School Media Center Resources
Adolescent Literacy: Turning Promise into Practice
A discussion of adolescent literacy taken from experts in the field, reports, policies, and ideas which is conducted set goals and re-vision what adolescent literacy needs to be for the coming generations.
- Sections: Professional Development Service
- PDS Book Categories: Youth Services, Changes, Training, School Media Center Resources
Across Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children
This guide is an introduction to more than 400 recent fiction and non-fiction multicultural resources for preschool through sixth grade. It also presents practical advice on programming strategies and many activities.
- Sections: Professional Development Service, School Libraries
- PDS Book Categories: Collection Development, School Media Center Resources, Children's Services
Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet Inquiry
This book is packed with ideas and instructional activities covering all content areas and provides a framework for promoting Web literacy skills in grades 3 – 8.
- Sections: Professional Development Service, School Libraries
- PDS Book Categories: Youth Services, Training, School Media Center Resources, Children's Services
Teaching Reading Strategies in the School Library
This guide provides support for reading instruction in the elementary school library media center. It is filled with quick, self-contained lessons, which are ideal for the school media specialist who has limited time and access to these students.
- Sections: Professional Development Service, School Libraries
- PDS Book Categories: Training, School Media Center Resources, Children's Services
A Passion for Print: Promoting Reading and Books for Teens
This guide helps build the librarians’ book and marketing knowledge so that teens, books, and reading can be brought together. This guide is filled with many ideas for making this happen.
- Sections: Professional Development Service, School Libraries
- PDS Book Categories: Youth Services, Marketing, School Media Center Resources
Web Literacy for Educators
A practical guide for introducing and the use of the Web into the classroom, which includes assessment tools, information literacy skills, and how to strengthen students’ critical thinking skills.
- Sections: Professional Development Service
- PDS Book Categories: Training, School Media Center Resources, Continuing Education
Essential Reference Services for Today’s School Media Specialists
This guide provides practical information in giving reference services to students and teachers including various types of electronic resources.
- Sections: Professional Development Service
- PDS Book Categories: School Media Center Resources, Continuing Education, Reference Services
New Literacies> Everyday Practices & Classroom Learning
This revised edition explores the latest forms of mobile communications and how to use and incorporate these products into the classroom. They include: Flickr, Wikipedia, Blogging. Podcasting, and more.
- Sections: Professional Development Service
- PDS Book Categories: Technology, Training, School Media Center Resources
A Storytime Year: A Month-to-Month Kit for Preschool Programming
This large binder provides 48 theme-based units containing reproducible materials for a variety of programs designed for pre-schoolers and early elementary.
- Sections: Professional Development Service
- PDS Book Categories: School Media Center Resources, Children's Services
Leadership for Excellence: Insights of National School Library Media Program of the Year Award Winners
The author and AASL share details and best practices as to how and why top school library media programs succeed, receive funding, and become an integral part of their school communities.
- Sections: Professional Development Service, School Libraries
- PDS Book Categories: School Media Center Resources, Leadership
