{"product_id":"growing-schools-debbie-abilock-9781610690416","title":"Growing Schools: Librarians as Professional Developers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresenting examples of school librarians leading professional learning in numerous contexts and for diverse learning goals with remarkable success, this book will inspire other practitioners to initiate and refine professional learning in their schools and districts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchool administrators are recognizing that school librarians are ideal to lead professional development because they service the entire school network, from the students and faculty to families and the community. As a national downturn in educational funding is diminishing districts' ability to optimally staff libraries, investing energy in professional development is a sound strategy to bring information literacy skills to every student--especially in buildings with part-time librarians, or districts with only a single librarian of record. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing Schools: Librarians as Professional Developers\u003c\/i\u003e stands apart from other works as the first book that directly addresses the potential role of the school librarian as a staff developer. Within the chapters, the authors relate their professional development journeys, collectively representing experience within K-12 public and private institutions, district and regional units, and universities across the United States and Canada. The work provides various approaches to professional development with a range of processes and techniques that have been proven effective in different contexts and in achieving diverse learning goals. Practitioners at the building and district levels as well as school principals, state and district personnel, and library educators will find this book insightful and instructive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Debbie Abilock, Kristin Fontichiaro, Violet H. Harada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610690419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610690416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2013","brand":"Debbie Abilock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790452781311,"sku":"9781610690416","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f7a52c4-bd1d-4fa3-bd7f-8ad74695e2e3.jpg?v=1707288983","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/growing-schools-debbie-abilock-9781610690416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}