Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

Am I way off base here or did School Library Media Centres really need another set of guidelines? This thin volume outlines a more current set of standards/guidelines without saying very much new. I am beginning to think that saying something/anything is the new coin of the realm (I am part of this answer/problem with this review).As I write this, I have read 1/2 of the item and so far is seems like wishful thinking. Working with teachers, an administration and students is a struggle. Coming up with standards is only a goal and I don't think that it has much to do with the day to day reality. Perhaps, I am happier with the previous set of goals/standards set forth in "Information power: bulding partnerships for learning"To add injury to insult is the price of this item. In considering the "usable" text, the price comes down to almost $1.00/page. This is something which should have been posted on the Internet, especially if AASL wanted to make it available to all stake holders.

This book was not supposed to get to my house until 12/19. I received it on the 18th. The seller made sure to ship it in a timely fashion.I was a little disappointed in the quality of the book. It was advertised as used but in "very good" shape. It has been written in and is damaged on a few pages. However, that is to be expected when buying used books.

Not much of a resource. An expensive in-print version of the website with basic teaching strategies added. Gave 3* as it was as advertised, but nothing more

I am currently studying to become a school librarian and this has been such a handy tool so far. Empowering Learners is obviously AASL's overall guidelines for school library media specialists and so it is a necessary item and I have used it so often already. I can only imagine how much I'll use it in practice to root my program in 21st Century learning.

Any of the AASL books are a must for any school librarian.When administration asks why or is looking for "best practices," I go straight to this and others that AASL publish. This "Empowers" us as school librarians.It is our professional standards...our go-to for what we do.

I have been reading this book for well over a year. It is heavy going, although it does provide useful information food the librarian.

Required text for my Administration and Evaluation of Libraries master's level course. These are the AASL guidelines that school librarians are supposed to follow.

I was instructed to purchase this book for classes. I have yet to use this book in class and from skimming feel like it is a typical textbook.