Tales out of the school library : developing professional dispositions / Gail Bush and Jami Biles Jones ; foreword by Theodore R. Sizer.

Defines essential qualities for school librarians in the early twenty-first century, and examines issues faced by elementary, middle, and high school librarians through stories that depict three fictional composites of librarians over the course of a year; and includes discussion questions and the A...

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Main Author: Bush, Gail.
Other Authors: Jones, Jami Biles.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, [2010]
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Table of Contents:
  • Dispositions
  • "Nuts and bolts"
  • Instructional strategies
  • Information literacy
  • Assessment
  • "The right book for the right child"
  • Literacy and reading
  • Diversity
  • Intellectual freedom / by Carrie Gardner
  • "Standing up for what you believe"
  • Communication
  • Advocacy / by Gail Dickinson
  • Collaboration
  • "A true act of service"
  • Resiliency
  • Leadership
  • Professional ethics.