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Assignment 4.3 Home Page We Three Collaborators Personal Content Blueprints-Work Space Works Cited []



=COURSE CONTENT=

**__Here you will find:__**
1. Our Logo: Reading Really Rocks! 2. Benefits of Collaboration Table 3. Introductory Paragraph leading to the Selected Bibliography (Articles supporting/advocating teacher/librarian collaboration). 4. Selected Bibliography for resources supporting/advocating collaboration 5. Link to Inservice Presentation with Introductory Paragraph =Benefits of Collaboration Table:=

Co-teaching has a multitude of positive effects for everyone involved. Below is a table stating the benefits of classroom-library collaboration.
We Three Collaborators like the visual representation of these ideas, but in many ways, we feel the table is an artificial dissection. In reality, we honestly feel collaboration benefits all the stakeholders. We discussed which stakeholder received the primary benefit from teacher-librarian/teacher collaboration. But, in truth, we think collaboration is generally a win-win situation for all parties.
 * =** Co-teaching Benefits **= || Teacher || Student || Librarian || Administrators ||
 * Multiple Teaching Strategies || X || X || X ||  ||
 * Learning Styles/Creativity ||  || X ||   ||   ||
 * Working With Others and Enjoyment || X || X || X || X ||
 * Cross Curricular Integration || X || X || X || X ||
 * Problem Solving: Informal/Formal || X || X || X || X ||
 * Models of Adults/Colleagues Working Together || X || X || X || X ||
 * Taps into Each Collaborator's Strengths || X || X || X ||  ||
 * Offers Alternative Perspectives || X || X || X || X ||
 * Offers Alternative Approaches || X || X || X || X ||
 * Quality of Lesson Design || X || X || X || X ||
 * More Individualized Instruction || X || X || X || X ||
 * Instruction at Point of Need || X || X || X ||  ||
 * Use of Technology || X || X || X || X ||
 * Differentiated Instruction || X || X || X || X ||

= Introductory Paragraph for Selected Bibliography: =

June:
==== The benefits of librarian and teacher collaboration are well documented in the professional literature (Dees et al.; Gavigan and Kurtts; Haycock; McGregor; Moreillon). Such collaborations, I think, are no longer optional or "extra," but necessary to create a climate of cooperation among colleagues, exploit the use of multiple teaching strategies, and tap the power of individual collaborator's strengths. To my way of thinking, while the benefits are undeniable among the adults in the building, students are the primary beneficiaries of such collaboration. When librarians and teachers collaborate, student performance is enhanced (Haycock), mulitple approaches to instruction and assessment are explored (McGregor; Zmuda and Harada) and creativity flourishes (Haycock; Moreillon). Another bonus: Students observe positive and productive interactions among their teachers. Of course, when students win, parents win. When parents win, administrators win. And, everyone knows that when administrators win, teachers win! ====

__//Note.//__ All articles cited in this Introductory Paragraph are included on the Works Cited for this page and in the Selected Bibliography attached below.
= Selected Bibliography for Resources Supporting Collaboration: =

Introductory Paragraph for the Link to Inservice Presentation:
== ALA﻿ presents the webinar Building the Learning Environment - "Engage, Interact, Immerse, Learn". The host of the webinar is the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). This webinar will show you how to put your library at the very center of the national focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Free interactive resources will be made available. The location of the NSDL and its features for topics connected to science at all grade levels will be discussed. As for elemenatary mathematics, this webinar will highlight strategies to increase learning, as well as, specific digital resoures. For the school library, this webinar will address strategies for the development of the library's collection, and also include, how to organize your digital resources. The only requirements are a computer, internet connection, web browser and a desire to learn. ==

Link to Inservice Presentation:
Building the Learning Environment: Engage, Interact, Immerse, Learn: []

**Works Cited for Course Content Page**
“Building the Learning Environment: ‘Engage, Interact, Immerse, and Learn.’” //ala.org//. AASL [American Association of School Librarians: A Division of the American Library Association], 2010. Web 4 Dec. 2010. . Dees, Dianne, Mayer, Alisande, Morin, Heather, and Elaine Willis. “Librarians as Leaders in Professional Learning Communities through Technology, Literacy, and Collaboration.” //Library Media Connection// 29.2 (2010) : 10-13. //Library Literature.// Web. 1 Dec. 2010. Gavigan, Karen, and Stephanie Kurtts. “Together We Can: Collaborating to Meet the Needs of At-Risk Students.” //Library Media Connection// 29.3 (2010) : 10-12. //Library Literature.// Web. 1 Dec. 2010. Gramzon. "Guitar." [Description: A red and white electric guitar]. Open Clip Art Library. 2010. Web. 2 Dec 2010. < [] >. Haycock, Ken. “Collaboration: Critical Success Factors for Student Learning.” //School Libraries Worldwide// 13.1 (2007) : 25-35. //Library Literature//. Web. 2 Dec. 2010. Kemp, Peter. "File Nuvola Apps Bookcase.svg-Wikimedia Commons.﻿" Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia. 01 July 2007. Web 24 Sept. 2010.< McGregor, Joy. “Collaboration and Leadership.” //Curriculum Connections through the Library//. Eds. Stripling, Barbara K. and Sandra Hughes-Hassell. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 199-219. Print. Moreillon, Judi. //Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension: Maximizing Your Impact//. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007. Print.