
Tales Out of the School Library
Developing Professional Dispositions
- 156 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Tales Out of the School Library
Developing Professional Dispositions
About this book
This groundbreaking book about developing the professional dispositions of school librarians uses three fictionalized librarians to serve as authentic models addressing familiar topics and situations. Tales Out of the School Library: Developing Professional Dispositions is a book that empowers anyone working in the school library to redefine their practice to meet the needs of young learners today. It covers familiar, everyday topics of the most concern to practitionersāassessment, literacy and reading, diversity, intellectual freedom, communication, collaboration, and more. But it is the approach that makes this book unique. Each chapter of Tales Out of the School Library begins with a story from one of three fictional, yet recognizably authentic library media specialistsācomposites of real professionals, each with distinctive personalities, strengths, and challenges. These tales of elementary, middle, and high school librarians play out over the course of a school year, and serve as the focal point for discussions of essential aspects of teaching, communication, and leadership. Follow-up questions, an annotated bibliography, connections to AASL's Standards for the 21st-Century Learner, and discussion questions further add to the value of this innovative volume.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword: Horace's Story
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Prologue
- Chapter One: Dispositions
- Section One: "Nuts and Bolts"
- Section Two: "The Right Book for the Right Child"
- Section Three: "Standing Up for What You Believe"
- Section Four: "A True Act of Service"
- Epilogue
- Appendix: The AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and the Dispositions in Action
- Quotation Bibliography
- About the Authors and Contributors
- Index