Tales Out of the School Library: Developing Professional Dispositions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781591588320)

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 practitioners--assessment, 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 specialists--composites 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.

Author: Theodore R. Sizer
ISBN-10: 1591588324
ISBN-13: 9781591588320
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 156
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.00w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 184
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 295