Curriculum Connections through the Library

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Educators have wrestled with the delineation of important curriculum content for decades. What is important, and how can the school library help Written by well-known educators and school librarians, this new workthe second in the Principles and Practice Seriesexplores educational principles and research, and connects national curriculum trends to current library practice. The book features eleven chapters, illustrated throughout with tables and figures. Each chapter explains major concepts and standards involved with curriculum development, instruction, and assessment, and presents real-life examples of effective practice. An essential compendium filled with research and best practice, this volume provides important insight into the underlying principles of successful teaching and learning in the school library media center. Educators and library practitioners will gain a better understanding of the library media center's pivotal role and learn how best to empower students to become independent and lifelong learners.

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For library and education schools, and for practitioners as well.-Kliatt
Imagine having your own private coach to furnish you with a game plan and the plays for producing a winning school library program. Those contributing to this important work include some of the library world's brightest luminaries who have pooled their collection wisdom to provide sage advice and support for incorporating inquiry-based learning into all disciplines....Bottom Line: Important counsel from a cadre of experts.-Teacher Librarian
It is easy to get so caught up in the necessary details of running a busy library as to lose sight of the basic educational mission of developing independent learners. This book helps return the focus to this goal by highlighting research that shows how effective practices can give students the skills they need....The many thoughtful articles and practical examples make this a useful book for new and seasoned library media specialists. Recommended.-Library Media Connection
The authors of this book believe that school librarians, in collaboration with other educators, play a pivotal role in creating independent learners. They have chosen numerous, thought-provoking essays that sample existing scholarship and direct professionals in ways to affect the curriculum, collections, and collaboration across disciplines and to aid students who must perform under the scrutiny of the national standards movement....A stimulating choice for practicing librarians and students of library science.-School Library Journal
"For library and education schools, and for practitioners as well."-Kliatt
"Imagine having your own private coach to furnish you with a game plan and the plays for producing a winning school library program. Those contributing to this important work include some of the library world's brightest luminaries who have pooled their collection wisdom to provide sage advice and support for incorporating inquiry-based learning into all disciplines....Bottom Line: Important counsel from a cadre of experts."-Teacher Librarian
"It is easy to get so caught up in the necessary details of running a busy library as to lose sight of the basic educational mission of developing independent learners. This book helps return the focus to this goal by highlighting research that shows how effective practices can give students the skills they need....The many thoughtful articles and practical examples make this a useful book for new and seasoned library media specialists. Recommended."-Library Media Connection
"The authors of this book believe that school librarians, in collaboration with other educators, play a pivotal role in creating independent learners. They have chosen numerous, thought-provoking essays that sample existing scholarship and direct professionals in ways to affect the curriculum, collections, and collaboration across disciplines and to aid students who must perform under the scrutiny of the national standards movement....A stimulating choice for practicing librarians and students of library science."-School Library Journal

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BARBARA K. STRIPLING is currently Director of Library Programs for New Visions for Public Schools, a local education fund in New York City. She has been a classroom teacher of English and drama, a school library media specialist for grades K-12, Library Power Director in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a Director of Instructional Services for the Fayetteville, Arkansas, public schools. She is the auhtor or editor of three books: Braistorms and Blueprints: Teaching Library Research as a Thinking Process, Libraries for the National Education Goals, and Learning and Libraries in an Information Age: Principles and Practice. She is a former president of the American Association of School Librarians and is currently serving on the Executive Board of the American Library Association. SANDRA HUGHES-HASSELL is Assistant Professor in the College of Information Science & Technology at Drexel University. In her 20-year career, she has also been an elementary school teacher, a school library media specialist, and director of the Philadelphia Library Power Project. In her current research and teaching, she focuses on resources and services to youth and the instructional role of the information specialist. She is currently co-principal investigator on a 2002 National Leadership Grant focused on understanding the information-seeking behavior of urban young adults.