Becoming a Reflective Librarian and Teacher: Strategies for Mindful Academic Practice

Becoming a Reflective Librarian and Teacher: Strategies for Mindful Academic Practice by Michelle Reale. ALA Editions, 2017. 978-0-8389-1529-5.

Publisher's Description
Too much of the time our attempts at achieving a work/life balance instead amount to a rigid compartmentalization of the different parts of our lives. But the very qualities that make us human, including our thoughts, feelings, and experiences, are the keys to making us better librarians and teachers. The path forward is through reflection, which can help us gain insights that are applicable both personally and professionally. In this book Reale employs a conversational tone to lead readers through the steps of reflective practice, offering

• a concise framework for reflective practice, from laying the groundwork and getting started through creating and sustaining a reflexive loop;
• guidance on how to use journaling as a tool for expressing experiences, creating a dialogue with oneself, listmaking, and other constructive reflection;
• tips for becoming a reflective practitioner both inside and outside of the classroom;
• a plan for using reflective practice with colleagues through conversation and collaboration; and
• strategies at the end of each chapter for putting ideas into practice.

This thoughtful book illuminates reflective practice as a pedagogical tool that holds benefits both for ourselves as professionals and for our students.

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Curriculum Materials Collections and Centers: Legacies From the Past, Visions of the Future

Kohrman, Rita, Ed. Curriculum Materials Collections and Centers: Legacies From the Past, Visions of the Future. Chicago: ACRL, 2012 ISBN 978-0838986028 027.7 Curri

Curriculum Materials Collections and Centers: Legacies from the Past, Visions of the Future captures the evolution of the education collections and services integral to teacher preparation. Edited by Rita Kohrman, education resources librarian at Grand Valley State University, the book provides practical applications for curriculum material center (CMC) operations that focus on the fundamental needs of students, faculty, and current teachers. Initial chapters focus on the foundations of place CMCs within theoretical and historical contexts their original goals, purposes, and services. Succeeding chapters discuss how curriculum centers are evolving to meet the changes in teacher preparation now and in the future. Among the notable contributors are three recipients of the ACRL/EBSS Distinguished Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarian Award: Nancy O Brien, Penny Beile, and JoAnn Carr (also the editor of A Guide to the Management of Curriculum Materials Centers for the 21st Century). Many other practitioners and leaders in the fields of education and curriculum centers librarianship also contribute.