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Full-Text Articles in Education
Tapping Into The Skills Of School Librarians, Audrey Church
Tapping Into The Skills Of School Librarians, Audrey Church
Audrey P. Church
The article focuses on the role of school librarians in evaluating the teacher's effectiveness. It states that librarians has knowledge about various areas other than library including information literacy, media literacy and digital literacy. It further presents various scenarios that can be used for analyzing the performance of librarians including formal observation, self-evaluation and portfolio.
Mentoring Through Collaborative Partnerships Until The End Of Time, Frances Reeve, Audrey Church
Mentoring Through Collaborative Partnerships Until The End Of Time, Frances Reeve, Audrey Church
Audrey P. Church
The authors offer insights on mentoring through collaborative partnerships based on personal experience. According to them, as school librarians, their relationship with their students can be described as a lifelong partnership of learning. Their graduate students under their university's School Library Media Preparation program are nontraditional adult learners.
Catch Them (Preservice Teachers) While You Can!, Audrey Church
Catch Them (Preservice Teachers) While You Can!, Audrey Church
Audrey P. Church
The article addresses a university school library instructor's approach, which features a meeting with preservice teachers early in the sequence of coursework. The majority of preservice teachers are not learning in their teacher preparation programs about the benefits of collaborative partnerships with teacher-librarians.
Elementary School Principals' Perceptions Of The Instructional Role Of The School Library Media Specialist, Audrey Church
Elementary School Principals' Perceptions Of The Instructional Role Of The School Library Media Specialist, Audrey Church
Audrey P. Church
Studies conducted in numerous states by various researchers demonstrate that library media specialists who take an active role in the instructional process positively impact student achievement in their schools. Principals are the instructional leaders of their schools, yet the research indicates that they are not knowledgeable regarding the role of the library media specialist. This study explored Virginia elementary school principals' perceptions of the instructional role of the library media specialist, the effect of library schedule on these perceptions, and the origin of these perceptions. Principals who responded to the study strongly endorsed the role of library media specialist as …
Definitely Not Alone!, Audrey Church
Definitely Not Alone!, Audrey Church
Audrey P. Church
The article discusses the importance of technological innovations for solo school librarians in accomplishing their tasks in various schools in the U.S. It notes that the availability of web sites allows librarians to have an easy and constant access to professional information including several conferences and opportunities, continuing education, and grants. Electronic (e) mails and social media will also promote connections and communications among professionals.
Voices From The Ivory Tower, Gail Dickinson, Robin Boltz, Renee E. Franklin, Audrey Church, Carol A. Doll
Voices From The Ivory Tower, Gail Dickinson, Robin Boltz, Renee E. Franklin, Audrey Church, Carol A. Doll
Audrey P. Church
Perspectives on the move from being a school librarian to teaching and researching with those preparing to enter the field are provided. Personal perspectives of a doctoral student, an assistant professor, an associate professor, and a full professor are provided.
Guest Editors' Column: The Solo Librarian, Audrey Church, Frances Reeve
Guest Editors' Column: The Solo Librarian, Audrey Church, Frances Reeve
Audrey P. Church
An introduction to the journal is presented in which the guest editor discusses the various stories of solo school librarians in the U.S.