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Super searchers go to school : sharing online strategies with K-12 students, teachers, and librarians / Joyce Kasman Valenza ; edited by Reva Basch.

Valenza, Joyce Kasman. (Author). Basch, Reva. (Added Author).

Summary:

Using an expert interview approach to K-12 research, this book shares ideas from professional researchers on the improvement of teacher awareness of critical information skills and the importance of information fluency. How educators and librarians can intrude respectfully when research becomes a largely self-serving pursuit, what the developmental issues are in teaching searching, and what a best practice looks like are discused. Other topics covered include motivating learners to care about improving their searching skills, selecting high quality resources, and how to engage an entire community, including classroom teachers, administrators, and parents.

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Record details

ISBN: 0910965706
ISBN: 9780910965705
Physical Description: xi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Medford, N.J. : CyberAge Books, [2005]
Copyright: ©2005

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-240) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Pam Berger : the information searcher--teaching teachers and librarians to search -- Debbie Abilock : the importance of messing around and clumping (teaching our youngest searchers) -- Marjorie Pappas : the role of process -- David Barr : knowledge, skills and attitudes for successful searching -- Deb Logan : finding the marbles, opening the geodes (helping learners understand through story) -- Alice Yucht : searching as metaphor -- Linda Joseph : advice from the cyberbee -- Frances Jacobson Harris : thinking about innards--why infrastructure is important -- Sue Fox : high school searching outside the library -- Ken Haycock : from the administrator's perspective -- Peter Milbury : how teacher-librarians should behave -- Kathy Schrock : web guide and diva.