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The End of the E*LIT Era: Exploring Its Impact. Spotlight Feature
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Arnone, Marilyn P.; Sullivan, Jennifer L. – Educators' Spotlight Digest, 2009
This article takes a retrospective look at a Center for Digital Literacy (CDL) program called E*LIT which stands for "Enriching Literacy through Information Technology." E*LIT was created by CDL director, Dr. Ruth V. Small. Every year for the past six years, the E*LIT Competition has inspired students in and around Central New York to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Information Technology, Literacy, Authors
The Impact of New York's School Libraries on Student Achievement and Motivation: Phase II--In-Depth Study
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Small, Ruth V.; Snyder, Jaime – School Library Media Research, 2009
This article reports the results of the second phase of a three-phase study on the impact of the New York State's school libraries' services and resources on student achievement and motivation. A representative sample of more than 1,600 classroom teachers, students, and school library media specialists (SMLSs) from 47 schools throughout New York…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Student Motivation, Program Effectiveness
Like a Rock: Far Rockaway High School
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Whelan, Debra Lau – School Library Journal, 2007
Students from Far Rockaway High School are just back from spring break, and media specialist Geri Ellner is busy getting ready for her first class. She's already pulled out a copy of Anthony Browne's award-winning picture book "The Shape Game" (Farrar, 2003), and now she's patiently cuing up a Disney video of "Pocahontas" on…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Neonates, School Libraries, Media Specialists
Are We "Lucky" for the First Amendment? A Brief History of Students' Right to Read
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Kelsey, Marie – Knowledge Quest, 2007
Winter 2007 marked an episode of high anxiety in the library science profession, when the latest Newbery winner, "The Higher Power of Lucky," triggered discussion about words and their suitability for young readers. It seems that the entire world now knows that the word "scrotum" appears on the first page of the book. School…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Federal Legislation, Freedom of Speech
Acing the Exam.
Margolis, Rick – School Library Journal, 2002
Discusses improving student test scores based on an interview with Bob Berkowitz, co-developer of the Big6 approach to problem solving. Highlights include experiences at Wayne Central High School (Ontario Center, NY); cooperation between library media specialists and classroom teachers; viewing instruction as a series of information problems; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Learning Resources Centers, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Media Specialists
An Annotated Bibliography of Materials Relating to Topics of Interest to School Library Media Specialists Involved in Networking.
Adams, Loren – 1985
With the availability of state funding, New York State BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) systems have recently hired school library system coordinators charged with designing policies and procedures for resource sharing among school libraries in the Western New York region. Based on searches of ERIC, LISA, and Library Literature,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Databases, Information Retrieval, Interlibrary Loans
Appraisal of the New York State School Library System Pilot Projects.
Angus, Beatrice E. – 1980
This study evaluates the programs which have been undertaken by five school systems (the Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), the Otsego County BOCES, the Syracuse City School District, the Broome-Tioga BOCES, and the Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Oswego County BOCES) to provide a basis for cooperation and…
Descriptors: Coordination, Elementary Secondary Education, Interlibrary Loans, Learning Resources Centers