The word, collaboration, has been around for the last 30 years--all of
my time in librarianship. I think it is time to ban the work.
No one collaborates. Especially teachers and librarians.
What we do is PLAN. Plain and simple!
Teachers develop and PLAN assignments, and then they come to the library
media specialist to see what we can do to help them.
A teacher wants us to pull books on Ancient Rome because they have
information that the students use. This is a teacher's PLAN. We support
it.
A teacher wants us to review magazine databases with their classes for
an assignment on world issues. This is a teacher's PLAN. We do the
instruction.
A teacher want us to provide links to famous photographers. This is a
teacher's PLAN. We support it and instruct the students on how to access
these sites.
A teacher wants us to cover the elements of a successful PowerPoint
presentation. We do it. This is the teacher's PLAN. We do the
instruction.
A teacher requests a rubric for evaluating a presentation. We PLAN with
that teacher, offering several different options.
Planning can be 2 minutes, 5 minutes 10 minutes, 30 minutes, or more.
But what we do is offer teachers solutions.
But "collaboration" implies hours of work.
I am sorry teachers don't have the time to "collaborate".
We are successful! We PLAN with our teachers, whatever time it takes, 2
minutes or more!
Time to dump the word collaborate!
Just my two cents!
Adam Janowski
Library Media Specialist
Naples High School
1100 Golden Eagle Circle
Naples, FL 34102
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Phone: 239-377-2210
Fax: 239-377-2370
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