Recently added articles from Teacher Librarian:
A time to ponder, transition, grow.(notebook)
Jun 01, 2009; ... The theme, "In Transition," for this issue seems relevant in a time of economic troubles that not only affect the automobile industry in North America but touches every school in some form. Many teacher-librarians face the prospect of being eliminated or replaced by paraprofessionals ....
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow: transitions of the work but not the mission.(FEATURE ARTICLE)(Report)
Jun 01, 2009; ... NEW IDEAS, NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW METHODS, NEW DEMANDS, NEW BOOKS, NEW KIDS, NEW TEACHERS, NEW BUILDINGS, AND EVEN NEW NAMES--THE LEARNING COMMONS, ANYONE? WHAT IS A TEACHER-LIBRARIAN TO DO TO KEEP UP? WHAT DO WE PASS ON TO NEW PROFESSIONALS? THROUGH ALL THE TRANSITIONS, CHANGE, AND PROGRESS, ...
Conflicting opinions.(BOOKMARKIT: JUNIOR FICTION)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Along came Spider. James Preller, Scholastic Inc., 2008. $15.99. 978-0-545-03299-5. Grades 4-6. Next-door neighbors Spider and Trey have been close friends all their lives, and Trey's autistic quirks have never bothered Spider before--until the other fifth-grade boys try to turn him ...
Friendship and love.(BOOKMARKIT: YA FICTION)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... If I stay, Gayle Forman. Dutton, 2009. $16.99. 978-0-525-42103-0. Grades 8 and up. After a tragedy strikes Mia's family, she's hospitalized and in a coma. Yet the seventeen-year-old is also like a ghost, observing the hospital scene and remembering her past. Should she choose to live? Her ...
Animals.(BOOKMARKIT: ADULT BOOKS FOR OLDER TEENS)(Brief article)(Recommended readings)
Jun 01, 2009; ... A buffalo in the house: The true story about a man, an animal, and the American West. R.D. Rosen. The New Press, 2007. $24.95. 978-1-595-58165-5. Abandoned by his herd, baby Charlie is taken in by Roger and Veryl Goodnight. This book offers readers an amazing, close-up look at an important ...
Implementation or bust!: join the AASL standards wagon train.(FEATURE ARTICLE)(American Association of School Librarians)
Jun 01, 2009; ... IN ORDER FOR TEACHER-LIBRARIANS TO REMAIN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY ABREAST OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION--THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS (AASL). The association works on a defacto ten year cycle ...
Update: Washington Library Media Association.(FEATURE ARTICLE)
Jun 01, 2009; ... ON APRIL 16, 2009, THE WASHINGTON STATE SENATE PASSED EDUCATION REFORM LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDED FOR TEACHER-LIBRARIANS TO BE WRITTEN INTO THE LANGUAGE OF BASIC EDUCATION (ESSB 2261). Included in this bill was the language Washington Library Media Association (WLMA) has been ...
Biography: young musicians.(BOOKMARKIT: PICTURE BOOKS)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Buddy: The story of Buddy Holly. Anne Bustard. Ill. Curt Cyrus. Simon & Schuster, 2005. $16.95. 978-0-689-86667-8. Grades 2-3. A hand clapping, foot stomping look at the one of the great heroes of rock-n-roll. Dizzy. Jonah Winter. III. Scan Qualls. Scholastic, 2006. $16.99. ...
Do not miss these!(BOOKMARKIT: JUNIOR NONFICTION)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Coyote speaks: Wonders of the Native American world, Ari Berk and Carolyn Dunn. Abrams, 2008. 978-0-8109-9372-3. $15.73 Grades 6-12. Using tribal tales, songs and art, the authors offer insightful facts from the diverse lives of numerous Native American tribes, Extensive back matter ...
The library is the place: knowledge and thinking, thinking and knowledge.(FEATURE ARTICLE)(Report)
Jun 01, 2009; ... JUDGING BY WHAT OUR SCHOOLS HOLD AS PRIORITY, WITH CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FAIR SUPERSEDING THINKING SKILLS IN TERMS OF WHAT WE TEA[C]H AND ASSESS, IT APPEARS KNOWLEDGE IS VASTLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN THINKING. BUT IS IT? CAN THEY EVEN BE SEPARATED? If we ask which came first--knowledge ...
Historical settings.(BOOKMARKIT: GRAPHIC NOVELS)('Bluesman', 'Crogan's Vengeance', 'The Lindbergh Child')(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... These three recent works demonstrate the joy and pathos of which historical comics are capable. Bluesman Rob Vollmar and Pablo G. Callejo. NBM/ComicsLit, 2008. $24.95. 978-1-56163-532-0. Grades 9 and up. This new omnibus edition of Bluesman is a moody masterpiece of fiction that ...
Elementary.(BOOKMARKIT: AUDIOBOOKS)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... As we have noted in previous columns, one of our goals has been to showcase current audiobooks that have strong instructional themes and connections. During the summer months, take some time to enjoy these recent titles that tell wonderful stories and demonstrate excellent audiobook ...
Mad Magazine to Facebook: what have we learned?(FEATURE ARTICLE)
Jun 01, 2009; ... BELIEVE ALL SCHOOLS SHOULD ALLOW STUDENTS ACCESS TO ALL FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY AND THEIR EDUCATIONALLY BENEFICIAL APPLICATIONS. To allow anything less is to inexcusably ignore the most valuable educational tools available to us. However, it is also a lazy way of avoiding the ...
Collaboration: the library media center and educational technology.(FEATHER ARTICLE)
Jun 01, 2009; ... VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (VCS) STUDENTS ARE NOT YET USING THEIR CELL PHONES TO SUBMIT LASS ASSIGNMENTS NOR ARE THEY SENDING THEIR TEACHERS QUESTIONS VIA TEXT MESSAGING, BUT THEY ARK USING OTHER EMERGING INTERNET AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES We agree with Farr (2009) From Mad Magazine to ...
TL goes to the ALA Annual 2009!(TL EXTRA)(Conference news)
Jun 01, 2009; ... There will be so much to do in Chicago for the annual conference of the American Library Association: Committee, Council, and other business meetings take place July 9-15, 2009. Education programs take place July 10-13 and exhibits will be held July 11-14, 2009 at McCormick Place West ....
Bestsellers.(Table)
Jun 01, 2009; ... <Pre> bestsellers FICTION: Grade Last Level Issue 1. Breaking dawn. Stephenie Meyer. J/S 1 Little, Brown. 978-0-316-06792-8. 2. Eclipse. Stephenie Meyer ....
Access to technology in transition.(what works)
Jun 01, 2009; ... The time seems right in 2009 as school districts face a downturn in the economy to take a look at the progress that has been made in allowing students access to Internet resources and to various types of Web 2.0 collaborative tools that enhance learning. At this juncture, three ...
It's a problem.(BOOKMARKIT: JUNIOR FICTION)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... 11 birthdays. Wendy Mass. Scholastic Press, 2009. $16.99. 978-0-545-05239-9. Grades 4-7. Best friends Leo and Amanda always celebrate their common birthday together, until an overheard comment ends their friendship. Now, a family curse is making them repeat their eleventh birthday until ...
Resources for the leader in transition.(professional reading)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... EMPOWERING LEARNERS: GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAMS American Association of School Librarians Speaking of transitioning school library media programs, AASL has recently issued the companion document to its Standards for the 21st Century Learner document ...
Feeling different.(BOOKMARKIT: YA FICTION)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Marcelo in the real world. Francisco X. Stork Scholastic, 2009. $17.99. 978-0 545-05474-4. Grades 8 and up. Marcelo doesn't want to spend the summer working at his father's law office but he's given no choice His father thinks a dose of the "real world" would benefit the ...