This guide for teachers, librarians, and literacy coaches focuses on inquiry-based learning and details how fiction and nonfiction books can be integrated into thematic inquiry in preschool and elemen
Formerly an educator in Los Angeles, Colorado-based Armstrong is an author specializing in books for children and their teachers, including adaptations of 20 classic stories, a collection of contempor
Revised to include more material useful to students facing early undergraduate-level research assignments, this edition also contains plenty of help for high school students and general readers trying
We can expand the traditional "Three Rs" and build role models for literacy in all classrooms, even in those that are shifting in content and intent on a daily basis, claims consultant Warlick. He des
This guide for library media specialists, technology educators, and classroom teachers shows how to bring digitized primary source materials, such as photos, letters, maps, films, and music, into the
This guide for teachers and library media specialists describes how to use the Big6 problem solving process in teaching information literacy skills in elementary classrooms. It covers how to make sure
Recently librarians have been debating whether they need to add another aspect of life on the Internet to their repertoire, the blog. Coombs (web services, University of Houston Libraries) and Griffey
York worked as an educator in Texas from 1969 through 1999, as a teacher in middle schools, high schools, and colleges; as a school librarian; as a reading program supervisor; and board member of two
This book will be useful for library media specialists working on developing collaborative units that incorporate primary source material. Johnson, a library media specialist and technology coordinato
Huber has been involved in education for 30 years, as a science teacher, audio visual director, and director of technology; Weiser is a freelance writer and editor who has written about education for
This resource for library media specialists contains 50 easy-to-use projects designed to help K-8 students improve their technology skills as they learn content. The projects are created using Microso
It makes sense that a media approach and a media specialist's special skills can attract at-risk students. Jones (library science and instructional technology, East Carolina U.) and Zambone (curriculu
Uses all learning modalities to help students make the all-important connection from sounds to written word. Easy-to-use, tied to national standards, and targeted to all students struggling to make ad
Heitman, a former school teacher and librarian, gives ideas on using eight classic fairy tales in the library and the classroom, designed to foster collaboration with teachers and to increase students
The Big6 Research Notebook is designed to help your students successfully complete research and report assignments, while learning topics of interest using the Big6 approach. Every teacher-librarian
Aimed at elementary librarians and teachers, this volume provides ready-to-use reading and writing lessons that address difficult issues commonly faced by children. The lessons are organized into eigh
