Tapping into the Skills of 21st-Century School Librarians: A Concise Handbook for Administrators

Audrey P. Church

doi:10.5771/9781475818918

Summary

Strong school librarians positively impact student learning, and principal support is key. This concise handbook provides an overview of the roles of the 21st-century school librarian—teacher, instructional partner, information specialist, instructional leader, and program administrator. A valuable and informative resource, it gives principals the information they need to know in order to utilize the library program and librarian to the fullest potential to contribute to the instructional program of the school.

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Copyright Year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-1890-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-1891-8
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 111
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword to Principals No access
3. Preface No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 2
1. AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner No access
2. 1. Information Literacy No access
  2. Media Literacy No access
  3. Digital Literacy No access
  4. Visual Literacy No access
3. 1. Questions No access
  2. Inquiry-Based Learning No access
4. 1. Reading Comprehension Strategies No access
5. 1. Formative Assessment No access
  2. Summative Assessment No access
6. Research Findings on the Impact of the Librarian as Teacher No access
7. In Summary: Librarian as Teacher No access
8. Additional Readings No access
9. References No access
1. 1. Knowledge of Curriculum Standards No access
  2. Connection to Curriculum Standards No access
2. 1. Collaboration Defined No access
  2. Required Elements for Successful Collaboration No access
  3. Levels of Collaboration No access
  4. Models of Collaborative Co-Teaching No access
3. Research Findings on the Impact of the Librarian as Instructional Partner No access
4. In Summary: Librarian as Instructional Partner No access
5. Additional Readings No access
6. References No access
1. 1. Databases No access
  2. Searching on the Web No access
  3. Evaluation of Information No access
  4. Pathfinders and Digital Curations No access
  5. Intellectual Property No access
  6. Presentation Tools No access
  7. Digital Citizenship No access
2. Information Specialist for Teachers No access
3. Information Specialist for Administrators No access
4. Research Findings on the Impact of the Librarian as Information Specialist No access
5. In Summary: Librarian as Information Specialist No access
6. Additional Readings No access
7. References No access
1. Connection to School Mission and Strategic Plan No access
2. Principal’s Advisory Council No access
3. Curriculum Development No access
4. Reading Promoter No access
5. Literacy Team No access
6. Technology Integration No access
7. Professional Development Provider No access
8. Model for Professional Growth No access
9. Beyond School Walls to Community No access
10. Research Findings on the Impact of the Librarian as Instructional Leader No access
11. In Summary: Librarian as Instructional Leader No access
12. Additional Readings No access
13. References No access
1. Collection to Support Curriculum and Instruction No access
2. Intellectual Freedom No access
3. Access No access
4. Staffing No access
5. Library Environment No access
6. Attention to Data No access
7. Evidence-Based Practice No access
8. Strategic Plan No access
9. Research Findings on the Impact of the Librarian as Program Administrator No access
10. In Summary: Librarian as Program Administrator No access
11. Additional Readings No access
12. References No access
1. 1. Previous Perceptions No access
  2. Librarians of the 20th Century No access
2. Budget and Staffing No access
3. Filters and Access No access
4. 1. Performance-Based Evaluation No access
  2. Professional Learning Community No access
  3. Maximized Student Learning No access
5. In Summary: Challenges and Benefits No access
6. Additional Readings No access
7. References No access
1. And If You Have the Opportunity to Hire? No access
2. References No access
Appendix A: List of State Virtual Libraries No access Pages 97 - 100
Appendix B: Sample Job Description, Title: School Librarian No access Pages 101 - 106
Appendix C: The Principal’s Taxonomy of the Library Media Program No access Pages 107 - 108
Index No access Pages 109 - 110
About the Author No access Pages 111 - 111