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Family Literacy in the Community at Large

We host an annual Scholastic Book Fair in our library, which puts books in the hands of children in our community while benefiting the school library. Resources for Continued Learning in Librarianship If only I could copy every bookmark on my computer, it would tell how varied my interests are in the area of librarianship. I am on the rotation for professional journals through my AEA, including: //SLJ//, //Booklist//, and //Educational Technology// (boy could that use some sprucing, but the content is so good I don't mind). This is my third year attending the Media Academy provided through AEA9 (kudos Cindy Blinkinsop!); this year I am leading one of the four book study groups. Our book, //Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works// (Pitler et. al., 2007) has been very practical and surprising accessible, even to veteran teachers. It makes me want to brush up on the Marzano work that started the //Classroom Instruction that Works// initiatives.

I also try to make it to a conference every year--I am looking forward to the IASL conference in April.