Enhancing Teaching and Learning: A Leadership Guide for School Library Media Specialists - Softcover

Donham, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555706479 ISBN 13: 9781555706470

Publisher: Association of College & Research Libraries, 2008

Synopsis

You can take a proactive role in shaping instruction and respond to your users' needs and requests with this thoroughly revised and expanded guide. You'll learn how to develop and implement an effective library media program by integrating it into the total education environment. Part One covers all aspects of the school environment: students, curriculum and instruction, principals, school district administration, and the community. Part Two shows you how to integratethe school library media program throughout these environments using interaction and collaboration. New in this edition are discussions of special education, post-high school transitions, shared school/public libraries, and more, along with a discussion of recent developments in elementary education, including standards, assessments, and the No Child Left Behind Act.

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Review

"Demonstrates Donham's understanding of issues and concerns faced by professionals in the school, and offers information to help school library media specialists face those challenges...A worthy title with valuable information."

Synopsis

Leader. Collaborator. Those are the roles of today's school library media specialist. You can take a proactive role in shaping instruction and respond to your users' needs and requests with this thoroughly revised and expanded guide. You'll learn how to develop and implement an effective library media program by integrating it into the total education environment. Part One covers all aspects of the school environment: students, curriculum and instruction, principals, school district administration, and the community. Part Two shows you how to integrate the school library media program throughout these environments using interaction and collaboration. New in this edition are discussions of special education, post-high school transitions, shared school/public libraries, and more, along with a discussion of recent developments in elementary education, including standards, assessments, and the No Child Left Behind Act.

Edition details

• Publisher: Association of College & Research Libraries
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555706479
• ISBN 13: 9781555706470
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 335