Moving Forward: School Library Experiences beyond the Expected

Autor/in	Allen, James
Titel	Moving Forward: School Library Experiences beyond the Expected
Quelle	In: Knowledge Quest, 46 (2017) 1, S.41-47 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1094-9046
Schlagwörter	School Libraries; Library Services; Library Development; Performance Factors; Change Strategies; Student Centered Learning; Student Projects; Active Learning; Success; Elementary Secondary Education; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School library; Schulbibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Bibliotheksplanung; Leistungsindikator; Lösungsstrategie; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Schulprojekt; Aktives Lernen; Erfolg
Abstract	If you stopped by and visited the author's school library in Eminence, Kentucky, it would be difficult to predict everything you might see and experience. You might see first-grade students browsing and finding books to check out, a ninth-grade student using a compound miter saw to prepare parts for a project in an engineering class, a fifth-grade class receiving instruction and practice in research best practices, or maybe even a seventh grade student using vector-based design software and a laser engraver to create a model of a black hole. Shifting the focus of the school library program and broadening the range of resources and experiences available to learners seemed at times to have happened rapidly. However, for the most part, the transformation has happened gradually, organically, and in close connection with the changing needs of students and teachers. The author's goal now is to make sure the school library provides students with fun, unique, and individualized opportunities and learning experiences that they otherwise would not have. Developments in technology have definitely shaped and will continue to shape the evolution of school libraries, but the author believes that some other areas will also have a huge impact on how libraries serve their patrons. He discusses some of these areas that are transforming his own school library program, but they all have a common connection: our students. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of School Librarians. Available from: American Library Association. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Tel: 1-800-545-2433; Web site: http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01