Notes+and+Brainstorming


 * Notes and Brainstorming for Paper**

Jennifer, As per our discussions, I am going to add some stuff on here and if I think of more I'll just add it to the paper. //// Sounds good Corina, Thanks! ////  __**Quotes from Testimonials we want to use in paper:**__

//I know that you wanted quotes that were directly about the benefits of collaboration but I really liked this quote from the testimonials so I just wanted to add it on here.//


 * "If the librarian is willing to work with you and is willing to lend her expertise to each project that you bring her, the collabration with the librarian can be really excellent." - Sherri High School English Teacher
 * "The over all project was much more successful with her help and working togehter, and I think the students the students enjoyed it." - Kelly High School Student Teacher
 * "Kids get alot more individualized attention." - Peg Kindergarten Teacher
 * "Working with the teacher librarian, has helped me more fully integrate the research and the writing process into my course." - Diane High School Art Teacher
 * "A teacher-librarian is important because there is no other person who impacts academic achievement of every single student at the school." - Paula Elementary Principal

__**Quotes from Readings (with citations) we want to use in paper:**__ MLA Citation: Schultz-Jones, Barbara. "COLLABORATION IN THE SCHOOL SOCIAL NETWORK." Knowledge Quest 37.4 (2009): 20-25. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Sept. 2010.
 * "And, as information specialist, 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."

MLA Citation: Zmuda, Allison. "What Does It Really Look Like When Students Are Learning in the Library Media Center?." School Library Media Activities Monthly 25.1 (2008): 25-27. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 23 Sept. 2010.
 * "Collaboration with classroom teachers to describe whe r e learners is a significant step in answering that question (So what do students look and sound like when they are truly engaged in a research task that is likely to cause learning?) and evaluating the quality of student work in the library."

MLA Citation: McGregor, J.Collaboration and Leadership.In Stripling, B. K. and Hughes-Hassell, S. (eds.), Curriculum Connections through the Library. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 119-219. (pdf)
 * "Collaboration provided a way, finally, for the teacher librarian to prove his or her value in the learning experiences of students."

Meyer, Nadean. "Collaboration Success for Student Achievement in Social Studies: The Washington State Story." Teacher Librarian 37.4 (2010): 40-43. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.
 * "share the goals of fostering lifelong learning and ensuring that students at all educational levels are prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century”

Meyer, Nadean. "Collaboration Success for Student Achievement in Social Studies: The Washington State Story." Teacher Librarian 37.4 (2010): 40-43. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.
 * “In addition to the advantages to students, collaborative partnerships also benefit librarians. When teacher-librarians … form meaningful, lasting connections, they learn from each other, extend their current knowledge, and develop new skills.”

Jones, Jami L., et al. "The Forgotten Partners In Special Education: Teacher-Librarians." Teacher Librarian 37.4 (2010): 65-69. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.
 * "collective expertise" is created when teacher-librarians and special educators integrate their knowledge and skills on behalf of the students."

*** I'm citing these in MLA format since you have cited the other sources in this format.**

**__Our own experiences we want to share in paper:__**


 * **Jennifer - When I student taught with a Kindergarten teacher, she told me to go to the library to get useful books and resources to plan lessons. I asked the librarian to help me find books and she just pointed to a location in the library and said, "there over there." She was not very helpful at all nor willing to give me helpful ideas. I did not see her collaborate with any teachers on lessons. She kind of did her own thing (small mini lessons with children and storytelling) and the teachers did their own thing also.**


 * **Jennifer - During my field base experience, the librarian at the elementary school where I went to gave the student teachers a mini lesson on how to use and find valuable education software and websites on the computers. She told us how to access the schools subscription to Discovery Mainstream Educational Videos to use in our lessons. She was very helpful to us and willing to offer some resources. She actually encourage us to use the computer resources becasue she said the school had to use them or they would get rid of them. ﻿**


 * **I taught high school science and it was mandatory that students were to each develop a science fair project to enter a in the district science fair. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to work with the librarian and have her help me get the students started in the right direction in their research. Many of my students were not familiar with conducting their own research properly and how to utilize the library for their information needs. What ended up happening was a 15 minute orientation to the library by the librarian and that was it. Needless to say it was not exactly what I was hoping for when I asked for help.**


 * *Jennifer, i don't have field experience working in a school library all I have is my experiences working as a teacher. I've added one of my experiences above.