Learning Centers for School Libraries

Learning Centers for School Libraries?presents innovative, engaging, and fun ideas to target the AASL National School Library Standards and content-area standards. It contains almost everything needed to set up?learning?centers?in a school library. The ideas are flexible and can fit different grade levels and lesson lengths. Suggestions for collaboration with classroom educators are also included.? This book offers Step-by-step directions for both the educator and learner and all necessary handouts, including?directions and worksheets.?The reader can use the book to quickly and easily set up?centers.?Some?centers?require?only photocopies and basic materials to get started.? Guidance on how to create?cross-curricular?centers?that?target?the?AASL?Standards?and?other?content-area?standards.?A table is provided?to enable educators?to?create?centers that?address?specific standards or content?areas.?Centers?for?distance?learning?are also identified. Suggested?modifications for both struggling and advanced learners, plus ideas for collaborating with other educators.?These features broaden the potential audience beyond elementary school learners.