[Tasl] TASL INFORMATION

[Margaret Hausauer]

I hope everyone is having a great summer or what is left of it. I had a fantastic time at ALA in Washington, DC and it was great to see other Tennessee librarians and TASL members attending the conference!  

We have added a new feature to our TASL website - you can now download a TASL brochure - this is a great tool for promoting your library and your profession.  In the near future,  ADVOCACY TIPS, will be posted on the website.

Below, I have listed some good information from AASL - please check these websites out. 
  
 
 The AASL Hotlist

AASL Advocacy Tools
  Get the tools and information you need to successfully
  advocate for your school library media program. Latest
  resources include the brand new SKILLs Act legislation.
  http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslissues/issuesadvocacy.cfm

Hope for Education Grants
  Samsung's "Hope for Education" is a program designed to
  minimize the technology gap in the educational system.
  It's an essay competition describing how technology can
  help improve students' education. Maximum Award: $200,000.
  Eligibility: legal residents of the United States.
  Participants should nominate a public or state-accredited
  private school in their community. Deadline: July 22, 2007
  http://www.hopeforeducation.com/hopeforeducation/index.html

Misunderstood Minds
  A companion website for the PBS documentary "Misunderstood
  Minds." The site includes sections on Attention, Reading,
  Writing, and Mathematics. Interactive activities, called
  "Experience Firsthand," are designed to provide a sense of
  what it may be like for a student struggling with a basic
  skill.
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds


Finally, the August newlsetter will be sent out to all schools and will also be available at the TASL website - www.discoveret.org/tasl- so if you don't get the newsletter - make sure to download it from our website!!!!  It will have more information about the upcoming TASL conference at Franklin, TN in November.

Enjoy your summer!

Margaret Hausauer, 2007 TASL President