Elissa Malespina
3 Articles
An Open Letter to School Librarians: Silence Is not Golden | Opinion
Every day students of different races, nationalities, and sexual orientations walk through our library doors. The library must be a safe space for them, since the outside world has become increasingly unsafe.
An Open Letter to School Boards Everywhere
School libraries are popping up that are fully, even lavishly, equipped, save for one thing: a certified school librarian. Here, one New Jersey librarian explains why that can never work. Ever.
The "Best Part of ISTE": The Preshow Unconference | ISTE 2015
The Saturday before ISTE is really the best part, says Elissa Malespina. Between the annual unconference Hack Education (#hacked15) and this year’s Mobile Megashare, it was a great day of connecting and learning from leaders in the field.