Judith Anne Sykes

The Whole School Library Learning Commons (eBook, PDF)

An Educator's Guide

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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 educate-bearing 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 tools-including standardized tests, report cards, and anecdotal assessments-to help support its philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440844218
• Artikelnr.: 68184049

Autorenporträt

JUDITH SYKES, former teacher-librarian, is principal of an elementary school in Calgary, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword David V. Loertscher Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I:
Mentoring the WSLLC Chapter 1: Mentoring for Implementation and
Sustainability Chapter 2: Selected Mentoring Resources with Strategies
Chapter 3: Mentoring Case Studies Part II: Accountability for Learning and
WSLLC Chapter 4: Authentic Accountability, Standards, and Policies Chapter
5: Selected Accountability Resources with Strategies Part III: Reading and
Research on WSLLC Chapter 6: School Library to Learning Commons Literature
and Research Chapter 7: Selected Learning Commons Literature and Research
with Strategies Part IV: Community and WSLLC Chapter 8: Engaging Community
Chapter 9: Selected Resources with Strategies for Community Engagement
Bibliography Index