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Prillaman, Susan – North Carolina Libraries, 1992
Examines the evolution of the Whole Language curriculum, its current theory and practices, and its effect on the school library media center. The similarity between Whole Language and the Montessori approach to literacy is discussed, and the role of the media specialist in a Whole Language library media center is described. (31 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Role
Broadbent, Marianne; Broadbent, Robert – 1979
Although the need for adequate exploitation of limited resources is a recurring theme in discussions on school based curriculum development, surprisingly little attention in the education literature has focused on the possible role of the school librarian as school resources coordinator and contact point for resources outside the school. The…
Descriptors: Administrators, Coordinators, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Kulleseid, Eleanor R. – Illinois Libraries, 1989
Suggests that library media specialists can shape their role as instructional consultants by using successful survival strategies, such as those presented in "Information Power." Strategies discussed include participation in curriculum development, cooperative collection development, and the integration of the media specialist's role as…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Craver, Kathleen W. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1986
Although a review of the literature on the instructional role of the media specialists reveals a pattern of progression from 1950 to 1984, analysis of the research in this area indicates a time lag between actual practice and the instructional role espoused by the standards and the literature. (EM)
Descriptors: Change, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, High Schools
Mancall, Jacqueline C. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1985
Reviews findings of formal studies and experiential accounts of teaching online searching and, on basis of past research, recommends guidelines for school media specialists designing curriculum for instruction in online searching. Five types of online training are noted: vendor, database producer, course-based, self-instruction, locally designed…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Guidelines, High School Students, Instructional Design
Mancall, Jacqueline C.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1986
Discusses recommendations from the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for defining, developing, and promoting library media programs that teach information finding and using skills. Areas covered include helping students develop thinking skills, theoretical implications of current research on how children process information,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Utilization
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1981
This report focuses on resource-based learning programs and describes ways in which such programs can (1) provide for students' individual differences in learning rate and style; (2) maximize opportunities for exceptional students; and (3) familiarize students with the use of a wide range of learning materials, including modern technology. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Pickard, Patricia W. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
Discusses the role of school library media specialists as instructional consultants and the gap between theory and practice in the roles of curriculum support and instructional design. A study of school media specialists in DeKalb County (Georgia) Public Schools is described that investigated the theory-practice gap. (23 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Learning Resources Centers
Callison, Daniel – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1993
Describes the use of mapping and portfolio assessment by school library media specialists to document changes in student reading, writing, and information use patterns. Topics discussed include new curriculum designs in language arts and social studies; information literacy; comparing earlier and later work; and student reflection. (Contains 37…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1990
A task force on school library media issues was appointed in Wisconsin to describe the current program status in the state; identify those factors that are preventing the fulfillment of the library media program's mission--that every student in public elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin has a right to a comprehensive program of library…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval, Information Technology