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Linda, That's a great question. Here is what I do. At our school each grade level has a different lunch time. I have managed to fit into my schedule a time to meet with each grade level once a week while they are eating lunch. It's not ideal, but I try to make it work. Usually, I meet with them in the teacher's lounge, but one in a awhile, I will prepare a dessert and invite them to eat in the library. That way I get their undivided attention!!! It's during these times that I find out what they are working on in the classroom so that I can supplement or share in the teaching responsibilities. Sometimes I do book talks on stories that they might want to consider as read-alouds. Cheers, Paula Paula Naden - Library Media Specialist Moonlight Elementary USD 231 / Gardner - Edgerton Gardner, KS nadenp@usd231.com 913-856-3112 "Nothing in recent years on television or anywhere else, has improved upon a good story that begins, 'Once Upon a Time.'" - William J. Bennett >>> Linda Martin <lindamartin423@GMAIL.COM> 4/29/2007 7:52 PM >>> Isn't it ironic that Pamela found that the "overwhelming majority" of her respondents operate under a fixed schedule, while we are taught that a flexible schedule is the norm and the ideal. What if we shifted our paradigm to the reality and focused on a way to work around scheduled classes? How many of you schedule meetings with teachers after school? How do you make collaboration work for you? Linda On 4/29/07, Pamela Hamilton <phamilton53@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Colleagues, > Thank you for the quick response to my query concerning fixed versus > flexible library programs. The overwhelming majority of elementary > schools, > around the country, operate on a fixed schedule as library is generally > considered one of the planning periods for classroom teachers. Most of > the > classes are 45 minutes. What did surprise me were the varying comments > concerning the fixed schedule. Some librarians feel it assures them the > opportunity to interact with all students, teach Information Literacy > Skills > and encourage a love of reading. Others would prefer a flexible schedule > to > allow more time for collaboration. > There was another group I found very interesting- those operating on a > modified schedule. This included fixed times for the younger children and > a > flexible schedule for the older, even in K-5 schools, additional planning > time built into the day to allow for collaboration or one day a week with > no > scheduled classes. > Thank you, > Pamela C. Hamilton, Librarian > Blackstone Primary School > Blackstone, VA > phamilton53@hotmail.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Exercise your brain! 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