Enhancing Teaching And Learning

by Donham, Jean

• ISBN13: 9781555705169
• ISBN10: 1555705162
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-31
• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub

Summary

A guide for implementing change in a library media program addresses how the principal, students, and community can interact with the library media program, and discusses the role of collection development and technology.

Author Biography

Jean Donham directs the library at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
PART I: THE ENVIRONMENT
1. Students	3	(22)
Conditions of American Youth	4	(2)
Improving Access	6	(3)
Millennials	9	(1)
Collection Development to Meet Student Needs	10	(1)
Media Influence	11	(3)
Motivation for Learning	14	(7)
Action Strategies	21	(1)
References	22	(3)
2. Curriculum and Instruction	25	(18)
Curriculum	25	(10)
The Library Media Specialist's Expertise	35	(2)
Conclusion	37	(1)
Action Strategies	38	(2)
References	40	(3)
3. The Principal	43	(20)
Standards for School Principals	43	(2)
Principal as Leader and Manager	45	(4)
Relating the Principal's Role to the School Library Media Program	49	(5)
Impact of the Principal on the School Library Media Program	54	(3)
Participative Decision Making	57	(3)
Conclusion	60	(1)
Action Strategies	60	(1)
References	61	(2)
4. The School District	63	(20)
Funding	64	(6)
Personnel	70	(1)
Curriculum	71	(3)
Technology	74	(3)
A Word About Smaller Districts	77	(1)
Advocacy	77	(1)
Working Within the System	77	(3)
Action Strategies	80	(1)
References	81	(2)
5. The Community	83	(16)
Purposes of Involvement	83	(1)
Family Involvement	84	(4)
Business Involvement	88	(1)
Community Resources	89	(4)
Action Strategies	93	(1)
References	94	(5)
PART II: THE LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAM
6. Collaborative Planning	99	(20)
The Collaborative Planning Process	100	(3)
The Instructional Planning Team	103	(2)
The Library Media Specialist as Collaborator	105	(4)
Subject Specialization	109	(1)
Group Task Roles	109	(3)
Formal and Informal Collaboration	112	(2)
Benefits of Collaboration	114	(2)
Action Strategies	116	(1)
References	117	(2)
7. Scheduling Library Media Activities	119	(20)
Elementary School Scheduling Alternatives	121	(2)
Benefits of Flexible Scheduling	123	(1)
Prerequisites for Flexible Scheduling	123	(4)
Mixed Scheduling	127	(2)
Block Scheduling	129	(5)
Action Strategies	134	(3)
References	137	(2)
8. Collection	139	(32)
Selection Criteria and Policies	140	(2)
Trends	142	(14)
Collection Maintenance	156	(4)
Reconsideration of Challenged Materials	160	(2)
Equipment	162	(5)
Action Strategies	167	(1)
References	168	(3)
9. Literacy	171	(26)
The Purposes of Reading	172	(2)
The Library Media Program and Reading Instruction	174	(4)
Reading Nonfiction	178	(1)
Nurturing Readers	179	(13)
Action Strategies	192	(1)
References	193	(4)
10. Technology	197	(30)
Technology Applications	198	(6)
Planning for Technology	204	(6)
The Library Media Specialist's Roles in Technology	210	(13)
Evaluation	223	(1)
Action Strategies	224	(1)
References	225	(2)
11. Information Literacy	227	(22)
Information Literacy Skills	228	(7)
Information Technology and Information Skills	235	(2)
Assignments for Teaching Information Literacy	237	(2)
Mental Models of Information Processing	239	(2)
Information Literacy Standards for Higher Education	241	(2)
Beyond Reporting	243	(2)
Action Strategies	245	(1)
References	246	(3)
12. Assessment of Student Work	249	(28)
Assessment Defined	249	(3)
Rubrics	252	(13)
Other Assessment Tools	265	(3)
Tests	268	(5)
Conclusion	273	(1)
Action Strategies	274	(1)
References	274	(3)
13. Program Evaluation	277	(18)
Purpose of Evaluation	277	(2)
Data Collection and Analysis	279	(4)
Benchmarking	283	(2)
Rubrics for Program Evaluation	285	(1)
Stakeholders	285	(7)
Action Strategies	292	(1)
References	293	(2)
14. Leadership	295	(12)
Leadership Attributes	295	(4)
Leading from the Middle	299	(2)
Strategic Leadership	301	(2)
Reflection	303	(1)
Mentoring	303	(1)
Action Strategies	304	(1)
References	305	(2)
Scenarios for Discussion	307	(8)
For Further Reading	315	(6)
Subject Index	321	(10)
Author Index	331	(6)
About the Author	337