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Hoppe, Kelly M. – Library Media Connection, 2011
To gain a fresh perspective as a librarian, go back into the classroom for a year. In reality, this is not possible or even desirable for librarians. Library jobs are hard to come by, and no school would hold someone's position while they ventured off into the classroom. However, a year ago, the author found herself in exactly this situation. In…
Descriptors: Librarians, Middle School Teachers, Teaching Experience, School Libraries
Fellerer, Sue – Library Media Connection, 2009
Brandon School is a small pre-K through 8th grade school serving approximately 327 students. It does not have the funding that a lot of larger school districts have. When the special needs teacher approached the author a few years ago about high-interest, low-level books and asked for ideas to help her students read more, they came up with the…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Audio Books, Media Specialists, School Libraries
Collins, Joan – Library Media Connection, 2010
Today's graduates will live and work with people from unknown places and backgrounds. Through the world of story students can journey through unfamiliar cultures, gaining knowledge and understanding of challenges faced by their contemporaries around the world. By selecting fiction books with a global focus, school librarians broaden student choice…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Grade 7, Fiction, School Libraries