Allison Zmuda

Zmuda and Harda have written the best professional book for teacher librarians during 2008. Zmuda is a member of the cadre of ASCD and Harada is retired from the Univeristy of Hawaii. Together, the are giving a central piece of advice to teacher librarians who want to move into the center of teaching and learning. Readers of Teacher Librarian may have seen this team’s article in the _______ issue where they discuss the major changes in learning reform in a school and where the teacher show more librarian fits in this move towards excellence. It is at the center where we belong. And if we don’t move there, someone else will. It is worth suspending all the problems that we can all list of why we are not at the center currently. It is worth considering, studying, talking with colleagues about, and getting the courage to do what they recommend. The wonderful thing about this book is that it speaks to other members of the educational community as well as it speaks to us. Thus, you can give a chapter to a group of teachers or to your administrator and set a time to discuss it. If you have not yet seen or encountered this book since it was published, order it today and the minute it comes, concentrate on its message. show less

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