School Reform and the School Library Media Specialist

by Harada, Violet H.

• ISBN13: 9781591584278
• ISBN10: 1591584272
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-30
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

This third entry in the Principles and Practice series focuses on the role of the library media specialist as a "change agent" in the school. The purpose of this book is twofold: to provide insight into the role of the school librarian as change agent and to demonstrate strategies for being an effective change agent using a subset of current reform initiatives. The authors are educators, library media specialists, and researchers who share a common belief in the ability of classroom teachers, administrators, library media specialists, parents, and community members to work together to create schools that make a difference in the lives of students, and help produce citizens who have a capacity to cope with change into the future. Grades K-12.

Table of Contents

Librarian as change agent	p. 1
Change agentry : an essential role for school library media specialists	p. 3
Partners in student achievement	p. 17
The impact of standards-based education on school library media programs	p. 19
Teaching for understanding	p. 37
Evidence-based practice and school libraries : from advocacy to action	p. 57
Developing literacy in the twenty-first century	p. 79
Family literacy : the dynamic roles school librarians can play	p. 81
Reading the Web : the merging of literacy and technology	p. 93
Literacy and learning in a digital world	p. 111
Serving diverse student populations	p. 129
Special education and inclusion : opportunities for collaboration	p. 131
Language, culture, and the school library	p. 145
Building professionalism	p. 159
The real thing : authentic teaching through action research	p. 161
Professional development in communities of practice	p. 179
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