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Direct linkLamb, Annette – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
School media specialists must be teachers, leaders, and advocates for reading, inquiry, and learning. Partnering with classroom teachers, they must design and implement curriculum and instruction that prepare young citizens for a life that requires thinking, inquiry, problem-solving and ethical behavior. These experiences provide the foundation…
Descriptors: Media Specialists, Ethics, Educational Technology, Educational Strategies
Francis, Briana Hovendick; Lance, Keith Curry – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
School library media specialists wear many hats within their school libraries, classrooms, and districts. Whether these roles are formally acknowledged or not, library media specialists (LMSs) are functioning as co-teachers, curriculum designers, website managers, technology troubleshooters, administrators, and in-service staff development…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Media Specialists, Surveys, Administrator Attitudes
Cooper, O. P.; Bray, Marty – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
The most successful school library media specialists are those who collaborate with teachers as full partners in the instructional process. Without assertive action by the school library media specialist, however, school administrators and teachers are likely to be more aware of the media specialist's administrative role than the roles of teacher,…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Information Scientists, Instruction, Barriers
Neuman, Delia – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
The information age has given library media specialists an unprecedented opportunity to play a leading role in helping teachers, administrators, and especially students access and use information intelligently. As the school's premier information specialist; the library media specialist has a unique role to play in helping everyone in the school…
Descriptors: Media Specialists, Information Scientists, School Libraries, Access to Information
Bishop, Kay – Linworth, 2011
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the topics that are currently relevant in K-12 curricula, including the school librarian's role in dealing with these issues, collaborating with teachers, and connecting to classrooms. The role and responsibilities of the library media specialist in the 21st century continue to expand. Since the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education
Harrington, LaDawna – Linworth, 2006
Using this inquiry-based process allows the teacher and librarian to assign mystery topics to individual students so they can conduct independent research on high-interest subjects. The book provides the tools and strategies teachers and librarians need to help students think and rethink methods of gathering and organizing information to solve…
Descriptors: Student Research, Inquiry, Middle School Students, Problem Solving
