We Can Teach That

"We Can Teach That offers actionable strategies for launching meaningful collaborations, tailoring evaluation methods, and spearheading professional development. This volume is a vital toolkit for school librarians aiming to convert their spaces into vibrant centers of learning and creativity - and how to tell the story of their impact and importance. It is an essential companion for school library advocates to positively influence the trajectory of education. --John Chrastka, executive director, EveryLibrary We Can Teach That: Information Literacy for School Librarians is a valuable resource for school librarians at all grade levels and for school library educators. The essays provide a variety of perspectives as well as practical examples to enable school librarians to say 'yes, we can and do teach that' and to support their leadership in teaching information literacy in their schools."" --Kathy Lester, past president, American Association of School Librarians With the dramatic increase in misinformation, disinformation, and fake news, the need to teach students information literacy skills has never been more important. Dziedzic-Elliott's We Can Teach That: Information Literacy for School Librarians is a welcome and timely work that tackles this critical topic, and is particularly useful as school librarians are re-thinking what types of information literacy skills are needed as generative AI and other technologies change the information landscape. The book draws together leading school and academic librarians and library scholars who offer thought-provoking chapters that provide illustrative examples, practical strategies, activities, and other suggestions for teaching all types of information literacy (visual, media, health, technological, multicultural) to students from toddlers through to college. --Sandra Hirsh, associate dean for academics, College of Professional and Global Education, San Jose State University"