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Stubeck, Carole J. – Knowledge Quest, 2015
Fixed scheduling is well-researched in the school library literature. We know from this research that information skills taught in isolation from curriculum content are not as relevant to students as skills taught in the context of what they already know (McGregor 2006). Constructivism is an approach to learning that posits individuals construct…
Descriptors: Evidence, Inquiry, School Libraries, Scheduling
Barnett, Cassandra – Knowledge Quest, 2015
Over the last century, school library standards have gone through a number of iterations, and expectations for student learning have evolved. While the school library of today looks and functions differently from the school library of the early 1900s, the vision surprisingly is still very similar. The goal of today's school library is to provide…
Descriptors: Standards, Educational History, Educational Development, Intellectual History
Grigsby, Susan K. S. – Knowledge Quest, 2014
Middle school librarian Susan Grigsby believes strongly in teaching independence in book selection, and has been able to back up her belief by putting programs in place that provide evidence to show her administrators how fostering independence works. She spends time creating personal bibliographies for her students based on an interest survey.…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Materials, Library Instruction, Reading Material Selection
Mashriqi, Khalida – Knowledge Quest, 2011
School librarians play numerous roles throughout a day. They are information specialists who keep up with the constant changes in information and technology. It is important for them to keep students up-to-date and teach them to use technology properly. Gaming and technology are both important concepts for 21st-century school librarians to…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Program Implementation, Educational Games

Mitchell, Lynette – Knowledge Quest, 2002
A library renovation class was offered to special education and low-income high school students during the summer, including lessons in Dewey Decimal classification, equipment repair and cleaning, and library organization and research skills. Students helped to plan and implement renovation of their school library media center. (MES)
Descriptors: High Schools, Learning Resources Centers, Library Development, Library Facilities

Tallman, Julie; Tastad, Shirley – Knowledge Quest, 1998
Reports research based on an ongoing three-year investigation of changes that have taken place in two Library Power schools in a large urban school system in the southeastern United States; the Library Power initiative emphasizes that library media specialists integrate information literacy skills throughout the curriculum. (AEF)
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy

Hones, Kay Ellen – Knowledge Quest, 1998
Library Media Center 2000 (LMC2000) focuses on school library media services, technology, training, and advocacy--restructuring information and meeting linguistic, cultural, and multimedia learning needs. Over the last three years, San Francisco, California library media specialists have engaged in a process of professional development, networking…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Information Literacy, Information Technology, Leadership