Collaborating for Inquiry-Based Learning: School Librarians and Teachers Partner for Student Achievement by Virginia L. Wallace, Whitney N. Husid (Paperback, 2011)
Student learning is enhanced when teachers and librarians work collaboratively. This cutting-edge guide offers a model for collaboration that incorporates information literacy and technology standards to engage students and move them to higher-order thinking skills and greater achievement. Collaborating for Inquiry-Based Learning: School Librarians and Teachers Partner for Student Achievement is a step-by-step guide to collaborative lesson planning that promotes inquiry learning among students of various ages and abilities. With the best practices and the models outlined in this book, teachers and librarians can combine their expertise to create highly motivating and engaging units that meet standards and emphasize skills needed for the 21st century. The book is directed at collaborative research projects that take advantage of the individual strengths of classroom teachers and school librarians. The recommended model can be used to create inquiry-based units that incorporate prior knowledge; higher-order thinking skills; essential questions; information-search skills; research models; authentic assessments (needs, formative, and summative); rubrics; and reflection. Ideal for both novices and experienced practitioners, the guide also addresses student variables (diversity, multiple intelligences, learning styles, cognitive abilities); state standards; increased information literacy; and integration of Web 2.0 tools. More than two dozen ready-to-use tables, charts, rubrics, and sample lesson plans A research process explored through a variety of research models Sample collaborative units that illustrate key concepts, strategies, and implementation Comparison charts and grids showing AASL and ISTE standards A glossary of key pedagogical terms and their relationship to inquiry-based learning A bibliography of professional, practical print and online resources on inquiry-based learning and collaboration
Product Identifiers
Publisher
ABC-Clio
ISBN-13
9781598848502
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109240680
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Information Management
Author
Virginia L. Wallace, Whitney N. Husid
Publication Name
Collaborating for Inquiry-Based Learning: School Librarians and Teachers Partner for Student Achievement
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Teaching
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
137 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Whitney N. Husid, Virginia L. Wallace
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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