Brain Friendly School Libraries

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ISBN: 9781591582465

ISBN-10: 1591582466

ISBN-13: 9781591582465

Edition: 2006

Authors: Judith Anne Sykes

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This title, Brain Friendly School Libraries, gives concrete practical examples of how to align school library programs and instructional practice with the six key concepts of brain-compatible learning: increasing input to the brain; increasing experiential data; multiple source feedback; reducing threat; involving students in learning decision making; and interdisciplinary unit planning. It includes chapters that summarize the current brain research and current thinking about its implication for instructional practice in the school library media center as well as discusses the work of Ellen Langer (mindful learning), Geoffrey and Renette Caine, Bob Sylwester and other major proponents of…

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List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 12/30/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 136
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.29" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

JUDITH ANNE SYKES has gone from a junior high school language arts/drama teacher, an elementary teacher-librarian, to School Library Specialist for the Calgary Board of Education, Assistant Principal and Principal. Judith consults, makes educational presentations, and has extensively published locally, provincially, nationally and internationally including being editor of IMPACT, the professioanl journal of the Association of Teacher-Librarianship of Canada. She is the author of Library Centre: Teaching Information Literacy, Skills, and Processes K-6 and Action Research: Practical Tips for Transforming Your School Library.



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



What Neuroscience Tells Us About Learning



Key Concepts and Literature



Ellen Langer-Mindful Learning



Bob Sylwester-Applying Biological Research



Pat Wolfe-Brain Research and Classroom Practice



Creating a Brain Friendly School Library Plan



Goal 1: Enriched Environments-Teacher-Librarian as Staff Developer



Brain Friendly Space



Resource-Based Learning-Collection



Learning Styles-Memory



Goal 2: Intellectual Environments-Teacher-Librarian as Information Literacy Agent



Inquiry and Action Research



Information Literacy



Projects



Goal 3: Emotional Environments-Teacher-Librarian as Cultural Emissary



Sensory Learning-Literature and the Arts



Cooperative Learning-Collaborative Planning and Teaching



Reflective Learning


References


Index