school librarian participation in curriculum planning

A guide for creating writing centers in the school library.

A practical guide that helps library educators address information literacy assessment issues systematically within their own settings.

"This book provides an introduction and helpful guide to online education for librarians and educators in the K-12, public, and academic library settings"--Provided by publisher.

Today's tech-savvy and digitally connected students present a new challenge for today's school librarians. This book offers the 21st-century tools and know-how necessary for educators to appeal to and challenge students to learn and to want to learn.

". . . a practical guide for secondary school librarians as they collaborate with teachers and students to develop inquiry-based research projects . . . Includes: ideas and resources to help librarians be more effective in research and inquiry; tips for developing search strategies, locating and curating resources, evaluating sources and celebrating students' inquiry beyond the traditional research paper; [and] lessons and assessment ideas to keep librarians current on information literacy topics."--Back cover.

Offers teachers proven techniques and strategies to help them reach out to faculty and students and create a classroom atmosphere that is conducive for effective learning and collaboration.

"The idea of the learning commons ... [is] to transform the central idea of a school library stocked with resources repository into a vibrant and central component of teaching and learning in the school community ... [Introduces] the idea of the learning commons as the extension of each classroom, the cross-classroom connection, and the center of active learning that extends beyond the school ... [Includes] resources to use and strategies to build and create a ... learning community"--Pages ix-x.