Teaching for inquiry : engaging the learner within / Ruth V. Small ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Small, Ruth V.

George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information literacy--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Information literacy.

Information literacy--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Inquiry-based learning.

School librarian participation in curriculum planning.

Library orientation for school children.

Research--Methodology--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Research.

Research--Methodology--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Research--Methodology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 152 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, [2012]

Summary:

Small, Arnone, and Berger (all School Media Program, Syracuse U.), join with Stripling (New York City Dept. of Education) to provide current and future librarians a practical a guide to their instructional role in the 21st-century. Designed for school librarians in particular, the text is also useful for academic, public, and special librarians; classroom teachers; and parents of homeschoolers. Topics addressed include how inquiry and motivation lead to deep understanding; how having a clear purpose improves inquiry-based instruction; viewing students as a "learning audience" and creating a "motivational profile" of the learning audience; selecting and organizing lesson content; and techniques for inquiry teaching and learning, particularly those using new technologies. Additional materials are available at a companion website. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Inquiry + motivation lead to deep understanding

Purpose : beginning at the end

Students as learning audience

Selecting and organizing content

Technique for inquiry teaching and learning

Bringing it all together.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1555707556

9781555707552

OCLC:

751780485

Publisher Number:

99947642934