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The 2026 Hawaii School Library Conference, centered on the theme "Think. Create. Share. Grow." invites school library professionals to dive deep into the four domains of the AASL Standards Framework for Learners. This theme is a call to action, emphasizing the pivotal role school librarians play in empowering students to become ethical, critical, and collaborative citizens in the digital age.

What to Expect

Through engaging keynotes, hands-on workshops, and collaborative sessions, we will explore practical strategies to:

  • 🧠 Think (Inquire & Analyze): Equip students with the critical thinking and research skills necessary to navigate complex information landscapes, evaluate sources, and become proficient users and creators of knowledge.

  • 💡 Create (Design & Construct): Foster innovation and digital literacy by integrating tools and practices that encourage learners to design solutions, construct new understandings, and express their ideas creatively.

  • 🤝 Share (Collaborate & Connect): Highlight the importance of the library as a hub for collaboration, ethical digital citizenship, and connection, promoting respectful dialogue and the responsible sharing of ideas and resources within the school and global community.

  • 🌱 Grow (Explore & Engage): Focus on the personal and professional development of both students and librarians, championing a mindset of continuous learning, adaptation, and reflective practice that fuels lifelong literacy and intellectual growth.


Join us in celebrating the vital work of Hawaii’s school librarians as we collectively cultivate the future-ready learner by embedding these essential domains into every facet of the school library program.

Thursday August 6, 2026 12:50pm - 1:50pm HST
Empower elementary and middle school students by giving them voice and choice through Choice Boards. Discover best practices for connecting the library to the classroom using Gale digital resources from HIDOE. In this session, you’ll explore ready-to-use Choice Board examples designed with Gale resources that promote responsible, accountable, and independent student learning. Learn more about the digital resources available through HIDOE and leave with curriculum-connected student activities for elementary and middle school. Attendees will receive Choice Board samples using HIDOE Gale resources to use in their library or share with teachers in their building. We’ll also be joined by the fantastic Ho‘okele Elementary School Librarian, Angie Ramey, who will share how she uses Gale resources to support learning in her school and library.
Speakers
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Angela Ramey

School Librarian, Ho'okele Elementary School
School Librarian - Ho'okele Elementary School
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Tammi Burke

Senior Training Consultant, Gale in partnership with the HIDOE
Tammi Burke is a Senior Training Consultant at Gale with over a decade of experience helping librarians and educators maximize their Gale resources. A former educator with degrees in Education and Advertising/PR, Tammi combines instructional expertise with a passion for practical... Read More →
Thursday August 6, 2026 12:50pm - 1:50pm HST
Palolo Room 3 & 4

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