Enhancing Teaching and Learning: A Leadership Guide for School Librarians - Softcover

Donham, Jean

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9781555708870: Enhancing Teaching and Learning: A Leadership Guide for School Librarians
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1555708870 ISBN 13: 9781555708870
Publisher: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2013

Synopsis

This new edition of a classic shows how to take a proactive role in shaping instruction by learning how to develop and implement a library media program and integrate it into the total educational experience. Revised and updated, Donham's third edition covers all aspects of the school system: students, curriculum and instruction, principals, district administration, and the community. It demonstrates how to interact and collaborate in order to integrate the school library media program throughout these environments. This new edition offers

  • Real-life examples of issues in school librarianship
  • Current statistics and research results on early learning, child poverty, and other topics
  • A new chapter on "the virtual school library"
  • Expanded coverage of nonfiction and complex texts
Readers will benefit from this complete coverage of the school environment--common staff structures, budget issues, and more.

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About the Author

JEAN DONHAM is a professor in the School Library Studies graduate program at the University of Northern Iowa. Previously she was library director at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Prior to her appointment there, she was a tenured member of the faculty in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa. She served as district coordinator for library and technology programs in the Iowa City Community School District for 13 years. Author of numerous professional articles, Dr. Donham has been a presenter at national, regional, and state conferences. Active in the Iowa Association of School Librarians, she was the first recipient of that organization's Media Professional of the Year. In addition, she served as a member of the board for the American Association of School Librarians. She holds a master s degree in library and information studies from the University of Maryland and a PhD in educational administration from the University of Iowa.

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Publisher
ALA Neal-Schuman
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1555708870
ISBN 13 
9781555708870
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
400
Rating
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