School Libraries and Student Learning

A Guide for School Leaders

by Rebecca J. Morris

232 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 in

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9781612508368
Published: August 2015

$32.00

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Innovative, well-designed school library programs can be critical resources for helping students meet high standards of college and career readiness. In School Libraries and Student Learning, Rebecca J. Morris shows how school leaders can make the most of their school libraries to support ambitious student learning. She offers practical strategies for collaboration between school leaders, teachers, and librarians to meet schoolwide objectives in literacy, assessment, student engagement, and inquiry-based learning.
Topics include:

establishing “makerspaces” and “learning commons” to support student-centered learning;
developing a schoolwide focus on literacy across multiple formats and devices;
redesigning lesson plans that foster inquiry and critical thinking across classrooms and grade levels;
supporting collaboration between teachers and librarians in instruction and assessment; and
using the library to strengthen ties between school, family, and community.

This accessible guide will help librarians and school leaders work together to bring student learning to a new level.

Rebecca J. Morris, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Library and Information Studies of the School of Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She earned her doctoral and master’s degrees at the University of Pittsburgh. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The Pennsylvania State University.

Rebecca has a professional background as an elementary classroom teacher and school librarian. She currently teaches graduate courses in school library curriculum, children’s materials and services, and digital media production. Her research interests include educational preparation of school librarians and digital storytelling.

She is an active member and committee leader within the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association. Rebecca and her husband, Brian, live in Charlotte, North Carolina.

"This book articulates an innovative conception of the positive influence libraries can exert on academic achievement in today’s schools. At a time when the educational curriculum is restricted to that which is measured by standardized tests, school librarians can collaborate with their teaching brethren to infuse knowledge, creativity, and leadership throughout the K-12 curriculum." —Jose Montelongo, Teachers College Record

"The book will assist school principals and other educational leaders in designing ways to further support cross-curricular literacy and teach informational responsibility." —Edythe B. Austermuhl, School Administrator

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