
Power Researchers
Transforming Student Library Aides into Action Learners
- 184 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Power Researchers
Transforming Student Library Aides into Action Learners
About this book
This book presents a proven year-long program to boost student productivity and train high school library aides while offering services to all patrons of the school library. Power Researchers: Transforming Student Library Aides Into Action Learners is a unique practical guide for high school librarians to use in developing a curriculum for student library aides that expands their knowledge, develops literature appreciation, and models 21st-century teaching skills. Authors Lehman and Donovanāboth experienced high school librariansāexplain how to get maximum results from their proven "learn by doing and helping others" philosophy and techniques, increasing productivity in your library and giving students the necessary information literacy skills for success. This book is filled with reproducible lesson plans, student worksheets, and rubrics. Lessons incorporate specific skills, dispositions, responsibilities, and self-assessment strategies from the AASL Standards for 21st Century Learners. The lessons and reproducibles are not just limited to use with library aides; these materials can also be utilized in collaboration with classroom teachers for whole class instruction in all content areas. Useful links to many online lessons, modules, and Web 2.0 tools are also included.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Orientation
- Chapter 2: Shelving Dewey Style
- Chapter 3: Effective Internet Searching
- Chapter 4: Literature
- Chapter 5: Ethical Issues and Copyright
- Chapter 6: Steps to Information LiteracyāPathfinder Project
- Chapter 7: Participating in a Democratic Society
- Chapter 8: Creating a Web Presence: Taking the Pathfinder Project Online
- Chapter 9: Assessment
- Chapter 10: Preparing for the Twenty-first Century
- Appendix: Generic Calendar
- Bibliography
- Index