The School Librarian's Compass: Stories and Reflections to Help You Find Your Way

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Student Voice
	1.1 Supporting Students’ Mental and Emotional Health
	1.2 Scaffolding Student Success in Literary Analysis
	1.3 Welcoming Families to Open House
	1.4 Guiding Peer Feedback in Science Inquiry
	1.5 Recruiting a New Team of Library Volunteers
	1.6 Walking Out with Help from the Library
Chapter 2: Instruction and Assessment
	2.1 Using Evidence to Evaluate Practice
	2.2 Introducing Fresh Expectations in the School Library
	2.3 Detecting Bias with Eighth Graders
	2.4 Codesigning Assessments with a Middle School Teaching Team
	2.5 Teaching a New Digital Citizenship Curriculum
	2.6 Facilitating Group Discussions
Chapter 3: Traditional and Digital Literacies
	3.1 Teaming Up to Solve Real-World Problems
	3.2 Building a Culture of Reading
	3.3 Remixing Storytelling
	3.4 Uniting for Information Literacy
	3.5 Piloting a Family Book Club
	3.6 Curating Is the Thing
Chapter 4: Access to Materials and Spaces
	4.1 Justifying the Library Rules
	4.2 Avoiding Tough Topics in the Fiction Collection
	4.3 Excluding Library Users
	4.4 Proposing a Fine-Free Library
	4.5 Analyzing Use of the Makerspace
	4.6 Labeling Books
Chapter 5: Leadership and Partnerships
	5.1 Leading Professional Learning
	5.2 Partnering with Public Libraries and Librarians
	5.3 Evaluating the School Library
	5.4 Stepping Up for School Library Advocacy
	5.5 Running for President
	5.6 Asking for Money
Appendix A: Professional Learning Activities
Appendix B: Quick Takes
Appendix C: Library Stories IRL: School Librarians Recount Pivot Points
Index
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