In addition to helping students learn, schools are a place for adults to grow, develop, and learn. Harada believes that this focus is important for school environments that want to be successful in the 21st century.
As model teachers of thinking strategies
As active researchers (demonstrating that research is a process)
As a creator of professional learning communities
As an advocate for evidence-based practice of student learning
(Harada, in press, p. 15-25)
Librarians as Learning Specialists
Zmuda and Harada like to think of the librarian as a teaching specialist, someone who performs a critical function in the ongoing
effort to improve the achievement of students through the "design, instruction, and evaluation of student learning". They argue that by integrating themselves in this role, librarians better position themselves as active players in knowledge development and the communication of ideas.
They define several ways in which librarians can adapt a "student-focused mission."
Librarians as Leaders in Learning
In addition to helping students learn, schools are a place for adults to grow, develop, and learn. Harada believes that this focus is important for school environments that want to be successful in the 21st century.- As model teachers of thinking strategies
- As active researchers (demonstrating that research is a process)
- As a creator of professional learning communities
- As an advocate for evidence-based practice of student learning
(Harada, in press, p. 15-25)Librarians as Learning Specialists
Zmuda and Harada like to think of the librarian as a teaching specialist, someone who performs a critical function in the ongoingeffort to improve the achievement of students through the "design, instruction, and evaluation of student learning". They argue that by integrating themselves in this role, librarians better position themselves as active players in knowledge development and the communication of ideas.
They define several ways in which librarians can adapt a "student-focused mission."
- Creating inquiry environments
- Using technology to transform learning
- Assuming leadership in school teams
(Zmuda & Harada, 2008, p. 18-19).