Maximizing School Librarian Leadership: Building Connections for Learning and Advocacy (ALA Editions 2018)
In the 2018-2019 academic year, I am blogging and providing a forum for book study discussions on each chapter in the book. See the months listed below in parentheses next to each chapter.
In this book, preservice and practicing school librarians, district-level library supervisors, school librarian educators, school principals and administrators, and others will find strategies to position school librarians as leaders. In their leadership and instructional partner roles, school librarians make essential connections that build and sustain a culture of learning in their schools. In the process, they engender library advocates for the vital work of the school librarian and the essential role of the library program in education. Selected figures and graphic organizers from the book are available online as Web Extras from ALA Editions.
2018-2019 Book Study
Monthly Podcast Links and All Podcast Scripts
Maximizing School Librarian Leadership Facebook Group
Preface (Book Study: Preview: Maximizing Leadership: Keyword = Collaboration and From Where Does Your Authority Come?)
Introduction (Book Study: Maximizing Systems Thinking and Book Study Invitation)
Chapter 1: Building Connections for Learning (Book Study: September, 2018) Chapter 1 One-Page Summary
- Building Connections for Learning
- Mindsets for Learning
- Collaboration and Leadership Are Essential
- Professional Development Is Key
Chapter 2: Job-Embedded Professional Development (Book Study: October, 2018) Chapter 2 One-Page Summary
- Reciprocal Mentorship
- Classroom-Library Coplanning
- More Engaging Curricula
- Coleading Alongside Your Principal
- Free Space
Chapter 3: Inquiry Learning (Book Study: November, 2018)
Chapter 4: Traditional Literacy Learning (Book Study: December, 2018)
Chapter 5: Deeper Learning (Book Study: January, 2019)
Chapter 6: Digital Learning (Book Study: February, 2019)
Chapter 7: Assessment (Book Study: March, 2019)
Chapter 8: Leadership and Advocacy (Book Study: April, 2019)
Chapter 9: Sustaining Connections in a Collaborative Culture (Book Study: May, 2019)
Next Steps (Book Study: June, 2019)
