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(formerly School Library Media Activities Monthly):
Feature Articles
Assessing Learning: The Missing Piece in Instruction? by Violet H. Harada and Joan M. Yoshina
School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume XXII, Number 7/March 2006
Building Guided Inquiry Teams for 21st-Century Learners by Carol C. Kuhlthau and Leslie K. Maniotes
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 5/January 2010
The Changing Role of the School Library's Physical Space by Tom Corbett
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 7/April 2011
Common Core and School Librarians: An Interview with Joyce Karon by Pamela K. Kramer
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 1/September-October 2011
Deep Learning through Concept-based Inquiry by Jean Donham
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 1/September-October 2010
Edmodo: A Great Tool for School Librarians by Kristina Holzweiss
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 5/February 2010
The End of an Era…Falling Off a Cliff by Allison Zmuda
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 1/September-October 2010
Flexible Scheduling: Making the Transition by Peggy Milam Creighton
School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume XXIV, Number 5/January 2008
The Impact of School Libraries on Academic Achievement: A Research Study Based on Responses from Administrators in Idaho Keith Curry Lance, Marcia J. Rodney, and Bill Schwarz
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 9/May 2010
Interactives: Dynamic Learning Environments by Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 5/January 2010
A Matrix for School Librarians: Aligning Standards, Inquiry, Reading, and Instruction by Judi Moreillon
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 4/January 2013
Nudging toward Inquiry: Re-Envisioning Existing Research Projects by Kristin Fontichiaro
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 1/September 2009
Research that Resonates: Influencing Stakeholders by Debra E. Kachel
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 8/May-June 2013
Sharpening the Digital Nose: Evaluating eStorybooks by Samantha Roslund
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 7/April 2012
Staffing Has Been Cut… Now What Do You Do? by Kristin Fontichiaro
School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume XXIV, Number 8/April 2008
Student Inquiry and Web 2.0 by Pam Berger
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 5/January 2010
Teaching Students to Think in the Digital Environment: Digital Literacy and Digital Inquiry
by Barbara Stripling
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 8/April 2010
A Visual Approach: Teaching Synthesis
by Joy McGregor
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 8/May-June 2011
Where Does Your Authority Come From? Empowering the Library Media Specialist as a True Partner in Student Achievement by Allison Zmuda
School Library Media Activities Monthly/ Volume XXIII, Number 1/September 2006
Advocacy/The Advocate
Beyond the Library Door: The Story of Pennsylvania's HR 987 by Debra E. Kachel
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 7/April 2011
Creating a Districtwide Advocacy Plan, Part 1: Vision and Voice by Christie Kaaland
School Library Monthly/Volume 28, Number 3/December 2011
Creating a Districtwide Advocacy Plan, Part 2: Visibility and Vigilance by Christie Kaaland
School Library Monthly/Volume 28, Number 4/January 2012
The Importance of the Library Media Specialist as a Political Voice by Diane R. Chen
School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume 23, Number 10/June 2007
Legislator in the Library Day: A Model for Legislative Advocacy by Christie Kaaland
School Library Monthly/Volume 26, Number 7/March 2010
Proactive Advocacy: "Emergency Preparedness" for the School Library by Christie Kaaland
School Library Monthly/Volume 27, Number 4/January 2011
School Library Language for Legislators by Christie Kaaland
School Library Monthly/Volume 27, Number 6/March 2011
The Teacher's Take, Part 2: The Instructional Role of the School Librarian by Carl Harvey II
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 5/January 2010
The True Value of the Work We Do by Carol L. Tilley
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 8/May-June 2011
Connections
Getting It Right: Building a Bridge to Literacy for Adolescent-African American Males
by Jennifer Boone, Casey Rawson, and Katy Vance
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 2/November 2010
Get a Perspective
From Libraries to "Learning Libratories:" The New ABC's of 21st-Century School Libraries
by Bernie Trilling
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 1/September-October 2010
IF Matters: Intellectual Freedom @ your library®
The Intellectual Freedom Calendar: Another Advocacy Plan for the School Library by Helen R. Adams
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 7/April 2011
Protecting Students' Rights and Keeping Your Job by Helen R. Adams
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 6/March 2012
Serving Homeless Children in the School Library, Part 1 by Helen R. Adams
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 3/December 2010
Serving Homeless Children in the School Library, Part 2 by Helen R. Adams
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 4/January 2011
Welcoming America's Newest Immigrants: Providing Access to Resources and Services for English Language Learners by Helen R. Adams
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 1/September-October 2010
Keeping Current
ALA Presidential Task Force: Focus on School Libraries by Susan Ballard
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 6/March 2012
Fostering the Curiosity Spark by Sheryl R. Crow
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 5/January 2010
The National Science Digital Library: STEM Resources for the 21st-Century Learner by Daniel Toomey
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 2/November 2010
Key Concepts in Instruction / Key Words in Instruction
Action Research by Daniel Callison
School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume XXIII, Number 10/June 2007
Building Literacy Bridges with Readers Theatre by Anthony D. Fredericks
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 4/January 2011
Curation by Joyce Kasman Valenza
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 1/September-October 2012
Designing Inquiry-Based Science Units as Collaborative Partners by Audrey Okemura
School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume XXV, Number 3/November 2008
Revising Research by Barbara Ungar
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 8/April 2010
Teaching for Creativity: Building Innovation through Open-Inquiry Learning by Jean Sausele Knodt
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 9/May 2010
Library 2.0+
Forging a Positive Cyber-Reputation: Who Are You? by Kathy Fredrick
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 2/November 2011
Fostering Media-Literate Students by Kathy Fredrick
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 8/May-June 2012
Online Election Resources for Students and Colleagues by Kathy Fredrick
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 1/September-October 2012
Management Matters
Learning for Life: Applying the AASL Standards by Pat Franklin and Claire Gatrell Stephens
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 5/January 2010
Notes from the Field
eBook Collections for High Schools by Lura D. Sanborn
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 1/September-October 2011
Grassroots Google Tools: ePortfolio in Assessment and Curriculum Integration by Sara Duvall, Kristal Jaaskelainen, and Peter Pasque
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 7/April 2011
Great Spaces for Digital Storytelling by Rebecca Morris
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 6/March 2013
An Inside Look at Everhart's Vision Tour by Deborah Levitov
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 1/September-October 2011
Inspiring Use of Databases: Going Beyond Google by John Volkman
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 3/December 2011
Interactive Exhibits by Michael Diltz
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 7/April 2013
Reading Workshop: The School Librarian's Role by Kym Kramer
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 5/February 2012
Writer's Workshop and the Literacy Club by Jennifer Wheat and Kym Kramer
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 7/April 2012
Online with Primary Sources
Getting Started with Primary Source Teaching by Mary J. Johnson
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Numver 2/November 2010
QR: Quick Remedies
Policy Challenge: Closed for Conducting Inventory (PDF)by Judi Moreillon
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 8/May-June 2013
Policy Challenge: Food in the Library (PDF) by Judi Moreillon
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 7/April 2013
Policy Challenge: Commercial Reading Incentives (PDF) by Judi Moreillon
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 6/March 2013
Policy Challenge: Leveling the Library Collection (PDF) by Judi Moreillon
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 5/February 2013
Policy Challenge: Consequences that Restrict Borrowing (PDF) by Judi Moreillon
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 4/January 2013
Policy Challenge: No Kindergarten Checkout until December (PDF) by Judi Moreillon
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 3/December 2012
Policy Challenge: Orientation vs. Access (PDF) by Judi Moreillon
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 2/November 2012
Why Is the Library Closed? (PDF) by Judi Moreillon
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 1/September-October 2012
Skill of the Month
Dr. Seuss' Birthday: A Readers' Theatre for Three by Karen Tukua
School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume XXV, Number 7/March 2009
Jump-Start Inquiry: How Students Begin When They Don’t Know by Kristin Fontichiaro and Julie Green
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVI, Number 5/January 2010
The Latest in Alphabet Books (PDF) by Christie Kaaland
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 3/December 2010
Why Read Digitally? by Mallorie Colvin
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 8/May-June 2011
Taking the Lead
Championing Creativity by Rachel Bailey
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number6/March 2013
Data-Driven Leadership by Ann M. Martin
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 2/November 2011
Toward a Learning Commons by Pamela Harland
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 1/September-October 2011
Use This Page
Advocacy 101 (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 5/February 2012
Advocacy Planning: Vision, Voice, Visibility, and Vigilance (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 4/January 2012
The Annual Report Guide (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 8/May-June 2012
Creating a Parent Advocacy Plan (PDF)
School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume XXIII, Number 6/February 2007
Data-Driven Program Development: A Quick Guide (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 2/November 2011
Designing Learning Experiences with C.L.E.A.R. G.O.A.L.S. (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 3/December 2012
Digital Portfolio Assessment (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 6/March 2011
Investigating Careers (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 1/September-October 2011
A Literacy Model for School Librarians: Additive, Transformative, Social Action Approach (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVIII, Number 3/December 2011
Power Up Over the Summer: Some PD Tips (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 8/December 2010
Smart Search: Professional Self-Reflection (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 3/May-June 2011
Spring Cleaning @ your library® (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXVII, Number 7/April 2011
Using Data to Influence Stakeholders (PDF)
School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 8/May-June 2013