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Jessica Fitzpatrick – ALA Editions, 2025
You can ensure that your school library is a place where teens feel seen, heard, and inspired. "Growing Teen Engagement" is your essential resource for transforming your secondary school library into a thriving, learner-centered community. Whether you're looking to inspire creativity, encourage teamwork, or build emotional resilience,…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Secondary School Students, Student Centered Learning, Resilience (Psychology)
Intner, Carol F. – ALA Editions, 2011
Children's and young adult librarians are crucial links to effective learning for students. This straightforward handbook is filled with nuts-and-bolts advice on the best ways to help young people with their homework, no matter what the assignment. Carol F. Intner, a certified English teacher and experienced tutor, concentrates on the practical,…
Descriptors: Homework, Outreach Programs, Young Adults, Teaching Methods
Fairbanks, Gretchen, Ed. – 1992
This manual contains information on understanding the nature of young adults and developing a young adult service philosophy for a library. Ideas are provided for programs, activities, and workshops; and ready-to-use book talks and publicity materials are included, along with bibliographies for young adult collection development. The introductory…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Books, Childrens Libraries
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Berkowitz, Robert E. – 2000
This companion volume to a previous work focusing on the Big6 Approach in elementary schools provides secondary school classroom teachers, teacher-librarians, and technology teachers with the background and tools necessary to implement an integrated Big6 program. The first part of this book explains the Big6 approach and the rationale behind it.…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, High Schools
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. Learning Resources Branch. – 1991
This book is designed to help teachers, teacher-librarians, administrators, and district staff create a literature program that integrates literature within the context of resource-based learning. The book is organized into three sections. Part 1: "Critical Components of Learning through Literature" discusses in detail how each of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Information Literacy
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Smith-Talley, Beatrice Moore, Comp.; Matson, Madeline, Ed. – 1990
Library literacy programs may be on-going or short-term, formal or informal, large or small. Librarians need to be aware of these programming options and select the program appropriate to their community's literacy needs and the resources the library can make available. This manual is designed to assist librarians in considering options and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students, Fund Raising
Stripling, Barbara K., Ed. – 1999
This is the inaugural volume of the Principles and Practice Series which is intended to provide practicing library media professionals with research and theory that are grounded in effective practice. This volume is organized into six sections. Part 1, "Overview," provides an overall context for examination of literacy and learning in an…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Information Services, Information Sources
Haycock, Ken, Ed. – 1998
This collection of 38 articles, reprinted from "Emergency Librarian," addresses critical elements of school library media program development and implementation, organized by seven areas: foundations; the school context; role clarification; information literacy; collaborative program planning and teaching; program development; and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development