Brutal Fact for May 1--Libraries and Achievement
Thre are a couple of interesting things about libraries about which we should all be aware.
1. There is a direct correlation between campus budgeting for libraries and academic achievement on the campus. Don't really know why this is true, but it is probably related to the fact that campuses that take care of their libraries also pay attention to other academic supports.
2. Effective schools are characterized by high use libraries and highly involved librarians. Where the librarian is actively involved in identifying appropriate materials and in the coteaching of mateials-enriched lessons, students perform at higher levels.
Note the coteaching above. This simply allows the teacher and librarian to team plan and team deliver a lesson, typically in the library. Having two instructional folks involved lowers the pupil teacher ratio by 50% and we all know that is a good thing.
Do a walk through in your library. How often do classes meet there for instruction which utilizes both the teacher and the librarian? Might be a good thing to have happen, don't you think?
1. There is a direct correlation between campus budgeting for libraries and academic achievement on the campus. Don't really know why this is true, but it is probably related to the fact that campuses that take care of their libraries also pay attention to other academic supports.
2. Effective schools are characterized by high use libraries and highly involved librarians. Where the librarian is actively involved in identifying appropriate materials and in the coteaching of mateials-enriched lessons, students perform at higher levels.
Note the coteaching above. This simply allows the teacher and librarian to team plan and team deliver a lesson, typically in the library. Having two instructional folks involved lowers the pupil teacher ratio by 50% and we all know that is a good thing.
Do a walk through in your library. How often do classes meet there for instruction which utilizes both the teacher and the librarian? Might be a good thing to have happen, don't you think?
posted by Dr. C | 5:53 AM
1 Comments:
I am so glad that you took the time out of your busy schedule to go to TLA. I hope you felt the time was worth it. Thanks for going. Robin
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