This compact volume on technology in the classroom examines the adoption of web technologies by K-12 educators and explores reasons for resistance to new technologies and strategies for getting the mo
This practical guide demonstrates how to sponsor a successful, student-led book club for grades K through 12 that is fun, easy-to-implement, and encourages reading.
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the topics that are currently relevant in K–12 curricula, including the school librarian's role in dealing with these issues, collaborating with teachers,
The latest edition of the Big6 Workshop Handbook contains the information that is current and essential to understanding and implementing this premier information literacy model.
This techno-savvy, print-ready, book and CD contains essential documents for school libraries at the preschool, elementary, middle school, and high school levels, including the latest Web 2.0 tools a
Wikis can be one of the most effective learning tools for today's teachers---if they're used correctly and appropriately. In many cases, educators have not been using this powerful Web 2.0-based tool
Information literacy and effective problem solving are increasingly important skills for students to have. The Super3 strategy of "plan, do, and review," created by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz,
From library administration to reading promotion to the use of Web 2.0 tools to providing positive public relations and promoting special events, implementing the tips in this book in any school sett
Managing a modern-day school library is like running a business: you have to cater to your customer's needs and interests. But how to do that with a limited budget and resource team¿ Secondary
To date, a vast majority of classrooms continue to fall short in the implementation and direction of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Principles and Standards for School Mathema
Great teaching is about facilitating intrinsic motivation and self-directed learning. It's about giving students the opportunity to learn by doing and encouraging them to take risks and learn from th
An organized collection of budget saving methods, materials, and strategies, these tips are all tried-and-true examples of ways to stretch the media specialist's budget and time, and change even the
Designed to assist school librarians and classroom teachersas they collaborate to help students improve reading comprehension and vocabulary skills, this book presents nine research-based, best-pract
This compilation of media and technology guru Doug Johnson's Library Media Connection columns offers his unique perspective on the role of the library media specialist in today's world.
For educators and librarians, York, a retired educator, librarian, and reading program supervisor, presents a resource containing 101 booktalks on multicultural fiction and history meant to help young
Nichols, an education consultant with experience in math and educational leadership, offers 50 research-based teaching strategies for educators that will improve student achievement. Strategies relate
This guide for library media specialists, technology educators, and classroom teachers shows how to bring digitized primary source materials, such as photos, letters, maps, films, and music, into the
For educators, Jansen (electronic resources for children and youth, U. of Texas at Austin), a Big6 trainer who also works in instructional technology, details how to teach information and communicatio
Formerly an educator in Los Angeles, Colorado-based Armstrong is an author specializing in books for children and their teachers, including adaptations of 20 classic stories, a collection of contempor
This guide for teachers, librarians, and literacy coaches focuses on inquiry-based learning and details how fiction and nonfiction books can be integrated into thematic inquiry in preschool and elemen
Designed as a professional development resource for K-12 library media and technology specialists, this practical guide shows how to teach students to improve essential skills in a way that augments s
Buzzeo has written the seminal work on collaboration.EThis concise, heavy-duty, power-packed volume is filled with the information teachers, librarians, and administrators need to increase levels of
For K-8 educators and library media specialists, this handbook outlines 50 technology-based hands-on projects that can be created using Microsoft PowerPoint XP. Conover, a middle school library media
This resource provides middle school teachers and library media specialists with alternative text sources and activities to support the development of mathematics as well as reading skills. Section I
This guide for teachers and library media specialists describes how to use the Big6 problem solving process in teaching information literacy skills in elementary classrooms. It covers how to make sure
We can expand the traditional "Three Rs" and build role models for literacy in all classrooms, even in those that are shifting in content and intent on a daily basis, claims consultant Warlick. He des
In this update of a resource for and by school media specialists and educators, the grant application process is clearly covered from identifying a need to turning rejection into future success. Appen
Focused on collaboration between library media specialists and K-2 classroom teachers, this resource provides a standards-based, step-by-step approach to library research based on the AASL Standards f
Writing for school administrators, Simpson (School of Library and Information Sciences, U. of North Texas) intends this work to allow the reader to remain safely within the bounds of copyright law in
Recently librarians have been debating whether they need to add another aspect of life on the Internet to their repertoire, the blog. Coombs (web services, University of Houston Libraries) and Griffey
Revised to include more material useful to students facing early undergraduate-level research assignments, this edition also contains plenty of help for high school students and general readers trying
Written for the school library media specialist, teacher, or public librarian, this work by Al-Hazza (formerly, English language, Kuwait U., Kuwait) and Bucher (school library media program, Old Domin
At last. A resource for booktalking contemporary multicultural fiction and history for young readers.Highlights authentic, award winning, well-written fiction.Offers a focus on contemporary multicult
This is the book that high school media specialists have been asking for!EFinally, a project-based approach to student learning in high school featuring the school library media specialist in a starr
