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Rinio, Deborah – ALA Editions, 2020
Using STEAM activities, this book places school librarians at the intersection with inquiry in an elementary school. Learners will think like a scientist and design like an engineer using an iterative process to make authentic learning connections and develop a growth mindset. Designed to be completed in 30-minute class periods, 14 scaffolded…
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, Elementary School Students, Authentic Learning
Bauder, Julia, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2022
Armed with this guide's strategies and concrete examples, subject librarians, data services librarians, and scholarly communication librarians will be inspired to roll up their sleeves and get involved with teaching research data management competencies to students and faculty. The usefulness of research data management skills bridges numerous…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
McChesney, Elizabeth M.; Wunar, Bryan W. – ALA Editions, 2017
Summer reading for children is a long standing and cherished tradition in public libraries across America, but today's kids need to master new skills and competencies. Today's summer programming needs to move beyond reading to engage children with hands-on activities, thus keeping their brains active even when school's out. Here, a team of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, STEM Education, Art Education, Public Libraries
Lee, Marta K. – ALA Editions, 2011
Mentorship is essential to the health of any institution; sharing knowledge and experience transforms managers into stronger leaders and helps less senior employees improve their job skills. Noted reference librarian and researcher Lee offers librarians at all levels both her experience and her ideas about establishing a formal mentoring process…
Descriptors: Mentors, Library Science, Job Skills, Librarians
Mulac, Carolyn M. – ALA Editions, 2012
The all-in-one "Reference reference" you've been waiting for, this invaluable book offers a concise introduction to reference sources and services for a variety of readers, from library staff members who are asked to work in the reference department to managers and others who wish to familiarize themselves with this important area of…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Directories, Dictionaries, Reference Services
Sullivan, Michael – ALA Editions, 2010
Based on more than twenty years' experience working to get boys interested in reading, the author now offers his first readers' advisory volume. With an emphasis on nonfiction and the boy-friendly categories of genre fiction, the work offers a wealth of material including: (1) Suggestions for how to booktalk one-on-one as well as in large groups;…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Literary Genres, Nonfiction, Science Fiction