1. Home
  2. Learning Centers for School Libraries (AASL Standards–Based Learning Series)
book cover for Learning Centers for School Libraries 

Learning Centers for School Libraries (AASL Standards–Based Learning Series)

Maura Madigan
Find on LibraryThing.Find on WorldCat.
Price: 
$49.99
ALA Member 
$44.99
Item Number: 
978-0-8389-4973-3
Published: 
2021
Publishers: 
ALA Editions
AASL
Pages: 
280
Width: 
7"
Height: 
10"
Format: 
Softcover
AP Categories: 
A, E, G

Samples

Read a sample of this book now!
1.5 MB • pdf • Download
  • Description
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Author

Learning Centers for School Libraries presents innovative, engaging, and fun ideas to target the AASL National School Library Standards and content-area standards. It contains almost everything needed to set up learning centers in a school library. The ideas are flexible and can fit different grade levels and lesson lengths. Suggestions for collaboration with classroom educators are also included. This book offers

  • Step-by-step directions for both the educator and learner and all necessary handouts, including directions and worksheets. The reader can use the book to quickly and easily set up centers. Some centers require only photocopies and basic materials to get started.
  • Guidance on how to create cross-curricular centers that target the AASL Standards and other content-area standards. A table is provided to enable educators to create centers that address specific standards or content areas. Centers for distance learning are also identified.
  • Suggested modifications for both struggling and advanced learners, plus ideas for collaborating with other educators. These features broaden the potential audience beyond elementary school learners. 

Acknowledgments
Preface: Creating Capable and Critical Minds
Introduction: How to Use This Book

Part I 
Chapter 1: Learning Centers 
Chapter 2: Logistics 

Part II 
Chapter 3: Maker Centers

  • Maker Challenge 
  • Innovation Station 
  • Simple Machines 
  • Matchbox Car Engineering
  • Construction
  • Fairy-Tale Challenge 

Chapter 4: Technology Centers

  • Mini Green Screen 
  • Video Book Review 
  • Book Trailer 
  • LEGO Story 

Chapter 5: Literacy Centers

  • Mini-anagram 
  • Blackout Poetry 
  • Word Drawing
  • Photo-Book 
  • Book Spine Poetry
  • Grammar Hunt

Chapter 6: Library and Research Skills Centers

  • Endangered Books
  • Book Cart 
  • Database Exploration
  • Resource Investigation 
  • Geography

Chapter 7: Interdisciplinary Centers

  • Abstract Collage 
  • Mystery Box 
  • Breakout Box
  • Book Sort Geometry

Conclusion: Some Final Advice

Appendix A: Other Center Suggestions
Appendix B: Learning Center Labels
Index

Maura Madigan

Maura Madigan is a school librarian in Fairfax County, Virginia. She's worked in Education for more than 25 years in the US, South Korea, Japan, and the UAE, including two years on a school reform project for the Abu Dhabi Education Council. She often presents on learning centers and problem-based learning at conferences. Her work has appeared in School Library Journal, The Travel 100, Oasis Living Magazine, and Effective School Librarianship: Successful Professional Practices from Librarians around the World.

Also of Interest: 
Image for STEAM Activities in 30 Minutes for Elementary Learners (AASL Standards–Based Learning Series)
STEAM Activities in 30 Minutes for Elementary Learners (AASL Standards–Based Learning Series)
Image for Content-Area Collaborations for Secondary Grades (AASL Standards–Based Learning Series)
Content-Area Collaborations for Secondary Grades (AASL Standards–Based Learning Series)
Image for Lessons Inspired by Picture Books for Primary Grades (AASL Standards–Based Learning Series)
Lessons Inspired by Picture Books for Primary Grades (AASL Standards–Based Learning Series)
Image for Curate (Shared Foundations Series)
Curate (Shared Foundations Series)
Image for Engage (Shared Foundations Series)
Engage (Shared Foundations Series)
Image for Include (Shared Foundations Series)
Include (Shared Foundations Series)
Image for National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries (AASL Standards)
National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries (AASL Standards)
Image for Shared Foundations Series Bundle
Shared Foundations Series Bundle