{"id":16074,"date":"2017-06-30T00:01:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T04:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=16074"},"modified":"2017-06-29T21:48:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T01:48:12","slug":"ala-resources-library-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/ala-resources-library-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"ALA Resources with Library Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What favorite resources are you sharing with your library staff after #alaac17?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The 2017 American Library Association Conference in Chicago was filled with inspiring people, incredible resources and amazing connections.\u00a0 My mind is full of new program ideas, book talks and story time favorites.<\/p>\n<p>My top three favorite ALA session resources:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventscribe.com\/2017\/ALA-Annual\/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&amp;PresentationID=257850\"><strong>Coretta Scott King Award Book<\/strong><strong>s Idea Exchange<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Panelists provided a wonderful selection of program ideas and lessons utilizing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/emiert\/cskbookawards\">Coretta Scott King Book Award winners<\/a> and Honor Books in public and school libraries, classrooms, and academia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16076\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-16076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Coretta-Scott-King-resources--150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coretta Scott King Book Award resources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The CSK website provides an amazing collection of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/emiert\/coretta-scott-king-book-awards-educational-resources\">discussion lists<\/a>\u00a0you can print out and share. Create programs, book groups and more!\u00a0\u00a0 For program activities and resources, follow the Coretta Scott King Blog &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/\">http:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 Did you know you can view over 300 videos and 400 lesson plans on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/teachingbook.net\/csk\">teachingbook.net\/csk<\/a>\u00a0for free? This is an amazing resource!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Radical Interpretation of the New <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/shib_login\/?q=edcareeers\/alsccorecomps\/corecomps\">ALSC Competencies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this session, librarians asked stimulating questions, listened and shared ideas.\u00a0 Start having conversations with your colleagues.\u00a0 Read and then go back and talk more about diversity in your library. Continue to read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/importance-diversity-references-and-resources\">a selection of articles, websites and more on The Importance of Diversity in Library Programs and Material Collections for Children &#8211; References and Resources. <\/a>and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/readingwhilewhite.blogspot.com\/\">Reading While White Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the program said, panelists offered \u201ctangible, radical, and subversive suggestions that children\u2019s librarians can use to meet the information and literacy needs of diverse children and their caregivers while also promoting social justice, inclusivity, and access.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What changes are you making in your library?\u00a0 Review Diversity Standards &#8211; learn and do more. \u00a0Everyday changes are important \u2013 educate your team and learn more about the diverse neighborhoods surrounding your libraries. \u00a0(This event was recorded \u2013 check back and view.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/aasl\/standards\/best\/apps\/2017\"><strong>AASL Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2017<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Do you have a favorite app from the new \u201cBest Apps\u201d list? Discover a new google app with\u00a0Google Keep, <a href=\"https:\/\/edu.google.com\/expeditions\/#how-it-works\">Google Expeditions<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Google Arts and Culture.\u00a0 For example, you can learn more about the solar system with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cosmic-watch.com\/\">Cosmic Watch<\/a><strong>. <\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019m looking forward to building a new story video game with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kids.bloxelsbuilder.com\/\">Bloxels<\/a>\u00a0by Pixel Press.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the ALA sessions were recorded or provided slides and handouts.\u00a0 Share with your library staff. Take another look at your favorite sessions, review and discover something new from your time at ALA in Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What favorite resources are you sharing with your library staff after #alaac17?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":227,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[703],"tags":[1270,686],"class_list":["post-16074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogger-paige-bentley-flannery","tag-alaac17","tag-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/227"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16074\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}