Janine Asmus

Letters: Why school librarians matter to students and communities chicagotribune.com/opinion/letter… #leydenpride #NationalLibraryWeek #tlchat @AISLEd_org @ALALibrary @aasl #tlchat

When students can’t find the "main idea", the problem is almost never a missing strategy.

One third of 8th grade girls spend 7+ hours per day on social media. Meaning: that's pretty much all they do. From @jean_twenge generationtechblog.com/p/the-mind-blo… How about if we treat puberty as if it were an important developmental period? Let's raise the age to 16 and be done with it.

This bodes ill. Readers used to outnumber non-readers 2 to 1. Now non-readers outnumber readers 3 to 1. It's hard to imagine a change of that magnitude not having significant effects.

Why have US test scores dropped since 2013, after decades of gains? Smartphones/social-media is part, but @imkahloon offers a compelling complementary factor: a decreased willingness to hold students to high standards. In @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

“Over and over in the scientific literature, researchers find little to no academic benefit from on-task laptop use and a significant cost when students are distracted. “ @SylvieMcNamara with a superb article on issues with EdTech.

An excellent read: washingtonian.com/2025/03/25/sch…

@Andrea_Trudeau Congrats! Wonderful!!!

SLOWS is in full swing-collaborating and celebrating school librarianship. ⁦@AISLEd_org⁩

bit.ly/3Nl3ATF Looking to provide instant student engagement and meaningful connections? Need a way to advocate for reading and celebrate it at the same time? If so, then try a Reading Chair Contest from @asmusj! #EdChat #TLChat #CurationService

The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books - The Atlantic apple.news/AVNDbZdXnSLKRA…

What Happens When a School Closes Its Library? edsurge.com/news/2024-09-1… via @EdSurge

Yes, let that sink in. EIGHTY percent. Our students deserve so much more. Read our president, Stacy Davis Gates’ full op-ed on why CPS students need a stronger CEO to advocate for them. chicagotribune.com/2024/08/26/opi…

Opinion: Why it matters that Western Illinois University fired its librarians ⁦@AISLEd_org⁩ chicagotribune.com/2024/08/20/opi…

Award-winning author, Chicago-native Tomi Adeyemi dishes on newest book, movie deal abc7chicago.com/post/award-win…

New York City is moving to ban phones from school. Will it work? : NPR npr.org/2024/06/28/nx-…

Too much screen time harms children, experts agree. So why do parents ignore them? - Los Angeles Times apple.news/At02fBcoxTmiwI…

School Librarians Are Creating Free Book Fairs. Here's How edweek.org/leadership/sch…

Yes!!!

South suburban schools short staff libraries, association says ⁦@Giannoulias⁩ #tlchat ⁦@ISBEnews⁩ ⁦@AISLEd_org⁩ ⁦@ALALibrary⁩ ⁦@RAILSLibraries⁩ ⁦@aasl⁩ chicagotribune.com/2024/06/18/lib…