This ground-breaking guide will help youth librarians: - Develop and manage collections that meet the changing needs of learners - Address a dynamic educational process and ever-changing resource base - Become an informed teacher and information guide - Tap into the school's broadest learning community to build partnerships
This ground-breaking guide will help youth librarians: - Develop and manage collections that meet the changing needs of learners - Address a dy...
American Association Of School Librarian Sandra Hughes-Hassell Anne Wheelock
At the heart of the publication of Information Power was the idea that school library media specialists and teachers could work together to make certain that their students were becoming information literate. This work includes 40 templates and model forms, all tested in actual Library Power sites. It outlines a specific plan for school library media specialists and teachers to share the responsibilities of planning, teaching, and assessing student learning and offering a coherent curriculum. Included are tips from experienced practitioners on gathering the support of teachers and principals,...
At the heart of the publication of Information Power was the idea that school library media specialists and teachers could work together to make certa...
Educators have wrestled with the delineation of important curriculum content for decades. What is important, and how can the school library help? Written by well-known educators and school librarians, this new work--the second in the "Principles and Practice Series"--explores educational principles and research, and connects national curriculum trends to current library practice. The book features eleven chapters, illustrated throughout with tables and figures. Each chapter explains major concepts and standards involved with curriculum development, instruction, and assessment, and presents...
Educators have wrestled with the delineation of important curriculum content for decades. What is important, and how can the school library help? W...
This third entry in the Principles and Practice series focuses on the role of the library media specialist as a change agent in the school. The purpose of this book is twofold: to provide insight into the role of the school librarian as change agent and to demonstrate strategies for being an effective change agent using a subset of current reform initiatives. The authors are educators, library media specialists, and researchers who share a common belief in the ability of classroom teachers, administrators, library media specialists, parents, and community members to work together to create...
This third entry in the Principles and Practice series focuses on the role of the library media specialist as a change agent in the school. The pur...
Sandra Hughes-Hassell Pauletta Brown Bracy Casey H. Rawson
According to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP), only 18 percent of African American fourth graders and 17 percent of African American eighth graders performed at or above proficiency in reading in 2013. This book draws on research from various academic fields to explore the issues surrounding African American literacy and to aid in developing culturally responsive school and library programs with the goal of helping to close the achievement gap and improve the quality of life for African American youth.
The book merges the work of its three authors along with...
According to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP), only 18 percent of African American fourth graders and 17 percent of African Ameri...
