Future vision
Highlighting exemplary school library media centers, this collection of case histories and reflections from leaders of award-winning programs examines what works and why. Learn how winners integrate their programs into the school curriculum and drive excellence within the learning community. Explore websites of the award winners and review worksheets, fliers, and before-and-after photos to understand the process behind the success.
This is a must-have, hands-on inspiration for achieving the goal of student-centered teaching and learning within the school community for school library media specialists, school administrators, teachers, and teacher educators.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 A Vision of Leadership
2 Leadership in Learning and Teaching
Advanced Placement Junior Theme Maggie Schmude
Collaboration Districtwide Susie Alexander, Liz Deskins, Terry Lord, Marsha Pfahl, Christina H. Dorr
Collaborative Planning and Curriculum Development for Library Media Specialists and Teachers Patricia Pickard
Constructing a Keyword Search Katherine Lowe
The Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Patricia Pickard
In Harmony: A Collaborative Workshop for Librarian/Music Teacher Pairs Katherine Lowe
Junior Theme and Immigration Thesis Marilyn Cobb
Junior Theme with Special Education Students Angela Burns
Kapolei High School Library Media Center Teaching and Learning Carolyn Kirio
Librarian + Teacher: Designing Powerful Learning Activities Julie Hyde-Porter
Middle East Peace Summit Judy Gressel
Library and Technology Orientation for New Teachers Sharon Coil
Power Readers Katherine Lowe
Professional Learning Patricia Pickard
Speak Softly and Carry a Big “Schtick” Sharon Brubaker
Collaborating with Advanced Placement U.S. Government Teachers Anna Maria Menza
3 Leadership in Information Access and Delivery
Library Research Tutorial Katherine Lowe
Library Website Creation Pam Strom
Remote Access @ your library Patricia Pickard
4 Leadership in Program Administration
Advocacy and Public Relations Matters Patricia Pickard
Attracting and Keeping Parent Volunteers Diane H. Thompson
Creating a Twenty-First-Century High School Library Maggie Schmude
Doing the Best We Can with the Technology We Have Patricia Pickard
Flexible Scheduling and Collaboration through FirstClass E-Mail System Patricia Pickard
Strengthening the Library Media Program Donna Helvering
Library Programming Anne O’Malley
Mentoring School Library Media Specialists New to the System Patricia Picard
Partnerships: School and Public Libraries Mary Trenerry, Stephanie Beisch
Educating Parents about the School Library Subscription Databases Kristin McKeown
School and Public Library Collaboration Patricia Pickard
Transition from a Fixed Schedule to a Flexible Schedule in an Elementary School Janie Kossak
5 Creating a Vision for the Future of School Library Media Programs
About the Future Patricia Pickard
Collaboration Assessment and Library Use Continuum Katherine Lowe
Kapolei High School Library Media Center Vision and Action Plan Carolyn Kirio
Ongoing Assessment for an Effective Library Program Patricia Pickard
Postscript: Building NSLMPY-Worthy School Library Media Programs
Appendix: Websites of NSLMPY Honored Programs
Bibliography: Resources for Exemplary School Library Media Programs
Contributors
Index
About the Authors
Jo Ann Carr is director of the Center for Instructional Materials and Computing at the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She chaired the 2004-2005 National School Library Media Program of the Year (NSLMPY) Committee. In 1989, she was named the Educational and Behavioral Sciences Section Librarian of the Year. Carr earned her master's degree in library science at Indiana University--Bloomington.
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) advocates excellence, facilitates change, and develops leaders in the school library media field.
Reviews
"…a good book to inspire and reinvigorate school library media specialists."
–Info Career Trends
"Motivating to those who have not received this annual award by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the winners share their best practices to enable others to emulate and expand upon already-created best practices."
--ARBA