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Mac, Information Detective, in...The Curious Kids and Why Dolphins
Visit Curiosity Creek: A Storybook Approach to Introducing Research
Skills and its accompanying educators' guide, deals with teaching
the inquiry process to young learners (K-3). Mac, Information
Detective, introduces the ending stage of the research process in
which students evaluate their information and their inquiry process
and decide how to present their findings to others. Lessons are all
coordinated to AASL information literacy standards and national
content area standards as applicable in language arts and science.
The read aloud illustrated picture book is accompanied by an
educator's guide offering lesson plans and many reproducible
worksheets for student use. Interactive pages placed throughout the
read aloud picture books help teachers and librarians pace their
reading and introduce activities that teach the ending stage of the
inquiry process. A vocabulary list is included to aide in student
comprehension. Grades K-3.
Completely revised with even more contributions added by practicing
school librarians, this book further examines the responsibility to
lead in many areas and identifies the real-world, day-to-day
application of established theory and best practices. In today's
educational landscape, school librarians need to lead the way in
many areas, including advocacy, literacy, technology, curriculum,
vision, collaborative instruction, and intellectual freedom. All of
these areas are vital to building and sustaining a school library
program that enhances and encourages student achievement, as well
as to providing enhanced services to students and faculty. This
revised edition of The Many Faces of School Library Leadership
offers invaluable insights from recognized leaders in the field of
school librarianship that detail leadership roles embraced by
accomplished practitioners and consider the research regarding best
practices. An essential read for practicing school librarians as
well as for pre-service school librarians, it offers today's school
librarians actionable advice for strengthening their roles,
underlining their value, and protecting their future—all while
boosting student learning and achievement. The expert guidance and
perspectives in this book will bolster those who are facing
enormous challenges to meet them and allow school library staff to
protect their jobs and to save school library programs from
extinction.
Practicing librarians and library educators demonstrate the power
of inquiry to achieve the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and
promote school librarians as key partners in implementing this type
of critical teaching and learning in K-12 schools. With the
adoption of the CCSS in most of the nation's schools, educators and
administrators at K-12 schools have a pressing need to find the
best ways to implement these rigorous and comprehensive standards
that challenge students to understand informational text and
digital content at increasing levels of complexity. This text
provides faculty with much-needed support in achieving this
critical goal, thoroughly describing inquiry learning and how it
links to the CCSS. The authors-nearly 30 contributors total,
comprising librarians, library media specialists, educational
leaders, teachers from the kindergarten level to college
professors, and administrators, each with direct experience and
knowledge regarding the subject matter-explain how the standards'
emphasis on in-depth investigation and evidence-based reading and
writing skills dovetail perfectly with inquiry-based learning
initiatives. Acclaimed thought leaders such as Jean Donham, Kristin
Fontischiaro, Leslie Maniotes, and Barbara Stripling clearly define
and illuminate the librarian's role in school initiatives today and
share lesson plans that have been proven effective in actual
practice. Features a foreword by Allison Zmuda, former public high
school teacher, renowned education consultant, president of
Competent Classroom, member of the Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development (ASCD), and author of numerous publications
about learning, including Breaking Free from Myths about Teaching
and Learning Defines and elaborates on the Common Core State
Standards (CCSS) as they relate to inquiry learning Describes the
role of the school librarian in implementing the CCSS and inquiry
learning in the school Introduces examples of inquiry-focused
learning approaches, including guided inquiry design and
project-based learning Provides lesson plans that will spark more
practical ideas for inquiry-based instruction that address the CCSS
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