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Make History Come Alive.
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Karwoski, Gail Langer – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Suggests activities that school library media specialists can use to encourage students to think of history as fun and relevant and to want to read history books. Discusses heroism in poems and songs; writing poems based on historical figures; biographies; limericks; and publishing student writings on parchment paper. (LRW)
Descriptors: Biographies, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Learning Activities
Be True to Your School.
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Bush, Gail – Knowledge Quest, 1998
Discusses ways that library media specialists can influence lifelong learning habits by collaborating with teachers on projects and activities that incorporate real-life applications. Based on readings from the whole-language philosophy and school-reform movement, presents examples from a high school; the examples stress authentic learning…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, High Schools, Learning Activities, Learning Resources Centers
Problem-Based Instruction Makes Learning Real.
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Harada, Violet; Kim, Linda – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Considers how school library media specialists can collaborate with teachers to transform conventional topical units into problem-based projects and gives examples from classrooms in Hawaii. Highlights include focusing on real-life problems; seeking and using information for the projects; hands-on learning; student roles in making decisions; and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Seeking