Collaborating for Inquiry-Based Learning: School Librarians and Teachers Partner for Student Achievement

The use of technology and Web 2.0 tools in the classroom can unleash student creativity and engage their interest, while at the same time, teach 21st-century skills. Yet educators too often make the assumption that being able to search digitally is synonymous with learning research strategies based on sound, evaluative, inquiry-based principles. How can teachers and librarians work together more effectively to build critical thinking skills? |Student learning is enhanced when teachers and librarians work collaboratively. This cutting-edge guide offers a model for collaboration that incorporates information literacy and technology standards to engage students and move them to higher-order thinking skills and greater achievement.|Collaborating for Inquiry-Based Learning: School Librarians and Teachers Partner for Student Achievement is a step-by-step guide to collaborative lesson planning that promotes inquiry learning among students of various ages and abilities. With the best practices and the models outlined in this book, teachers and librarians can combine their expertise to create highly motivating and engaging units that meet standards and emphasize skills needed for the 21st century.||The book is directed at collaborative research projects that take advantage of the individual strengths of classroom teachers and school librarians. The recommended model can be used to create inquiry-based units that incorporate prior knowledge; higher-order thinking skills; essential questions; information-search skills; research models; authentic assessments (needs, formative, and summative); rubrics; and reflection.