Mod1Connections

**Connections to Module 1**
Megan Christine
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"Build upon success" (McGregor 199) "Reflect on previous collaborative experiences to effect improvement"(McGregor 199) "gives teachers a working partner" (Mcgregor 201) "promote academic achievement" (Mcgregor 201) "provide learning experiences that respond to learning needs" (McGregor 201 ) "incorporating information literacy throughout the curriculum"(McGregor 206) "Developing trust is crucial. Knowledge of the curriculum is an important aspect of the job of demonstrating to teachers that the teacher-librarian can be trusted to teach collaboratively in the subject area." (McGregor 209) Librarians- "Provide instruction for individuals or small groups of students. Such instruction tends to be supplemental to that provided by the classroom teachers." (Zmuda 25) Librarians- "Discuss and share ideas with teachers about help for struggling students, materials, and ideas that enhance performance." (Zmuda 25) Librarians- "Hold collaborative planning sessions to develop lessons and strategies for working with students. These are held either on a systematic, regular basis, as needed, or "on the fly." (Zmuda 25) In a pilot study of the collaboration networks among five school library media specialists in North Texas, “The school library media specialists all identified the value of developing and maintaining professional relationships across grade levels and subject areas.... there was unanimous acknowledgment of the value in persisting to build social relations within the learning environment" (Schultz-Jones 24).
 * Quotes**

McGregor, J. Collaboration and Leadership. //Curriculum Connections through the Library.// Westport,CT: Libraries Unlimited, //2003. 119-219.//
 * Citations**

Zmuda, A., and V.H. Harada. The Learning Specialist: Clarifying the Role of Library Media Specialists. //Librarians as Learning Specialists: Meeting the Learning Imperative for the 21st Century//, 2008. 23-43.

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

Quotes: "By collaborating, teachers and teacher librarians provide learning experiences that respond to learning needs, provide resources at point of need, give teachers a working partner, and promote academic achievement." (McGregor 201) Librarians-"view themselves as team members, and the staff members see them in the same light." (McGregor ​ 199) Librarians-"the teacher librarian is well placed to be familiar with all curriculum" (McGregor 209) Librarians-"an ability to see the big picture" (McGregor 209) ​"A collaborative learning community should be the ultimate goal" (McGregor 202) ​"Teaching through inquiry and reflection enables students to learn about and relate to the world outside the school in a meaningful way, a crucial aspect of information literacy" (McGregor 206) ​Librarians-"The teacher librarian can propose collaborative ways to address overall problems by collaborative methods." (McGregor 210) ​Librarians-"As information specialists, school librarians develop a multidimensional social network that enables them to build a presence within the school learning community and connect others to information services and resources." (Schultz-Jones 20) "Collaboration is a key theme that the American Association of School Librarians emphasizes for building partnerships for learning between the school library media specialist and other members of the learning community." (Schultz-Jones 22) Librarians-"Collaborating with others is a key element for building relationships that enable the delivery of information literacy skills to students, teachers, and administrators within the school's learning environment." (Schultz-Jones 25) Librarians-"Develop and nuture an effective collaboration network to meet learning goals" (Schultz-Jones 25)

Citations:

McGregor, J. Collaboration and Leadership. Curriculum Cnnections through the Library. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 199-219.

Schultz-Jones, B. "Collaboration in the School Social Network." Knowledge Quest 37.4 (2009): 20-25.