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This page can be use to type in notes that we have about collaboration. Heather's contribution Jennifer's contribtion

You may start each point with a new bullet. > around more ideas and receive more ideas. > are two teachers to help with questions. > Students are able to find answers on their own and also question > what they are learning. > answers in the ever-chaging 21st century. || > illustrations. > illustration or the words?" > weavings. Researching before hand helped them with their > weaving. || **Paula's Testimonial** -dividing up work -being flexible -getting along -communicating -listening to others -standards base curricula focus - joint planning and designing of learning experiences -common goals and share objectives - process and products are equally important - share and negotiated responsibilities -co-teaching and co- evaluating .  AASL. //Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs. // Chicago: American Association for School Librarians, 2009.
 * **McGregor Article**
 * Reasons why collaboration can be difficult: district wide policies, other teachers may not understand that librarians are there to collaboration with them.
 * Factors to consider when beginning to collaborate: principal and how they feel the teacher's time should be spent, the teacher-librarian's knowledge of what each grade level should be learning, teacher's prior knowledge and experiences, teacher-librarian's ability to see the big picture, and the their ability to lead.
 * "Collaboration provided a way finally for the teacher librarian to prove his or her value in the learning experiences of students."
 * No individual in a school environment exists or operates in a vacuum. No change occurs without affecting other seemingly unrelated events."
 * Librarians must be familiar with the curriculum on all levels. "This knowledge makes it possible for the teacher librarian to imagine collaboration across subject areas and see points of need at various levels where information literacy elements can appropriately introduced."
 * "Librarians are able to see students grow overtime."
 * "Teacher librarians can observe the overall needs of the school community and identify areas where problems might be solved by working together." || **Shultz-JoneArticle
 * "Nurturing those relationships involves time and effort, and sometimes those efforts yield few results. Nevertheless, there was unanimous acknowledgement of the value in persisting to build social relationships within the learning environment."
 * "Instead it is likely the result of intentionally seeking those teachers who are receptive to collaborating at a high level."
 * "As a way to build a culture of collaboration, cultivating a network of willing participants may be a better strategy than focusing on a subject area as a strategic group."
 * || **Peg's Testimonial**
 * When teachers collaborate, they are able to throw
 * Students receive individual instruction because there
 * Students view library as a classroom. || **Judy P's Testimonial**
 * The library is a place where authentic learning can take place.
 * Students are learning about how technology can help find the
 * **Tracy's Testimonial**
 * Students started to notice the techniques that are used in story
 * Student's begin to pose questions such as, "Which came first, the
 * She gave an example of students researching Navajo Blankets.After reading about them, students came and worked on their
 * "No one else makes an academic impact of every single child in the building."
 * Librarians help students evaluate the information they learn, instead of just copying down the information.
 * The librarian is like the principal in the fact that she/he has a global view of the school, not just the subject or grade level they teach. || **Mary Ann's Testimonial
 * Library media specialist was good at "coming up with ideas and getting back with the teacher"
 * || **Pat's Testimonial
 * "I had never done anything like that before."
 * "I would learn right along with the kids."
 * On the job learning and sharing professional development.
 * **Karen's Testimonial
 * "She has gone out of her way..."
 * || **Diane's Testimonial
 * "Working with the teacher librarian has helped me more fully integrate the research and writing process in my course."
 * || **Kelly's Testimonial** || **Sherri's Testimonial
 * "I've gone in with ideas that have been very vague...and the librarian has helped me work through them."
 * "If the librarian is willing to work with you and is willing to lend their expertise to each project that you bring to her, teacher collaboration with the library staff can be really excellent and can result in really great projects with the kids."
 * **Cooperation Collaboration PowerPoint**
 * "Collaboration requires communication, shared goals and objectives, assignment of responsibilities, and more."
 * Cooperation Key Phrases:
 * "Collaboration requires communication, shared goals and objectives, assignment of responsibilities, and more."
 * Cooperation Key Phrases:
 * Collaboration Key Phrases:
 * The effective school librarian: co-plans and co-teach, collect data to show benefits, collaborates with administrators for goals of school, teaches others about resources, serves on curriculum committees, and keeps current and keeps learning. || **The Learning Specialists:Clarifying the Role of Library Media Specialists**
 * "How can library media specialists improve students’ performance on 21st century learning goals if they don't have meaningful opportunities to work with all students in the library or staff?"-Collaborating can do this.
 * "To be credible with teachers, learning specialists must remain current with content and pedagogical development in the discipline so that their collegues view them as trusted resournces."
 * "To be credible with teachers, learning specialists must remain current with content and pedogical developments in hte discipline so that their colleagues view them as trusted resources ." || **Empowering Learners**
 * "The school library media specialists serve as a leader in implementing quality instruction and creating authentic learning experiences."
 * "The SMLS teaches in what is usually the school building largest spaces for learning and knows the resources available to classroom teachers and students." || Co Teaching Strategies PowerPoint
 * Team teaching strategies: one educator reads text while other records students ideas, educators jointly model the learning tasks, each educator provides think a loud to show unique thought process and a diversity of responses, and educators demonstrate cooperative learning, discussion procedures, and debating techniques. ||

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"High School Student Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. []

"High School Art Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. []

“Kindergarten Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. <[]

McGregor, J. Collaboration and Leadership. In Stripling, B.K. and Hughes-Hassell, S. (eds.) //Curriculum Collections through the Library. // Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 199-219. (pdf)

Moreillon, Judi. "Collaboration-Cooperation." PowerPoint. Lecture. Web. 27 Jan. 2010.

Moreillon, Judi. "Coteaching Strategies." PowerPoint. Lecture. Web. 27 Jan. 2010.

"Principal." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. <[]>

Schultz-Jones, Barbara. "Collaboration in the School Social Network." //Knowledge Quest// 37.4 (2009): 20-25. //Academic Search Complete//. Web. 3 Feb. 2010.

"Seventh Grade Language Arts Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. Web. <[]>

"Seventh Grade Social Studies Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. <[]>

"Third-Grade Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. <[]>

Zumba, A. "What Does it Really Look Like When Students are Learning in the Library Center?" //School Library media Activities Monthly// 25.1 (2008): 25-27. //Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text//. Web. 8 Feb. 2010.