Think tank library
Subtitle: brain-based learning plans for new standards, grades K-5
By: Paige Jaeger and Mary Boyd Ratzer
Contributors: Ratzer, Mary Boyd
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781610699907; 9781610699914
Subjects: School libraries; School librarian participation in curriculum planning; Inquiry-based learning; Education; Standards; Elementary school libraries; Activity programs; Thought and thinking; Study and teaching (Elementary); LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / School Media; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching
Description: "Transform your library into a "think tank" by helping teachers create an active learning environment in which students question, investigate, synthesize, conclude, and present information based on Common Core standards"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-136) and index.
Table of contents: title: Thinking and the culture of your school; title: 22 ideas for turning your library into a think tank today; title: Think-tank libraries and inquiry; title: Thinking and the Common Core; title: Novice and expert thinkers; title: If a brain could talk; title: Thinking and information literacy; title: Thinking in English Language Arts; title: Thinking and text dependent questions; title: Thinking in social studies; title: Thinking in mathematics; title: Thinking in science; title: Introduction to think-tank lessons; title: Development spotlight on thinking; title: Primary K-2 library and classroom lessons; title: The late elementary discovery grades (3-5) library and classroom lessons; title: Think tank starter kits.