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- Description
- Table of Contents
- About the author
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Explore takes readers on a journey through the broad and varied territory of school librarianship, sharing resources, ideas, and trends to help along the way. This guide is designed so that readers can Explore their practice on their own or with colleagues—so grab your compass, backpack, and boots and hit the trails! This book offers
- a deeper understanding of the Explore Shared Foundation, including how to connect to traditional practices while moving the school library profession forward;
- an examination of how the Competencies in the Explore Shared Foundation relate to other major ideas and concepts in school librarianship and the wider field of education; and
- ready-to-implement professional development programming for school librarians and those who support school librarians, including administrators, supervisors, and university educators.
Examination copies are available for instructors who are interested in adopting this title for course use.
Acknowledgments
Series Introduction
AASL Standards Integrated Framework: Explore
Preface: The Spirit of Librarianship
Introduction: Developing a Compass for Professional Learning
Part I: Compass
Chapter 1: Traditional Strengths
Chapter 2: Contemporary Opportunities
Part II: Backpack
Chapter 3: Learning Commons
Chapter 4: Inquiry-Based Learning
Chapter 5: Growth Mindset and Grit
Chapter 6: The Maker Movement
Chapter 7: Personalized Learning
Part III: Boots
Chapter 8: From New Learning to Action
Chapter 9: Your Explore Planning Guide
Chapter 10: The Journey to Implementation
Conclusion: Landmarks in the Shared Foundations
- Appendix A: Navigating the Explore Competencies
- Appendix B: Workshopping the Explore Planning Guide
Works Cited
About the Author
Index