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Carrie A. Betts – Knowledge Quest, 2023
Instructional leadership from the school library happens when school librarians make known their areas of expertise, proactively pursue opportunities to teach, and continue to learn new technologies and strategies for student success. Knowledge of grade level curriculum is essential for offering meaningful collaboration to K-12 instructors and…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Elementary Schools, Library Services, Reading Aloud to Others
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Courtney Pentland; Judi Moreillon; Kathy Lester; Tricina Strong-Beebe; Laura Ward – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Amid the ongoing pandemic, school librarians across the country have been facing a different kind of battle, one that has been going on for years in some cases: the fight for every student to benefit from the instruction and carefully curated resources a certified school librarian can provide. Several states are working to introduce or retain…
Descriptors: Advocacy, School Libraries, Librarians, COVID-19
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Fontichiaro, Kristin; Johnston, Melissa P. – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2020
To meet the challenges of a data-driven society, high school students need new arrays of literacy skills. In the United States, school librarians, who work across disciplines, are well-positioned to help students improve their data practice, but they first need new domain knowledge. This article presents findings from an evaluating survey and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Information Literacy, Data, School Libraries
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Worthington, Becca – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2017
Children's librarians are often required to be performers. The purpose of the study reported in this paper was to determine the degree to which the Masters of Library Science (MLS) programs accredited by the American Library Association currently incorporate theatrical and performance-based training. A quantitative content analysis was conducted…
Descriptors: Libraries, Childrens Literature, Library Education, Masters Programs
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Lincoln, Margaret – Knowledge Quest, 2020
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) defines the Holocaust as the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. During the Holocaust, German authorities targeted groups because of perceived racial and biological inferiority: Roma (Gypsies), people with…
Descriptors: Jews, Death, War, European History
Colby, Jennifer – Knowledge Quest, 2015
This article describes a school librarian's experience with initiating an Hour of Code event for her school's student body. Hadi Partovi of Code.org conceived the Hour of Code "to get ten million students to try one hour of computer science" (Partovi, 2013a), which is implemented during Computer Science Education Week with a goal of…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Libraries, Computer Science Education, Library Role
Floyd, Natosha N. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Michigan School Libraries for the 21st Century Measurement Benchmarks (SL21). The instrument consists of 19 items with three subscales: Building the 21st Century Learning Environment Subscale, Teaching for 21st Century Learning Subscale, and Leading the Way to 21st Century…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Benchmarking, Psychometrics, Reliability
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Wejrowski, Kay; McRae, Mat – Knowledge Quest, 2013
In this article, the authors describe how they created a school library that is the center of learning in their school community with the collaborative vision of the principal (Mat McRae) and the school librarian (Kay Wejrowski) and the support of their entire staff. For eight years, McRae and Wejrowski have worked together as principal and school…
Descriptors: Library Development, Library Services, Reading Improvement, Reading Habits
McLester, Susan – District Administration, 2013
Enlightened administrators realize that school librarians still play a pivotal role for students, guiding them through search processes and helping them find appropriate, reliable, vetted resources in print and digital format for research and other classroom projects. This article describes how important the role of information navigator is…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Multimedia Materials, Costs
Lincoln, Margaret – School Library Monthly, 2013
Lakeview Schools and the Art Center of Battle Creek, both located in Michigan, have worked together on several beneficial projects. This partnership has resulted in the sharing of valuable material and human resources. In addition, the use of innovative technology has provided a meaningful learning experience for the entire community. As the…
Descriptors: Exhibits, High Schools, Arts Centers, Information Technology
Green, Julie; Olmstead, Laurie – School Library Monthly, 2011
Two and a half years ago, elementary school librarians in the Birmingham Public School district (Troy, Michigan) had to change to a fixed schedule for half the day with kindergarten through second grade students. This change was due to cutbacks and the need for common planning time among classroom teachers. School librarians found themselves…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Kindergarten, Grade 2, Grade 1
Mardis, Marcia A.; Dickinson, Gail K. – School Library Media Research, 2009
Preservice school library media specialists will implement the AASL Standards for the "21st Century Learner" in their new roles. Drafted in 2007, the Standards reflect principles which school library media specialist must impart to learners to prepare them to be knowledge consumers, producers, and communicators in global environments.…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, School Libraries, Media Specialists, Standards
Miller, Ann – Library Media Connection, 2010
In this article, the author shares her experience in assisting seniors and two teachers at Kalamazoo (Michigan) Central High School when they joined a national contest to have the President of the United States deliver the commencement address to the class of 2010. One of the author's favorite memories surrounds the distribution of commencement…
Descriptors: Graduation, Presidents, High School Seniors, Speeches
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Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1995
This directory provides information about many types of Michigan libraries. It is divided into twelve sections: (1) public and branch libraries; (2) library cooperatives; (3) academic libraries; (4) regions of cooperation; (5) regional educational media centers; (6) regional and subregional libraries; (7) Michigan documents depository libraries;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Depository Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
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Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1997
This directory provides information about many types of Michigan libraries. It is divided into 12 sections: (1) public and branch libraries; (2) library cooperatives; (3) academic libraries; (4) regions of cooperation; (5) regional educational media centers; (6) regional and subregional libraries; (7) Michigan documents depository libraries; (8)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Depository Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
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