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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 2:00pm - 3:00pm HST
  • Explore ways to turn student curiosity into literacy and critical thinking.
  • Discover accessible, standards-aligned digital resources that let curiosity lead and deepen learning across the curriculum.
  • See how PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next articles correlate to 90+% of the C3 Framework, NGSS and the Hawaii Social Studies and Science Standards.
  • Using PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next’s read aloud voice audio, even your struggling readers will grasp the content. Teach even your youngest students how to use PebbleGo once and they can use it on their own. We have made it even easier to support your teachers and students. 
  • See examples on how to integrate PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next into your curriculum and classroom.
FYI- It would be great if I could have a session on both days since there are a number of schools new to PebbleGo. (This info is for the Conference staff only.)
Speakers
avatar for Teresa Sakurada - StarrEd LLC

Teresa Sakurada - StarrEd LLC

Hawaii Capstone Sales Rep, CAPSTONE
After 20 years as a CPA, in 2004, I started selling manga (graphic novels) to libraries. Our 5th grade daughter got me started as she was so passionate about reading manga; she kept wanting to read more. I felt manga would be a great way to hook students into reading. Through selling... Read More →
Thursday August 6, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm HST
Piinaio Ballroom 1

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