The Collection's at the Core: Revitalize Your Library with Innovative Resources for the Common Core and STEM
The Collection's at the Core: Revitalize Your Library with Innovative Resources for the Common Core and STEM by Marcia A. Mardis Associate Professor
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1610695046 | 147 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1610695046 | 147 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB
Common Core standards, OER, STEM, and collection development―where to begin? This book investigates these critical topics together to give you the power to transform your collection and practice and put your school library at the center of STEM.
• Authored by a former school administrator and school librarian with 15 years' experience working on K–12 STEM initiatives
• Enables school librarians to understand the nature and importance of STEM as well as the value of including high-quality, free STEM digital multimedia in library collections
• Presents effective strategies for promoting collections to ultimate beneficiaries including learners, educators, parents, community members, and, importantly, other school librarians
• Gives school librarians specific criteria and sources with which to build STEM collections that meet national standards for science, health, technology, engineering, and mathematics as well as to select resources that cross curriculum areas
Common Core standards, OER, STEM, and collection development―where to begin? This book investigates these critical topics together to give you the power to transform your collection and practice and put your school library at the center of STEM.
• Authored by a former school administrator and school librarian with 15 years' experience working on K–12 STEM initiatives
• Enables school librarians to understand the nature and importance of STEM as well as the value of including high-quality, free STEM digital multimedia in library collections
• Presents effective strategies for promoting collections to ultimate beneficiaries including learners, educators, parents, community members, and, importantly, other school librarians
• Gives school librarians specific criteria and sources with which to build STEM collections that meet national standards for science, health, technology, engineering, and mathematics as well as to select resources that cross curriculum areas
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