Making a Case for Collaboration What it is, why it matters, and how to do it

What is collaboration? Instructional Collaboration Teachers and library media specialists working together to plan, teach, and assess curriculum standards. Administrative Collaboration Administrators and library media specialists coordinating and cooperating for improved student learning.

Instructional Collaboration

Teachers and library media specialists working together to plan, teach, and assess curriculum standards.

Administrative Collaboration

Administrators and library media specialists coordinating and cooperating for improved student learning.

The Charm and Challenge of Collaboration Benefits Combines areas of expertise and talent Combats isolation Prevents overextension Creates synergy (combined effect greater than the sum of separate effects)

Benefits

Combines areas of expertise and talent

Combats isolation

Prevents overextension

Creates synergy

(combined effect greater than

the sum of separate effects)

The Charm and Challenge of Collaboration Obstacles Specialized roles School infrastructure Time/schedule Perception/fear Good working relationships require conscious care

Obstacles

Specialized roles

School infrastructure

Time/schedule

Perception/fear

Good working relationships require conscious care

Areas of Administrative Collaboration Scheduling/Usage Budgeting Advocacy

Scheduling/Usage

Budgeting

Advocacy

Levels of Instructional Collaboration No interaction Full collaboration Partial collaboration Some interaction Beginning collaboration

Levels of Instructional Collaboration Full collaboration Partial collaboration Beginning collaboration No interaction Some interaction

Achieving Instructional Collaboration What does full collaboration look like? Practical Example: Barbara Jansen, Library Media Specialist, St. Andrew’s HS, Austin Using a Collaborative Planning Organizer to accomplish this work

What does full collaboration look like?

Practical Example: Barbara Jansen, Library Media Specialist, St. Andrew’s HS, Austin

Using a Collaborative Planning Organizer to accomplish this work