.//Chicago, ALA, 2012. (additional content in the ALA Store on the web)
 * Toor, Ruth and Hilda Weisburg. //Being Indispensable: A School Librarian's Guide to Becoming an Invaluable Leader.// Chicago: ALA, 2011.

Evidence-Based Advocacy: Influencing your administrator!

Why We Need the Common Core: I Choose "C"
School Library Advocacy Movie

SKJ's advocacy wiki, Frugal Librarian: http://frugalschoollibrarian.wikispaces.com/
2013 SSL/NYLA Advocacy Links:** “STRONG SCHOOL LIBRARIES BUILD STRONG STUDENTS ** ”

@http://www.ala.org/alsc/ccss-resources
AASL Advocacy Resources (including new infographic): []

AASL Advocacy Brochures (for various stakeholders) []

NYLA Advocacy Resources (including letter sent to NYS regarding support of elementary librarians) []

NY CITY Department of Education (Standards and Curriculum; includes link to IFC) []

NCLE Study about Librarians as Leaders []

New Jersey Research about School Libraries (Dr. Ross Todd) []

Pennsylvania School Library Project []

Library Research Service Data []

Weschester area News (by Susan Polos and Melissa Heckler) []


 * INFOGRAPHICS: **

(from Paige Jaeger) [|https://magic.piktochart.com/output/b85bc5e1-da03-4611-98f4-5cae6b25104c#.UTk-kaX3CdZ]

(from Library Research Service) []

(from SLJ, Joyce Valenza’s blog post/includes multiple infographics) []

(Things your Teacher Librarian Does) []

From Library Media Connection (LMC): []

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Blogs:

From Paige Jaeger: []

From Gweneth Jones (includes Who Needs a Librarian Infographic) []

From Doug Johnson: []

From Jennifer LaGarde

April is School Library Month: 30 Days and 30 Ways to Celebrate and Share (30 great advocacy suggestions!) @http://www.librarygirl.net/2013/04/april-is-school-library-month-30-days.html