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Jennifer,
Jennifer, As per to the paper. paper.
Sounds good Corina, Thanks!
Quotes from Testimonials we want to use in paper:
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
"collective expertise" is created when teacher-librarians and special educators integrate their knowledge and skills on behalf of the students."
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.
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.
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.
Questions we want to address in paper:

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think. Thanks! Corina, this looks good! I decided to highlight only the areas where we discussed our experiences. Thanks so much for all your help!! I also deleted the citations that we did not use in the paper. Thanks for submitting the rubric. I will turn in the paper. I also emailed you earlier! Thanks again!!
Jennifer Ramirez /Corina Galvan
Dr. Judith Moreillon
Teachers
Teachers can benefit in many ways from collaborating with the teacher-librarian from their schools. “If the librarian is willing to work with you and is willing to lend her expertise to each project that you bring her, the collaboration with the librarian can be really excellent” (Sherri, “High School Teacher”). Collaborating with a teacher-librarian allows the teacher to have someone to brainstorm with on project ideas or lessons. This allows the teacher-librarian to provide some insight on ways to incorporate things like technology and various media sources into the project or lessons that are planned. As stated in the article The Forgotten Partners in Special Education: Teacher-Librarians, “a collective expertise is created when teacher-librarians and educators integrate their knowledge and skills on behalf of the students” (Jones, p.69). An added side effect is that the teacher may learn some new things from the teacher-librarian along with her students. “I was eager to learn… I would learn right along with the kids, and that’s exactly what I did” (Pat, “7th-grade Social Studies Teacher”).
school system.
Students
Teacher-librarians can impact students in so many ways. “There is more individualized attention on students” (Peg, “Kindergarten Teacher”). With the help of the teacher-librarian, the classroom teacher can provide more individualized attention to the students which make the students feel appreciated and more willing to accomplish tasks. Students can benefit from the teacher-librarian by learning about topics not normally covered in class like types of technology available to them at the school and how to use them. Also, teacher-librarians are usually more experienced and knowledgeable on subjects like research, Wikis, Blogs, digital resources, citations, etc. As one teacher stated about her experience of a classroom-library collaboration; “there was reading, research, and a presentation all in one project” (Mary Ann, “7th grade Language Arts teacher”).

My Partner is: Corina Galvan
We will use this wiki located at: http://jeni105.wikispaces.com/Mini+Case+Study+Project
Project* Discussions were conducted via email. Project Pages:
1. Prewritting T-Chart
2. Notes/Brainstorming Ideas for Paper
3. Paper Draft
4. Final PaperDraft**

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Jennifer, I have no idea why the formatting and fonts of this page are so weird? It just keep coming out like this even though it looks fine on Word. Anyway, I put my stuff in blue so you can see the changes easily, I just added some stuff or rearranged it a bit. I am also emailing this to you as a word doc. Please feel free to make some edits or revert changes. Email me and let me know what you think. Thanks!
Jennifer Ramirez /Corina Galvan
Classroom-Library Collaboration Mini Case Study
In a school environment the school librarian can be a very valuable asset because of the power they have to connect with all staff and children in the school. With this power they have the opportunity to collaborate with all the teachers and staff in the school community to benefit the student education and academic success. As stated by Paula Godfrey an elementary principal, “The teacher-librarian is one of the most important people at the school because there is no one else who impacts the academic achievement of every single child in the building [school]” (Paula Godfrey, “Principal”). Collaborating can be beneficial for everyone involved; teachers, school librarians, administrators, and especially students.
Teachers
Teachers can benefit in many ways from collaborating with the teacher-librarian from their schools. “If the librarian is willing to work with you and is willing to lend her expertise to each project that you bring her, the collaboration with the librarian can be really excellent” (Sherri, “High School Teacher”). Collaborating with a teacher-librarian allows the teacher to have someone to brainstorm with on project ideas or lessons. This allows the teacher-librarian to provide some insight on ways to incorporate things like technology and various media sources into the project or lessons that are planned. As stated in the article The Forgotten Partners in Special Education: Teacher-Librarians, “a collective expertise is created when teacher-librarians and educators integrate their knowledge and skills on behalf of the students” (Jones, p.69). An added side effect is that the teacher may learn some new things from the teacher-librarian along with her students. “I was eager to learn… I would learn right along with the kids, and that’s exactly what I did” (Pat, “7th-grade Social Studies Teacher”).
The teacher-librarian can also be a very valuable resource for student teachers as well as the regular classroom teachers. During my (Jennifer) 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 educational software and websites on the computers. She told us how to access the school’s subscription to Discovery Mainstream Educational Videos for our lessons. She was very helpful to us and willing to offer her expertise and school resources. She actually encouraged us to use the computer resources, because the school had to use them or they would terminate the resource. I really appreciated her help and she demonstrated to all the student teachers that she is a very valuable resource to all of the school system.
Librarians
It is important for librarians to show stakeholders how they impact the academic success of the school and students. Collaborating with teachers demonstrates professionalism and shows that librarians are educators too and they can have a positive impact on student success. “He or she is able to watch the process of learning of individual students over a period of years and with this knowledge can lead collaborations that fill in gaps and provide individual learning experiences (McGregor, pg. 209).” Librarians are one of the only people that see all the students in the school and have an opportunity to impact them all.
on a potential learning experience.
Principals
Collaborations can benefit principals by helping them meet their school wide goal and also give the principal some insight to the inner workings of a school library program. Joy McGregor says that by demonstrating the way a changed mental mode will help the Principal achieve his or her goals should open the door for change (pg. 208). The change that McGregor is talking about is collaboration and the benefits that teacher-librarian collaboration can have on the entire school system. If the Principal is aware of how collaboration affects the success of all students and the school as a whole, then they are more willing to advocate for teacher/librarian collaborations. As mentioned before, “the teacher librarian is one of the most important people in the school because they affect all children” (Paula, “Principal”).
Schultz-Jones, Barbara. "COLLABORATION IN THE SCHOOL SOCIAL NETWORK." Knowledge Quest 37.4 (2009): 20-25. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Sept. 2010.
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.

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Jennifer, I have no idea why the formatting and fonts of this page are so weird? It just keep coming out like this even though it looks fine on Word. Anyway, I put my stuff in blue so you can see the changes easily, I just added some stuff or rearranged it a bit. I am also emailing this to you as a word doc. Please feel free to make some edits or revert changes. Email me and let me know what you think. Thanks!
Jennifer Ramirez /Corina Galvan
Dr. Judith Moreillon
Teachers
Teachers can benefit in many ways from collaborating with the teacher-librarian from their schools. “If the librarian is willing to work with you and is willing to lend her expertise to each project that you bring her, the collaboration with the librarian can be really excellent” (Sherri, “High School Teacher”). Collaborating with a teacher-librarian allows the teacher to have someone to brainstorm with on project ideas or lessons. This allows the teacher-librarian to provide some insight on ways to incorporate things like technology and various media sources into the project or lessons that are planned. As stated in the article The Forgotten Partners in Special Education: Teacher-Librarians, “a collective expertise is created when teacher-librarians and educators integrate their knowledge and skills on behalf of the students” (Jones, p.69). An added side effect is that the teacher may learn some new things from the teacher-librarian along with her students. “I was eager to learn… I would learn right along with the kids, and that’s exactly what I did” (Pat, “7th-grade Social Studies Teacher”).
school system.
Teacher librarians
Students
Teacher-librarians can impact students attention on students (Peg – Kindergarten Teacher).” When students havestudents” (Peg, “Kindergarten Teacher”). With the help of the teacher-librarian, the classroom teacher can provide more one-on-oneindividualized attention theyto the students which make the students feel appreciated Students can learn more onbenefit from the topicteacher-librarian by learning about topics not normally covered in class like types of technology and research fromavailable to them at the teacher librarian. Teacher librariansschool and how to use them. Also, teacher-librarians are usually knowledgeable on subjects like research, Wikis, citations, etc. “ThereAs one teacher stated about her experience of a classroom-library collaboration; “there was reading, research, and a presentation all in one projectproject” (Mary Ann – 7thAnn, “7th grade Language Arts teacher).”
Itteacher”).
Librarians
It is important for Librarianslibrarians to show they impact the academic success of the school and benefit the education of our students. As a Librarian we must prove to the school community that we are professionals that do a professional job in the schools so that our jobs are secure for the future. CollaborationCollaborating with other teachers demonstrates librarians are teachers and educators thattoo and they can have a positive impact on student success. them all.
Collaboration can
When there isn’t a willing collaboration of a librarian, it could end up being a negative experience for the teacher and the students end up missing out on a learning experience. For example, I (Corina) taught high school science and it was mandatory that students were to each develop a science fair project to enter in the district science fair. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to work with the librarian and have her help Principalsme 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 all. Overall I didn’t receive the help that I had requested and I never went back to ask for her help again. So it is important that the librarian advocate and follow through with the services they can provide the school, teachers, and students through classroom-library collaboration. This will ensure future collaborations with other teachers.
Principals
Collaborations can benefit principals by helping school wide goals forgoal and also give the year. When they meet their goals it makes them look betterprincipal some insight to all stakeholders including the inner workings of a school district administration.library program. Joy McGregor for teacher/librarian collaboration. “Thecollaborations. As mentioned before, “the teacher librarian affect all children (Paula – Elementary School Principal).”children” (Paula, “Principal”).
Works Cited
2010. <http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=119396&title=3rd_Grade_Teacher>
"7th-Grade Language Arts Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 19 Sept. 2010. <http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=125112&title=7th_Grade_Language_Arts_Teacher>.
"7th-Grade Social Studies Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 19 Sept. 2010.<http://www.teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=121980&title=7th_Grade_Social_Studies_Teacher>.
Sept. 2010.<http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=125114&title=8th_Grade_Language_Arts_Teacher>.
"Elementary
"Elementary Art Teacher." 2010. <http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=121834&title=Elementary_Art_Instructor>.
"High School Art Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 19 Sept. 2010.<http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=121840&title=High_School_Art_Teacher>.
"High School Student Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 19 Sept. 2010.<http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=125103&title=High_School_Student_Teacher>.
Sept. 2010.<http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=125106&title=High_School_Teacher>.
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. 24 Sept. 2010.
"Kindergarten Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 19 Sept. 2010. <http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=121832&title=Kindergarten_Teacher>.
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)
"Principal." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 19 Sept. 2010.< http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=121838&title=Principal.
Sept. 2010.
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.

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Jennifer Ramirez /Corina Galvan
Dr. Judith Moreillon
LS 5443.20 – Librarians as Instructional Partners
September 23, 2010
Classroom-Library Collaboration Mini Case Study
The librarian in
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Teachers
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Teacher librarians impact students in so many ways. “There is more individualized attention on students (Peg – Kindergarten Teacher).” When students have more one-on-one attention they feel appreciated and more willing to accomplish tasks. Students can learn more on the topic of technology and research from the teacher librarian. Teacher librarians are usually more experienced and knowledgeable on research, Wikis, Blogs, digital resources, citations, etc. “There was reading, research, and presentation all in one project (Mary Ann – 7th grade Language Arts teacher).”
It is important for Librarians to show stakeholders how they impact the school and benefit the education of our students. As a Librarian we must prove to the school community that we are professionals that do a professional job in the schools so that our jobs are secure for the future. Collaboration with other teachers demonstrates professionalism and shows that librarians are teachers and educators that impact student success. “He or she is able to watch the process of learning of individual students over a period of years and with this knowledge can lead collaborations that fill in gaps and provide individual learning experiences (McGregor, pg. 209).” Librarians are one of the only people that see all the students in the school and have an opportunity to impact them all.
"High School Student Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 19 Sept. 2010.<http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=125103&title=High_School_Student_Teacher>.
"High School Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 19 Sept. 2010.<http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=125106&title=High_School_Teacher>.
2010. <http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=121832&title=Kindergarten_Teacher>.
McGregor,
McGregor, J.Collaboration and 119-219. (pdf)
"Principal."
"Principal." Interview by 2010.< http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=121838&title=Principal.
Schultz-Jones, Barbara. "COLLABORATION IN THE SCHOOL SOCIAL NETWORK." Knowledge Quest 37.4 (2009): 20-25. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Sept. 2010.
Sept. 2010.

Notes and Brainstorming for Paper
QuotesJennifer, 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.
Quotes from Testimonials 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
"collective expertise" is created when teacher-librarians and special educators integrate their knowledge and skills on behalf of the students."
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.
**** I'm citing 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,*Jennifer, i don't
Questions we want to address in paper:

"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: Schultz-Jones, Barbara. "COLLABORATION IN THE SCHOOL SOCIAL NETWORK." Knowledge Quest 37.4 (2009): 20-25. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Sept. 2010.
the library." MLA
MLA Citation: Zmuda, of students." MLA
MLA Citation: McGregor,
"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.
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.
Questions we want to address in paper:

"Collaboration with classroom teachers to describe where 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: 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 provided a way, finally, for the teacher librarian to prove his or her value in the learning experiences of students." 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)
"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.”
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.
"collective expertise" is created when teacher-librarians and special educators integrate their knowledge and skills on behalf of the students."
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.
*** 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.