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Information Skills at Holt Public Schools: Power in Practice (Grades 6-12).
Gnagi, Anne; And Others – 1988
This report describes the activities of a task force composed of classroom teachers and media professionals which was created to develop an information skills curriculum for the Holt (Michigan) Public Schools. Introductory materials include brief descriptions of the school system, library/media personnel, and the curriculum process, as well as a…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, High Schools
The Learning Resource Center's Role in the Community College System.
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Dale, Doris Cruger – College and Research Libraries, 1988
Discusses the role of the community college library and the extent to which colleges support effective library instruction programs. A study that examined the relationship between academic success and student use of library materials is described and recommendations for developing course integrated library instruction are presented. (23 notes with…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Educational Objectives
Skills and Strategies for Helping Students Become More Effective Information Users.
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Eisenberg, Michael B.; Spitzer, Kathleen L. – Catholic Library World, 1991
Addresses the implications for education of the expansion of information technology and proposes a model for teaching information skills within the context of an overall process. A model called the "Big Six Skills" is presented, and its application to information problems related to school, life, and work are explained. (10 references)…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy
Power Teaching; A Primary Role of the School Library Media Specialist. School Library Media Programs: Focus on Trends and Issues No. 14.
Vandergrift, Kay E. – 1994
This book illustrates the roles of the school library media specialist as instructional consultant and teacher as well as information specialist and frames these roles in a background of relevant educational concerns. Chapter 1 surveys current efforts to restructure the education system and stresses the importance of the school library media…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Lessons from Library Power: Enriching Teaching and Learning. Final Report of the Evaluation of the National Library Power Initiative, an Initiative of the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund.
Zweizig, Douglas L.; Hopkins, Dianne McAfee – 1999
This book presents the results of an evaluation of Library Power, an initiative of the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund that provided support for school library development in 19 communities. Following an introductory chapter, the chapters are organized around key questions of the evaluation. Chapters 2 through 4 address the implementation of…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
The United States National Library Power School Program: Research Evaluation and Implications for Professional Development and Library Education.
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Hopkins, Dianne McAfee; Zweizig, Douglas L. – 1999
The Library Power program is a school improvement initiative of the DeWitt-Wallace Reader's Digest Fund that began in 1988, designed to promote the full integration of the school library media program into the school curriculum in public elementary and junior high/middle schools. With a total investment exceeding $45 million, Library Power is the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education