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Registration is now open for the IASL Spring Conference, to be held on Sunday, April 15 and Monday, April 16 at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines.  Barbara Stripling will be the keynote speaker at the conference.  Barbara Stripling is well-known for her Inquiry Model.  She was a school librarian for 20 years, and until recently, the Director Library Services for the New York City Department of Education.  She is now on the faculty at Syracuse University.  She is a former president of AASL, and is currently running for president of ALA.  We are very fortunate to have her coming to Iowa.

This year, you have the option to register online with a credit card.  Or, if you prefer, you may download and complete a registration form, and mail it with a check or your credit card information to ILA.

To register online, or to download the registration form, go to http://www.iowalibraryassociation.org/index.php/spring-conference-forms .  Select the IASL Spring Conference link to register as a participant/attendee.  (The other link is for our vendors/exhibitors.)

After you register online, you will receive a confirmation email message from the IASL Spring Conference Committee.  You will also receive an email receipt from the Iowa Library Association.

The deadline for registration is Friday, April 6.  Registrations will be accepted as late as the day of the conference (bring checks only).  But lunch cannot be guaranteed for those registering after Friday, April 6.

I sincerely hope that you will be able to attend the conference this year!

Denise Rehmke
IASL Conference Planning Committee

For ITA Voting, see the NEW IASL Book Awards site > Click Awards on the IASL menu on the left, or go direct https://sites.google.com/site/iowabookawards/iasl-awards 

Then go to ITA Voting.
Or you can use this link  www.tinyurl.com/itaballot
Tallies are due April 1.
Other IASL Book Award voting information will be available soon.
-Susie Corbin-Muir and Sandy Norfolk 

Submit proposal for a concurrent session or table session at the IASL Conference April 15-16! 

The IASL Conference Planning Committee is delighted to announce that Barbara Stripling will be the keynote speaker for third annual IASL spring conference.

Stripling is well-known for her Inquiry Model, was a school librarian for 20 years, and recently left her job as Director of the New York City Library Program to become a faculty member at Syracuse University.  She is a former president of AASL, and is currently running for president of ALA.  We are very fortunate to have her coming to Iowa.

Be one of the first 100 people to renew or join IASL in 2012 and you will get a free 1-yr subscription to Library Media Connection.

Joining IASL is free when you join/renew your ILA membership.  Just be sure to check the IASL box so we know you want to be a member.  If you are already a subscriber to Library Media Connection, your subscription will be extended by one year.

So, don’t delay, renew or join ILA/IASL today!  Click on the link below for more information on how to join/renew.  http://www.iowalibraryassociation.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=2

ATTENTION:  AASL Conference Goers!  If you are an IASL member attending the AASL Conference this October we would like to supply you with a gas card to help with your transportation costs.  Please contact IASL President, Erin Feingold at erin.feingold@yahoo.com for more information.

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November 1 through March 6
This class will take place over the ICN (4 – 6 PM) with Moodle segments.
Facilitators will be  Cheryl Carruthers, AEA 267 and
Karen Lampe, Danville/New London CSDs
 
Inquiry learning (also known as problem-based or resource-based learning) is a focus of the Iowa Core Curriculum (ICC). In this class, a lesson/unit plan that is inquiry based and involves a collaboration between a classroom teacher and a teacher librarian will be developed. Course content includes the Characteristics of Effective Instruction (CEI) with a special emphasis on inquiry-based learning. An information problem-solving model will be used as a scaffold for the inquiry process.
 
Registration is through the AEA 267 professional development web site at http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/pd   Click on AEA 267 Offerings
Course Title: Inquiry Learning Through the School Library
Course #:  4270
Additional details, such as dates/times/class rubric will also be found on this registration web site.

Dates: January 5 through April 26, 2012
This class will take place over the ICN (4 to 6 PM) with web 2.0 segments
Instructor:  Karen Lampe  <mailto:klampe@mediacombb.net> Course #4612   
Registration is through the AEA 267 professional development web site at: http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/pd
Click on AEA 267 Offerings Additional details, such as dates/times/class rubric will also be found on this registration web site.

Mark your calendar now for the 3rd Annual IASL Spring Conference dates April 15-16 in Des Moines.

See http://www.iowalibraryassociation.org/displayconvention.cfm?conventionnbr=10304 for updates. Pre-conferences that may be of interest to IASL members include The Many Faces of Bullying, Supporting and Engaging Teens in your Library, or Doing Away with Dewey. There is not an IASL sponsored pre-conference. IASL sponsored breakout sessions are PD in your PJs by Kathy Kaldenberg, College and Career Ready: What Does that Mean by Jean Donham, and Best Picture Books by the youth services subdivision. The IASL Subdivision Business meeting is 4:30 on Thursday.

Register before August 4, and save $100 off the regular registration for the AASL Conference October 27-30, 2011.

See the Iowa Department of Education School Library website for the link and instructions for completing the 2011 School Library Survey. This data is useful for advocating for libary resources and services! Go to http://educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=959