Collaboration The Journey Presented by: Amy King Maureen Schoenberger

Three Levels of Collaboration Cooperation Coordination Collaboration

Cooperation

Coordination

Collaboration

Collaboration Collaboration is the process of shared creation : two or more individuals with complementary skills interacting to create a shared understanding that none had previously possessed or could have come to on their own. Collaboration creates a shared meaning about a process, a product, or an event. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/slmrcontents/volume82005/theory.cfm#section Taken from AASL Website

Collaboration is the process of shared creation : two or more individuals with complementary skills interacting to create a shared understanding that none had previously possessed or could have come to on their own. Collaboration creates a shared meaning about a process, a product, or an event.

Cooperation Simplest form of interaction Short term Informal requests Teachers, Librarians and Technology work separately Requires little commitment from the individuals Few defined goals No defined structure Minimal organized effort to work together

Simplest form of interaction

Short term

Informal requests

Teachers, Librarians and Technology work separately

Requires little commitment from the individuals

Few defined goals

No defined structure

Minimal organized effort to work together

Cooperation Example Tech Placing a file on the S drive Linking a website to the Resource page Using printers Library Bringing resources into your classroom. Pulling resources in the library for students to use Giving book talks about genres

Tech

Placing a file on the S drive

Linking a website to the Resource page

Using printers

Library

Bringing resources into your classroom.

Pulling resources in the library for students to use

Giving book talks about genres

Coordination Covers a longer time frame More formal arrangements exists – planning sheet Team approach – open communication Teachers, Librarian and Tech Teacher plan together Roles are defined Teaching is separate May not occur in the same environment Focuses on a unit of study or project Measureable end goal - celebration

Covers a longer time frame

More formal arrangements exists – planning sheet

Team approach – open communication

Teachers, Librarian and Tech Teacher plan together

Roles are defined

Teaching is separate

May not occur in the same environment

Focuses on a unit of study or project

Measureable end goal - celebration

Coordination Example Teacher Librarian Students gather biographical information about African Americans from books, databases, encyclopedias. Classroom Teacher Students read information and gather facts. Use graphic organizer Create paragraphs of information Technology Teacher Students turn their facts into a tri-fold brochure with images and text. African Americans Unit

Teacher Librarian

Students gather biographical information about African Americans from books, databases, encyclopedias.

Classroom Teacher

Students read information and gather facts.

Use graphic organizer

Create paragraphs of information

Technology Teacher

Students turn their facts into a tri-fold brochure with images and text.

Collaboration Common mission Long-range scope Requires comprehensive planning Teaching is done together Resources are shared Teachers work together to present material, guide the active engagement process and access. Focus is aligned to the standards Inquiry driven question Emphasis is on critical thinking and problem solving Team taught lessons happen during the subject area time not during Book Exchange time.

Common mission

Long-range scope

Requires comprehensive planning

Teaching is done together

Resources are shared

Teachers work together to present material, guide the active engagement process and access.

Focus is aligned to the standards

Inquiry driven question

Emphasis is on critical thinking and problem solving

Team taught lessons happen during the subject area time not during Book Exchange time.

Collaboration Example Shared Thinking ~ Shared Planning ~ Shared Creation Team Teaching Team Teaching Team Teaching

Works Cited Buzzeo, Toni. Collaborating to Meet Standards Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for K-6 2 nd Ed . Columbus: Linworth Publishing Inc., 2007. Print Doll, Carol A.. Collaboration and the School Library Media Specialist . Landom: Scarecrow Press, 2005. Print Stripling, Barbara K., ed. Learning and libraries in an information age principles and practice . Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited and its Division Teacher Ideas, 1999. Print.

Buzzeo, Toni. Collaborating to Meet Standards Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for K-6 2 nd Ed . Columbus: Linworth Publishing Inc., 2007. Print

Doll, Carol A.. Collaboration and the School Library Media Specialist . Landom: Scarecrow Press, 2005. Print

Stripling, Barbara K., ed. Learning and libraries in an information age principles and practice . Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited and its Division Teacher Ideas, 1999. Print.

Contact Information Mrs. Amy King: [email_address] Mrs. Maureen Schoenberger: [email_address]

Mrs. Amy King: [email_address]

Mrs. Maureen Schoenberger: [email_address]