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Volume 28, Number 4, April 2001

The Best, the Notable and the Recommended
The Professional Associations
Our annual "best of the best," the guide you can rely on.

North of 49
Resource Links,
the reviewing journal connecting classrooms, libraries and Canadian learning resources, recommends the best in Canadian resources for children and young adults.

Challenging Homophobia in Schools: Resources for K-12
Gay and Lesbian Educators of British Columbia (GALE-BC)
Recommendations for the best primary, intermediate and parent materials.

Understanding Students Home Cultures: The Teacher-librarian as Collaborative Partner
Stephen Piazza
Merging understanding of home and school cultures through the PhOLKS project can assist learning. FULL TEXT ARTICLE

Debunking the 10 Worst Myths about Americas Teens
Michael Males
Teenagers. If that word calls to mind gangs of young criminals and irresponsible pregnant girls, think again.

Concept Mapping: A Graphical System for Understanding the Relationship between Concepts
Eric Plotnick
Concept mapping is a technique for representing the structure of information visually. Several uses are provided in this ERIC Digest from the Clearinghouse on Information and Technology.

The Poster
read! learn! connect! @your library

Best Buys

Web Wonders
Joanne Troutner
Sites to enhance project-based learning

Professional Reading
Ken Haycock
Includes new titles worth a look.

Bookmark It!

• Introducing the Family....
  Jessica Higgs
• Grimm, Aesop, and Others
  Ruth Cox
• Music and Lyrics Included
  Ruth Cox
• Poetry Collections
  Rosemary Chance
• Fiction Based on Familiar Fairy Tales
  Rosemary Chance
• Best Software -- General Learning
  Joanne Troutner
• Best Software -- Math and Science
  Joanne Troutner
• Best Picture Books
  Society of School Librarians International
• Best Novels K-6
  Society of School Librarians International
• Best Novels 7-12
  Society of School Librarians International
• Search Engines For Kids
  Anne Clyde

From the TL Toolkit

Bestsellers: Fiction; Non-fiction; Picture books

ProD Grant
You could be next!

New Product News
News from vendors.

ProD Calendar
Upcoming conferences.

Advertiser Index

Departments

Notebook
Ken Haycock
ALA-Leadership revisited

What Works
Ken Haycock
Books + Teacher/TL Intervention = Reading Achievement

Strategy
Alice H. Yucht
The 24/7 Faculty Room

To My Colleague/Boss

InfoTech
Anne Clyde
Bobby approves -- web accessibility for the print disabled

Portrait
Teri S. Lesesne
An Interview with Sharon Creech

Home-school connections
Marlene Asselin

And Furthermore...
News and notes including Resources from ERIC