Professional Development
The MASL Professional Development Committee
is a special standing committee appointed annually by the President.
Building on our past and looking to the future, the committee's
purpose is to recommend and facilitate professional development
opportunities that support the MASL mission and goals.
Committee Co-Chairs: Susan Rundel and Marianne Fues
MASL Speaks Subcommittee
Co-Chairs: Marianne Fues and Jennifer Robins
Click here for more information
on MASL Speaks. (members only)
Educational Links
University
of Central Missouri
Department of Library Science and Information Services
ISTE
Special Interest Group for LMSs
SIGMS fosters communication among library media specialists, promotes the school
library media program, and provides opportunities for leadership and professional
development for school library media specialists.
Lindenwood
University
Missouri
Baptist University
Missouri
State University
Department of Library Science
National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards
National
School Boards Association
National Staff
Development Council
University
of Missouri
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies
Educational Documents
Library Media Specialist Certification
Information from DESE
DESE
Library Media Center
Standards for School Library Media Centers
DESE
Copyright Information
To view and print some of these documents, you'll
need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat. It's available
for download at no charge!
News & Articles
This section offers recent news coverage of the
MASL by various media organizations
throughout the region. You'll also find articles about items
and areas of interest to MASL members.
Missouri Now Has 6 NBCTs!
Helen Bugh from Park Hill, Donna Foelsch, Sherri Pogue, and Joan
Rigby, from Francis Howell R-III, Linda Weatherspoon from Centralia,
and Cathie Loesing from Columbia Public Schools have received
National Certification in Library Media/ Early Childhood through
Young Adulthood.
Show
Me Study
LRS
School Library Media Impact Studies
Several excellent resource links provided by the Library Research Service,
including links to the Second Colorado Study.
Links & Online Resources
AASL
American Association of School Librarians
AECT
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
ALA
American Library Association
Award
Winning Titles
Includes links to the Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King
award titles
Continuing
Education Calendar on State Library website
IASL
International Association of School Librarianship
International
Reading Association
Knowledge
Quest
An online companion to the journal of the American Association
of School Librarians.
Library of Congress
LITA
Library and Information Technology Association
Missouri
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Career Opportunities
MOREAP
Regional Education Applicant & Placement Program
Missouri
State Library
National
Literacy Standards: Information Power
No
Child Left Behind
Resources
for School Library Media Program Development
Resource Guide
School Library Media Research
The refereed research journal for the school library media profession.
U.S.
Department of Education
LSTA grants and IMLTS
Successlink
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