There were two comments to my post about this profession needing to do more to develop its future leaders. Intentionally, my post was intended to speak to the need for upper echelon administrators, and the importance of developing our next generation of leaders who will take over those posts. Now perhaps that caused some umbrage [...]
Ross Todd referred to this document at last week’s Syba Signs Seminar Leading Learning Through the School Library Part II. Launched last month by the American Association of School Librarians, Standards for the 21st Century Learner starts with nine common beliefs:Reading is a window to the world. Inquiry provides a framework for learning. Ethical behavior [...]
Herrick Memorial LibraryInstructional LibrarianFall 2008Alfred University’s Herrick Memorial Library is seeking a full-time, tenure-track Instructional Librarian with the rank of Assistant Librarian and an academic year appointment, beginning in August 2008 and reporting to the Library Director. Three additional weeks of summer work are expected. Alfred University is a comprehensive university of 2,300 students, located [...]
Yesterday there was a meeting on Exploting the potential of blogs and social networks, held in Birmingham, UK. Part of it was (sort of) streamed into Second Life (where I attended part of the time) – however the venue had technical issues, so this aspect petered out a bit despite the valiant efforts of Andy [...]
(07-1046)Information Literacy LibrarianGENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:Under direction,this position is responsible for managing information for the Library; developing instructionalclasses; evaluating and… (Source: Lib-bling.com Professional postings) More: continued here
There were two comments to my post about this profession needing to do more to develop its future leaders. Intentionally, my post was intended to speak to the need for upper echelon administrators, and the importance of developing our next generation of leaders who will take over those posts. Now perhaps that caused some umbrage [...]
The Beyond the Hype: Web 2.0 Symposium is being held in Brisbane, Australia, 1-2 February 2008. There is a call for abstracts, deadline 30 November 2007. “The symposium offers a forum for exploration of the role and future of web 2.0 technology within the ever-changing library industry … The symposium is called Beyond the Hype [...]
↠Older revision Revision as of 13:56, 26 November 2007 Line 129: Line 129: The process approach to education is requiring new forms of student assessment. Students demonstrate their skills, assess their own learning, and evaluate the processes by which this learning has been achieved by preparing portfolios, learning and research logs, and using rubrics. [...]
reported by Brian Scott, LiteracyNews.comFor the sixth year in a row, Cheerios® is putting FIVE MILLION great children’s books free inside boxes of Cheerios cereal, as part of its sixth annual Cheerios® Spoonfuls of Stories® program, kicking off during National Children’s Book Week, November 12 to 18, 2007. In addition, Cheerios is again working with [...]
reported by Brian Scott, LiteracyNews.comToronto Public Library has released its inaugural First & Best booklist: a selection of the best of 2007 Canadian children’s books for children from birth to five. “First & Best ’07 includes our top picks for kids for this publishing year,” says Ken Setterington, Child and Youth Advocate for Library Services [...]