The Daily Darwin -- The Official E-Newsletter of AASL's 17th National Conference

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Sunday, November 8, 2015

News from AASL15
Conference Wrap-Up
Tweets from AASL15

News from AASL15

Bringing the World into Your Library

Diana Rendina, KQ Blogger

In this fantastic session at AASL 2015, Matthew Winner and Eileen Gardner shared their secrets for utilizing Skype and other video conferencing tools to connect your students with the world. They collectively drew on their experience with many successful author visits, read-alouds, collaborations and more.
Read the full article on the KQ website.

Check out other national conference posts on the KQ website!

Photos from AASL15

Saturday's Opening General Session Speaker Brian Selznick

Attendees Lining Up for Brian Selznick's New Book, The Marvels

Brian Selznick Signing His New Book, The Marvels

Attendees Picking Up Books to Add to Their Collections

AASL's Makerspace in the Exhibit Hall

Margaret Peterson Haddix Signing in the Exhibit Hall

Conference Wrap-Up

Session Handouts Online

Handouts are available on the national conference website. If the presenter submitted handouts, a button reading "Click for Paper will appear in the session when you click on the session title.

Clock Hour Form

A clock hour form can be found in your conference registration bag. You can also download this PDF form at http://national.aasl.org/make-the-case. You can use this form to track your professional development time at AASL’s National Conference. AASL is not an accredited agency. It is recommended that you confirm with your state department of education that this document will suffice for proof of attendance and necessary continuing education credit.

Evaluation Information

Attendees are asked to complete an online evaluation for each session attended. Use the easy dropdown menu to find the session, and complete the brief questionnaire. An overall conference evaluation survey will be sent via e-mail immediately following the conference.

Recorded Concurrent Sessions Available on eCOLLAB

AASL’s eCOLLAB allows attendees to tailor their conference experience. Eighty national conference concurrent sessions will be captured in Columbus and archived in eCOLLAB. To access these sessions or subscribe to eCOLLAB, visit ecollab.aasl.org.

Tweets from AASL15

Check out the latest news and buzz about #aasl15 on AASL's RebelMouse webpage!

Map

Hyatt Regency (HQ) Hotel Map

65th Anniversary

AASL is celebrating 65 years of service to school librarians with a giving campaign to help ensure the future of the school library profession. Help AASL transform the future with a gift by completing the donation form in your conference registration bag. Make your donation on-site, and as a thank-you, receive your 65th anniversary lapel pin today! Donate online!