This inspiring tool demonstrates how project-based learning (PBL) projects can be used in a variety of settings and provides coaching for educators who aspire to create their own projects. Madigan's book delivers flexible, interdisciplinary, learner-driven projects that support the "National School Library Standards." Readers will find…

Originally published as a special issue of the "Middle School Journal," this book presents integrative curriculum as a foundational element of the middle school. By addressing the current gap in literature on curriculum integration in the middle grades, this text explores how learning can be organized around authentic concepts or…

It is imperative that the 21st century population develops media literacy competence at several levels. Schools possess a crucial role in achieving these competencies and as such, teachers need to be equipped with effective methods and training. "Promoting Global Competencies Through Media Literacy" is an advanced reference publication…

Librarians who teach one-shot library instruction classes (one-time, one- to three-hour classes to students who are assumed to be novice researchers) are often torn between two pedagogic approaches: a "critical mass" pedagogy emphasizing a minimum amount of databases that must be introduced with little time for student searching, and a…

Abortion is a highly-charged, emotional topic which often appears in the news, particularly during the confirmation process for a Supreme Court nominee. Community College students continue to ask reference librarians for print resources dealing with this controversial issue. Often we turn to the reliable series "Current Controversies," "At Issue,"…

The author asserts that something is wrong with university-based education for librarianship in Australia. Librarianship does not have a clear disciplinary identity in universities. The lack of differentiation between the roles of technicians and professionals clouds the issue. For these and other reasons, education for librarianship in Australia…

This bibliography is intended to expose art teachers and elementary classroom teachers to visual images found in children's literature. Books listed are organized into potential thematic units and are limited to books by well-known children's authors. These books represent useful tools for making connections between visual arts and other…

Discusses the concept of multidisciplinary study and ways that the media specialist can coordinate this approach. A brief history of library instruction is provided, and the New York State Regents Action Plan, an example of state involvement in ensuring the level of competence in library skills, is described. (23 references) (MES)

This cumulative index provides access to the almost 1,300 entries in three bibliographies: (1) "Media and the Young Adult: A Selected Bibliography, 1950-1972"; (2) "Media and the Young Adult: A Selected Bibliography, 1973-1977"; and (3) "Research on Adolescence for Youth Services: An Annotated Bibliography on Adolescent Development, Educational…

Discusses the use of literature in the whole-language approach. Examples show the integration of a second grader's experiences with the curriculum; integrating the language arts in the middle school via study of the author as well as the book; and the integration of literature into the study of history. Titles to use in each area are suggested.…

This information packet is useful to teacher-librarians and teachers who would like to integrate global education concepts into existing curricula. The techniques outlined in this document provide strategies for implementing global education integration. The central ideas of the global education package include: (1) interrelatedness; (2) peace;…

Archaeologists have used material artifacts found in a physical space to gain an understanding about the people who occupied that space. Likewise, as users wander through a digital library, they leave behind data-based artifacts of their activity in the virtual space. Digital library archaeologists can gather these artifacts and employ inductive…

This activity book was written for the purposes of: (1) increasing students' awareness of nature and environmental issues; (2) providing an interdisciplinary curriculum for environmental issues; (3) encouraging students to use a variety of current nonfiction sources to research activities; and (4) encouraging students to work together in small…

Growth of special resource centers (i.e., Gerontological Information Program (GRIP) and New York Statewide Resource Center for Geriatric Education) shows need for intermediary information services to bridge gap between specialist in need of information and enormous quantity of information on aging scattered throughout wide range of disciplines. (9…

Picture books have the potential to expand students' visual perceptions and foster language development, as well as promote an appreciation of art and literature. While books traditionally have been used to foster language development, limited use has been made of them in areas of visual and aesthetic literacy. This book intends to establish…