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Elkins, Aaron J. – Knowledge Quest, 2015
This author encourages librarians to play some video games to get ready for the upcoming school year. Games aren't just for young males--they have tremendous potential to enhance 21st-century literacies, including critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Playing games will not only help librarians see how these skills can be developed, but…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Educational Games, Video Games, Play
Blakey, Elaine; Spence, Sheila – 1990
Studies show that metacognitive strategies can increase learning skills and that independent use of these metacognitive strategies can be gradually developed in people. The school library media center is the ideal place for students to learn how to develop metacognitive strategies; that is, they can learn how to connect new information to former…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers