Written by the creator of the Guided Inquiry Design (GID) framework as well as an educator, speaker, and national consultant on the topic, this book explains the nuances of GID in the high school context as well as background research and explanation of guided inquiry and the information search process.• Supplies practitioner-friendly units of instruction specifically designed for high school students using GID process• Provides background research and a complete explanation of the GID process• Presents practical, proven information that is ready to use in faculty study groups at the high school level but also summarizes and explains the research basis of GID• Addresses the critical need for proper implantation of Guided Inquiry Design in school districts nationwide
An essential resource for intermediate, middle, and high school librarians that guides the planning, learning, and implementation of a school library makerspace.
Create earth-conscious programs and units with the carefully selected fiction, nonfiction, and new media materials in this well-researched, accessible guide.
Stay current, meet educational standards, and keep your students coming back again and again by incorporating the latest technologies into your school library.
Using a can't-miss formula, these 26 original stories and accompanying illustrations connect kids' love of animals and drawing with early literacy skills.
This invaluable resource provides information about and sources for researching 50 of the top crime genre writers, including websites and other online resources.
Implementation of the Common Core State Standards with the integration of children's literature can transform teaching and learning into a holistic and engaging experience.
Perfect for public librarians, instructional librarians, technology and digital resource specialists, and library training specialists, this book is an essential resource for digital literacy instruct
Every classroom teacher and library media specialist could benefit from an authoritative, clear roadmap for navigating the Isolation, Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration (ICCC) continuum. Th
Every classroom teacher and library media specialist could benefit from an authoritative, clear roadmap for navigating the Isolation, Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration (ICCC) continuum. Th
This groundbreaking guide shows library staff how to break through media and genre boundaries, make new connections within the library collection, and better serve patrons.
Knowing a community enables library and information professionals to prioritize the community's information needs and design appropriate services for them. Assessing information Needs: Managing Trans
This guide to approximately 1,000 fantasy titles helps you advise fantasy readers, find fantasy read-alikes, and learn more about the genre and its fans.
Discover tales that teens love to hear and perform. This guide suggests hundreds of smart, colorful tales, complete with brief plot summaries and bibliographic information.
This book demonstrates how government information can be used to engage students through inquiry and project-based activities, thereby providing opportunities for creative investigation and discovery.
This beginner's guide to 3D design and printing provides librarians with lessons, tips, and instructions for integrating these technologies into the K–12 standards-based curriculum.
This insightful book reviews the current research on literacy programming, examines the latest standards for strengthening reading skills, and provides educators, families, and caregivers methods for
This handbook encompasses multiple facets of public libraries. Sixty-plus topical essays address history, philosophy, problems, and daily operations; biographical entries profile 75 individuals; and f
Saccardi, a children's book reviewer and children's literature and early literacy consultant who works with teachers in professional development sessions, identifies children's literature in all genre
Leading students through the research process, this handbook covers everything from reading for background information and keywords and applying advanced search techniques to evaluating information an
This workbook provides exercises for practicing machine readable cataloging (MARC) format tagging, Anglo-American cataloguing rules, 2nd ed. (AACR2) classification and citation, and the proper format
Without recommending any chemical bibliocides, helps librarians improve their collection by systematically weeding out volumes. Summarizes opinion, experience, and research on the matter, and also ser
Inclusive of the scope and authoritative references from earlier editions, this edition additionally embraces the digital world and provides practical suggestions for performing the "act of teaching."
Transform any public library into a truly sustainable organization—not just environmentally sustainable, but economically and socially sustainable as well—by following the directions and practices des
Maker learning spaces in schools and public libraries are made real through the narratives of professional librarians around the world, comprising the collaborative activities, experiences, and perspe
An invaluable book on the emergent field of transdisciplinarity that explains how it applies to library service and collections conceptually and identifies practical strategies for supporting transdis
Covering more than 300 alphabet books with topic, content area, grade level, text structure, and instructional value indexing, this extensive resource guide includes bibliographic information and brie
This book describes a groundbreaking concept that enables public libraries—and librarians—to become indispensible by following a "Three Pillars" educational approach, and by replacing traditional term
Ramsdell, a retired librarian at California State U., East Bay, and romance columnist for Library Journal, offers librarians, readers, booksellers, writers, scholars, researchers, and students a guide
Twenty-five library science academics and university librarians from the US and Canada contribute 15 chapters that complement the limited, existing publications on library residency programs. Collecti
Marcum (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) and George (National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Washington, DC) collect 16 papers from an annual international roundtable on digital l
Energize your students! Through 77 targeted, high-powered writing activities and detailed directions for guiding the activities, author and master storyteller Kendall Haven provides teachers of grades
The author demonstrates how informetric analysis of information retrieval system content and use provides valuable insights that have applications for the modeling, design, and evaluation of informati
Teach students about Hmong culture, build appreciation of diversity, and extend learning across the curriculum with engaging activities based on Hmong folktales and traditions. Themes covered include
This collection of 39 enlightening and exciting articles-still as relevant today as when first written-offers stimulating discussions on collaborative planning and teaching, learning theories, flexib
