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American Association of School Librarians, 2018
AASL's new integrated standards are designed to empower leaders to transform teaching and learning. The new "National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries" reflect an evolution of AASL Standards, building on philosophical foundations and familiar elements of previous standards while featuring the…
Descriptors: National Standards, School Libraries, Educational Environment, Best Practices
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Xiao, Suchao – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2023
Digital reading is now an important way for children to read. This article defines the concept of children's digital reading based on the current situation, reading needs, and research progress of reading promotion methods. Aiming at the problem that only simple matching method is used for entity extraction in BAG model, this paper proposes an…
Descriptors: Electronic Books, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Lance, Keith Curry; Maniotes, Leslie K. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2020
In many schools, librarians play a key role in teaching information literacy and inquiry learning. From a survey of Colorado librarians, Keith Curry Lance and Leslie Maniotes learned that librarians who regularly facilitated student-led inquiry activities were also more likely to teach regularly a number of information literacy skills. Librarians…
Descriptors: Librarians, Inquiry, Active Learning, Information Literacy
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Elrod, Rachael – Education Libraries, 2016
Opportunities to utilize 3D printing in the K-12 classroom are growing every day. This paper describes the process of implementing a 3D printing service in the Education Library of The University of Florida, Gainesville, a large, doctoral-degree granting, research university. Included are examples of lesson plans featuring 3D printing, creation of…
Descriptors: Printing, Academic Libraries, Program Implementation, Computer Peripherals
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Green, Lucy Santos – Knowledge Quest, 2014
The school library profession has begun to develop a reputation for tech-savviness. Several school librarians are nationally recognized technology leaders and present at conferences where instructional technology is at the forefront. Unfortunately, while school librarians have done a wonderful job of marketing their technological expertise in the…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, School Libraries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy
Neuman, Delia – Library Media Connection, 2012
Library media specialists understand better than anyone else that students must learn to engage with a wide variety of information types and formats to be efficient and effective learners in the 21st century. The I-LEARN Model--Identify, Locate, Evaluate, Apply, Reflect, kNow--both describes the process of learning with information and provides a…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Media Specialists, Information Literacy, School Libraries
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Al Musawi, Ali; Amer, Talal – International Education Studies, 2017
This study attempts to investigate the stakeholders' perceptions of quality and prospective improvements in the learning resources centres (LRC) at Omani basic education schools. It focuses on different aspects of the LRCs: organisation, human resources, technological, and educational aspects along with the difficulties faced by these LRCs and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Questionnaires, Learning Resources Centers, Attitude Measures
Bikson, Tora K.; Kalra, Nidhi; Galway, Lionel A.; Agnew, Grace – RAND Corporation, 2011
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) National Science Digital Library/Distributed Learning (NSDL) program turned 10 years old in 2010. This report presents results of a preliminary program evaluation carried out by RAND and is organized around three principal goals: (1) Provide an initial evaluation of NSDL based on existing information…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, STEM Education, Program Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
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Darrow, Rob – Knowledge Quest, 2009
School librarians have excelled in providing a physical library space that is welcoming, making sure students have an inviting space to access print and digital materials, and developing collections that provide access for all ages of students. In the physical library space services such as collaborating with teachers and consulting with students…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Online Courses
Wallace, Virginia; Husid, Whitney – School Library Monthly, 2013
Most people agree that products are the culmination of what students have studied. For this article, "product" will refer to students' abilities to create outcomes and design artifacts. Those abilities are guided by four processes: inquiry-based learning, use of a research model, use of Web 2.0 tools, and appropriate assessments.…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Inquiry, Active Learning, Web 2.0 Technologies
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West, Richard E. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2011
This article, originally published in "Distances et Savoirs" (D & S--7/2009. "A la Croisee des Recherches," p571-584) reviews the key ideas related to increasing student learning and support described in selected chapters from the second edition of the "Handbook of Distance Education" (Moore 2007). These chapters described research findings…
Descriptors: Socialization, Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education, Academic Advising
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Smith, Malbert III; Schiano, Anne; Lattanzio, Elizabeth – Knowledge Quest, 2014
We are at a transformative moment in education with the almost universal adoption (forty-five states, the District of Columbia, and four territories) of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). As we move from adoption to implementation of these standards across the country, the climate for educational reform has led to expectations of change that…
Descriptors: State Standards, Program Implementation, Models, Reading Programs
Alexander, B.; Adams Becker, S.; Cummins, M.; Hall Giesinger, C. – New Media Consortium, 2017
"Digital Literacy in Higher Education, Part II: An NMC Horizon Project Strategic Brief" is a follow-up to the 2016 strategic brief, supported by Adobe, which explored an increasingly pressing challenge for United States higher education institutions: advancing digital literacy among students and faculty. This second edition aims to…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Technological Literacy, Instructional Leadership, Best Practices
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Howard, Jody K. – School Library Media Research, 2010
This research describes the results of a cross-case analysis of four individual case studies at schools having nationally recognized school library programs. The focus of the study is on the culture of the school as an organization and its effect on establishing an effective school library program. The purpose of the study was to identify cultural…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, School Culture, Leadership Styles, School Libraries
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Taber-Doughyt, Teresa; Patton, Scott E.; Brennan, Stephanie – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2009
The effectiveness of simultaneous and delayed video modeling when used by three middle-school students with moderate intellectual disabilities was examined. Alternating between modeling systems, students were taught to use the public library computer to locate specific book call numbers and use the Dewey Decimal Classification System to locate…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Public Libraries, Classification, Middle School Students
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