Growing Schools - Librarians as Professional Developers (Paperback, New)

Presenting examples of school librarians leading professional learning in numerous contexts and for diverse learning goals with remarkable success, this book will inspire other practitioners to initiate and refine professional learning in their schools and districts. School administrators are recognizing that school librarians are ideal to lead professional development because they service the entire school network, from the students and faculty to families and the community. As a national downturn in educational funding is diminishing districts' ability to optimally staff libraries, investing energy in professional development is a sound strategy to bring information literacy skills to every student-especially in buildings with part-time librarians, or districts with only a single librarian of record. Growing Schools: Librarians as Professional Developers stands apart from other works as the first book that directly addresses the potential role of the school librarian as a staff developer. Within the chapters, the authors relate their professional development journeys, collectively representing experience within K-12 public and private institutions, district and regional units, and universities across the United States and Canada. The work provides various approaches to professional development with a range of processes and techniques that have been proven effective in different contexts and in achieving diverse learning goals. Practitioners at the building and district levels as well as school principals, state and district personnel, and library educators will find this book insightful and instructive.

General

Imprint:	Libraries Unlimited
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2012
First published:	June 2012
Editors:	Debbie Abilock • Kristin Fontichiaro • Violet H Harada
Dimensions:	254 x 179 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	390
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-61069-041-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > General
LSN:	1-61069-041-9
Barcode:	9781610690416

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