Collaborate+and+plan+with+teachers

=**__Collaborate and Lead__**= - Charles Schultz ([])

"The keys to effective collaboration...are three characteristics of the trans-disciplinary team model: joint functioning, continuous staff development and role release" (Harada & Hassell, 2007. p. 135).

Wooll's once again discusses the important role that the library media specialist plays as leader and collaborator in the library/ media center in her chapter [|"On the Job: Managing the Media Center Program"] (see pages 86, 89 -91).

Part 1 of a video series that uses comic relief to state the crucial partnership between teachers and teacher-librarians. []

In the article //[|Collaboration: 10 Important Reasons to Take It Seriously]//, Peter Milbury discusses Collaboration and the top 10 reasons why it is no joke.

A [|Collaborative Planning Sheet] makes it easy for librarians and teachers to work together.

The following paper "Toward a theory of collaboration for teachers and librarians" by Patricia Montiel-Overall, the Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona–School of Information Resources and Library Science, discusses collaboration theory and the importance of collaboration between librarians and teachers. []

During a 30 minutes interview, Joan Lippincott (the Associate Executive Director in //Coalition for Networked Information//) discusses topics that range from learning space design to IT/Library Collaboration. ([|Listen Online])

__** References **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Barnett, Cassandra. (2008). Collaboration planning sheet. Taken from //Collaboration outside the box//. //KQWeb/Knowledge Quest Web Edition//. Volume 36(3). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Retrieved on February 19th, 2012.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Harada, V. & Noonan, M. (2007). Special education and inclusion: Opportunities for collaboration. In Harada & Hassell. (2007). //School reform and the school library media specialist.// Westport, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Gilmore-See, Janice. (2010). Staff development: Teacher – librarians as learning leaders. In Coatney, S. (2010). //The many faces of school library leadership.// Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//Librarian and Classroom Teacher Collaboration// Part1 (Video file). Retrieved from <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">[]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Lippincott, Joan, K. (1999). //Working together: A collaboration among archivists, records managers, and information technologists//. ARL Newsletter 202. Retrieved February 18th, 2012.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Lippincott, Joan, K. (2005). Interview. EDUCAUSE annual conference held in Orlando, Florida from October 18-21,2005.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Milbury, Peter. (2005). Collaboration: Ten important reasons to take it seriously. //American Library// //Association//. Retrieved February 18th, 2012.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Montiel-Overall, Patricia. (2005). Toward a theory of collaboration for teachers and librarians. Volume 8. Retrieved February 17th, 2012. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Schultz, Charles. (2005-2012). //About Personal Growth//(digital photo). Retrieved from

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> Woolls, Blanche. (2008). On the job: Managing the media center program. In B. Woolls, // The school library media manager // //.// (4th edition). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.