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ERIC Number: EJ998200
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1094-9046
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Making the Most of Professional Learning Communities
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra; Brasfield, Amanda; Dupree, Debbie
Knowledge Quest, v41 n2 p30-37 Nov-Dec 2012
As more and more schools implement professional learning communities (PLCs), school librarians often ask: What is the role of school librarians in PLCs? What should they be doing to contribute? What are their colleagues in other schools doing? In this article the authors explore these questions by first describing eight potential roles for school librarians as members of PLCs: (1) information specialist; (2) staff developer; (3) teacher and collaborator; (4) critical friend; (5) leader; (6) researcher; (7) learner; and (8) student advocate. Then they report the findings of a research study conducted by one of the authors; the study examined what school librarians are actually doing in PLCs, as well as the barriers that prevent their full participation. The goal is to help school librarians make the most of PLCs. (Contains 2 tables.)
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://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/knowledgequest/knowledgequest.cfm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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