Online Tools To Empower & Prepare Educators for Book Challenges

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Location: La Nouvelle Ballroom, Table 18
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Amanda Jones
Schools are seeing a rise in book challenges and book bans. Learn about online resources, apps, and websites to help strengthen your collection development policies, prepare yourself for book challenges, and help better inform the community about book selections and school librarians’ roles in selecting books.

Audience:	Curriculum/district specialists, Library media specialists, Principals/head teachers
Skill level:	Beginner
Attendee devices:	Devices useful
Attendee device specification:	Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Topic:	Library/media
Grade level:	PK-12
ISTE Standards:	For Educators: Leader Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students. Model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning.

Related exhibitors:

Follett School Solutions

, Mackin Educational Resources

Proposal summary

Purpose & objective

Objectives:
Participants will recognize the importance of collection development policies for school libraries.
Participants will examine a list of resources to help prepare for book challenges.
Participants will discover why it is inherent they are prepared for challenges to books and curriculum materials.

Supporting research

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/88487-texas-book-ban-prompts-school-librarians-to-launch-freadom-fighters.html

https://www.the74million.org/article/74-interview-freadom-fighters-co-founder-carolyn-foote-on-why-school-librarians-matter-as-book-bans-rock-the-country/

https://www.freadom.us/

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Presenters

Amanda Jones, Live Oak Middle Library

Amanda Jones is a teacher-librarian from Watson, LA. She was named one of EdTech Magazine's Top 30 K-12 IT Influencers to Follow in 2022. Amanda is the 2021 School Library Journal Co-Librarian of the Year, a 2021 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, and the 2020 Louisiana School Librarian of the Year. Amanda is the President of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians, an AASL Social Media Superstar, and a member of the Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Committee. She is passionate about school library advocacy and promoting the love of reading. Find out more about her at librarianjones.com.