{"product_id":"growing-schools-librarians-as-professional-developers-9781610690416","title":"Growing Schools: Librarians as Professional Developers","description":"\u003cp\u003ePresenting examples of school librarians leading professional learning in numerous contexts and for diverse learning goals with remarkable success  this book will inspire other practitioners to initiate and refine professional learning in their schools and districts.  School administrators are recognizing that school librarians are ideal to lead professional development because they service the entire school network  from the students and faculty to families and the community. As a national downturn in educational funding is diminishing districts ability to optimally staff libraries  investing energy in professional development is a sound strategy to bring information literacy skills to every studentespecially in buildings with part-time librarians  or districts with only a single librarian of record.  Growing Schools: Librarians as Professional Developers stands apart from other works as the first book that directly addresses the potential role of the school librarian as a staff developer. Within the chapters  the authors relate their professional development journeys  collectively representing experience within K12 public and private institutions  district and regional units  and universities across the United States and Canada. The work provides various approaches to professional development with a range of processes and techniques that have been proven effective in different contexts and in achieving diverse learning goals. Practitioners at the building and district levels as well as school principals  state and district personnel  and library educators will find this book insightful and instructive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953267728437,"sku":"ByrdShop_1610690419","price":39.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781610690416.jpg?v=1788183564","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/growing-schools-librarians-as-professional-developers-9781610690416","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}