SE-YA Book Fest 2021 will be a virtual event held on March 11-13. This year SE-YA will be hosting 44 middle and high school authors. Student Days will be held on March 11-12, and March 13 will be open to the public. Registration will be required for all days of the festival and will be... Continue Reading →
East TN Librarian of the Month Name: Emily Haverkamp Hometown: Andersonville School: Jefferson Middle School School District: Oak Ridge City Schools Grades Served: 5-8 Average # of Students Per Class: 20 What do you love most about being a school librarian? Collaborating with teachers to support students. I also enjoy connecting students with books and... Continue Reading →
by Felicia Warden MLK’s impact on the foundations of our educational system goes beyond desegregation, equity, and equality. His drive to ignite positive change, derived from an American ideal written in the Declaration of Independence which states “all men are created equal,” led him to become a symbol of true change (Archives.gov). At the time... Continue Reading →
The East Tennessee Historical Society’s Awards of Excellence program annually recognizes individuals and organizations for significant contributions to the preservation, promotion, and interpretation of East Tennessee’s history. One of the January 2020 Awards of Excellence will be given to State Standards Publishing for the publication of John Sevier and the Revolutionary Battle, James Robertson and First Frontier, and John Donelson... Continue Reading →
by Brandi Hartsell The Knox Education Foundation and Knox County Schools Office of Innovation have partnered to award TeacherPreneur Grants to educators in Knox County Schools each year. The grants were created to motivate educators to develop new, innovative school and classroom strategies. Four TeacherPreneur grants were awarded to KCS Librarians this year for a... Continue Reading →
Amidst your New Year’s Resolutions, we ask you to make advocacy a priority and join TASL in these upcoming “Advocacy Actions.” We will have one task per month that we will share and together, we will take action. Our main focus with advocacy continues to be the reinstatement of a Coordinator of School Libraries to... Continue Reading →
East TN Librarian of the Month Name: Lisa Meidl Hometown: Knoxville, TN School: Willow Brook Elementary School District: Oak Ridge City Schools Grades Served: K-4 Average # of Students Per Class: 18 What do you love most about being a school librarian? I very much love the teaching aspect of librarianship in both collaborating with... Continue Reading →
by Martha Harris TASL members proudly display this badge on email, social media, and library websites. Membership with TASL is a wonderful thing! We are growing and evolving to include the most up-to-date, relevant professional resources. We offer webinars, summer PD, as well as an amazing annual conference. Each year TASL hosts a bookmark design... Continue Reading →
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