The Whole School Library Learning Commons: An Educator's Guide

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Introduce your teachers, librarians, and administrators to the roles and responsibilities of educators in advocating a whole school library learning commons using this step-by-step guide for creating shared learning space in your school. It is no surprise that technology has shifted the way we educatebearing on how, what, and where we learn. This guide lays the framework for helping turn your school library into a whole school library learning commons (WSLLC)a space where traditional academics merge with the latest technologies to engage learners in a way never before realized. Author Judith Anne Sykes contends that since the WSLLC philosophy allows staff and students to co-create knowledge in a shared space, it is more effective than the traditional approach. Sykes addresses the differences between a school library and a WSLLC, provides reasons to champion its creation in your institution, and discusses how to use mentoring as a means to sustain its survival. The book explores the roles and responsibilities of educators in developing WSLLC goals and presents strategies for using typical assessment toolsincluding standardized tests, report cards, and anecdotal assessmentsto help support its philosophy.

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Sykes' book offers a unique approach to the learning-commons concept. * Booklist Online *
Sykes's book serves as a guide for school personnel to implement and sustain the WSLLC effectively. . . . This title will be useful for administrators, librarians, and teachers familiar with WSLLC, seeking to expand their knowledge for implementation. * VOYA *

Author Bio

Judith Anne Sykes is an educational consultant as well as an advocate for the whole school library learning commons. She formerly served as a teacher librarian, district school library specialist, principal, and school library services manager for the Ministry of Education in Alberta, Canada.