19Pencils Honored In 2013 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning List by AASL

ROSEVILLE, Calif. - June 29, 2013 - PRLog -- The Best Websites for Teaching and Learning list is based on feedback and nominations from members. School librarians can nominate their most used websites to be considered for the honor. The list provides a foundation to support AASL's learning standards. Each website is linked to one or more of the four strands for “Standards for the 21st Century Learner and include free web-based sites that are user-friendly and encourage a community of learners.

Best of the Best

The annual list recognizes 25 web sites that provide enhanced learning and curriculum development. Now in it's fifth year, the list is considered "the best of the best" by AASL. Amongst websites recognized by the AASL that best foster innovation, creativity, active participation and collaboration. 19Pencils has received this honor in the category of “Content Resources”.

Helping Teachers & Librarians

"We strive to help not just teachers, but librarians as well, make the most of the web and to be included amongst such prestigious companies is a quite an honor." said 19Pencils Founder, Jason Fabbri.

AASL President Susan Ballard comments, “As we celebrate the fifth year of AASL’s Best Websites for Teaching and Learning, it is not only gratifying to see the level of quality exemplified by this year’s honorees, but it is breathtaking to review past lists and realize how effective the selection process has been in the identification of tried and true quality sites. The sites chosen for 2013 are truly reflective of the continued tradition of a thorough and exacting review in order to recognize only the very best.”

Links, descriptions and tips for the 2013 Best Websites and previously recognized sites can be found at http://www.ala.org/aasl/bestlist.

The American Association of School Librarians, www.aasl.org, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), promotes the improvement and extension of library services in elementary and secondary schools as a means of strengthening the total education program. Its mission is to advocate excellence, facilitate change and develop leaders in the school library field.