Checking In with Laura D'Elia

Westborough Elementary School Librarian Teacher Laura D’Elia joins us for a feast of topics for the holidays. In the conversation: introverts at library conferences, a report from AASL featuring strategies to network and not go mad with a huge schedule; a screening of The Librarians, special education in the library, digital literacy, and AASL standards to plan around. Also, DESE’s new Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (SISP) Rubrics and the stigmas associated with elementary libraries. For desert: romantasy. Thanks for listening. MA Library System: https://masslibsystem.org/ The Librarians https://thelibrariansfilm.com/ Diverse Book Finder https://diversebookfinder.org/ Ashley Scotto, We are All Readers: Story Immersion and Creative Techniques to Engage Elementary Special Education: https://aasl.secure-platform.com/2025/solicitations/102001/sessiongallery/94101 Marie Langevin, Using the AASL Standards in Elementary School Library Instruction https://aasl.secure-platform.com/2025/solicitations/102001/sessiongallery/94266 Think / Create / Share / Grow, AASL standards: https://standards.aasl.org/ Kristen Mattson, Hacking Digital Citizenship into Your Read Aloud https://aasl.secure-platform.com/2025/solicitations/102001/sessiongallery/94151 https://www.teachdigcit.com/ https://ischool.illinois.edu/people/kristen-mattson Night Owl, https://www.toniyuly.com/night-owl Common Sense Media, https://www.commonsensemedia.org/what-we-stand-for/digital-literacy-and-citizenship Digger and the Flower, https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-digger-and-the-flower-joseph-kuefler?variant=32130863530018 SSIP — https://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/rubrics/updates/ Librarians SSIP– Romantasy, https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/best-romantasy-books The Hobbit Fourth Wing Throne of Glass Ender’s Game Ready Player One Quicksilver by Callie Hart, https://calliehart.com/elementor-3349/ Seth Ring, https://sethring.com/