School Libraries and Student Learning

Rebecca J. Morris

ISBN 10: 1612508367 / ISBN 13: 9781612508368

Editore: Harvard Educational Publishing Group, US, 2015

Innovative, well-designed school library programs can be critical resources for helping students meet high standards of college and career readiness. In School Libraries and Student Learning, Rebecca J. Morris shows how school leaders can make the most of their school libraries to support ambitious student learning. She offers practical strategies for collaboration between school leaders, teachers, and librarians to meet schoolwide objectives in literacy, assessment, student engagement, and inquiry-based learning.Topics include:establishing "makerspaces" and "learning commons" to support student-centered learningdeveloping a schoolwide focus on literacy across multiple formats and devicesredesigning lesson plans that foster inquiry and critical thinking across classrooms and grade levelssupporting collaboration between teachers and librarians in instruction and assessmentusing the library to strengthen ties between school, family, and community.This accessible guide will help librarians and school leaders work together to bring student learning to a new level. Codice articolo LU-9781612508368

Riassunto:

Innovative, well-designed school library programs can be critical resources for helping students meet high standards of college and career readiness. In School Libraries and Student Learning, Rebecca J. Morris shows how school leaders can make the most of their school libraries to support ambitious student learning. She offers practical strategies for collaboration between school leaders, teachers, and librarians to meet schoolwide objectives in literacy, assessment, student engagement, and inquiry-based learning.
Topics include:

• establishing “makerspaces” and “learning commons” to support student-centered learning;
• developing a schoolwide focus on literacy across multiple formats and devices;
• redesigning lesson plans that foster inquiry and critical thinking across classrooms and grade levels;
• supporting collaboration between teachers and librarians in instruction and assessment; and
• using the library to strengthen ties between school, family, and community.

This accessible guide will help librarians and school leaders work together to bring student learning to a new level.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Rebecca J. Morris is an assistant professor in the Department of Library and Information Studies at the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has a professional background as an elementary classroom teacher and school librarian.

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Titolo: School Libraries and Student Learning
Casa editrice: Harvard Educational Publishing Group, US
Data di pubblicazione: 2015
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: New