Let's break it down....I think you'll see that you're working at
different the levels of collaboration (a la, David Loertscher and Toni
Buzzeo). We can fluctuate among those levels with different groups--but we
need to continue to work with our professional peers. See Taxonomies of
the School Library Media Program by Loertscher for more in-depth reviews.
My response is in LARGE print:
>
>
>
> Teachers develop and PLAN assignments, and then they come to the library
> media specialist to see what we can do to help them. --- THAT'S CALLED
> COOPERATION (STAGE ONE TOWARD COLLABORATION)
>
> 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. --- THAT'S ALSO CALLED COOPERATION.
>
> 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. --- THAT'S CALLED COORDINATION--- STAGE TWO TOWARD
> COLLABORATION.
>
> 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. --- THAT'S ALSO CALLED COORDINATION--ALMOST COLLABORATION.
>
> 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. ---THAT'S ALSO STAGE TWO-- COORDINATION.
>
> A teacher requests a rubric for evaluating a presentation. We PLAN with
> that teacher, offering several different options. --- THAT'S STAGE
> TWO--COORDINATION
>
> Planning can be 2 minutes, 5 minutes 10 minutes, 30 minutes, or more.
> But what we do is offer teachers solutions. --- THOSE CAN BE STAGES ONE
> AND TWO...IF WE HELP TO TEACH AND EVALUATE, THEN WE REACH STAGE
> THREE--COLLABORATION!!
>
> But "collaboration" implies hours of work. --- NO, IT IMPLIES "WORKING
> TOGETHER" TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENT BASED UPON OUR COMMON
> GOALS---STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
>
> I am sorry teachers don't have the time to "collaborate". --- IF WE DO
> COLLABORATE WITH TEACHERS....THEN GUESS WHAT? WE HELP TO ALEVIATE THE
> "LOAD" OF THE COMPLETE INSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION OF THE UNIT FROM JUST THE
> TEACHER...AND, THUS, WE MAKE MORE TIME FOR THE TEACHER. GOOD COLLABORATION
> PROVIDES THE TEACHER WITH A TEAM MEMBER WHO HELPS WITH THE INSTRUCTION---THE
> STUDENTS ARE THE ONES DOING ALL THE WORK...THE TEAM SHARES THE WORK LOAD OF
> PLANNING AND EVALUATING.
WE ALL WIN....
--
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
Library Media Specialist
Arlington ISD
Arlington, Texas
sbrisco@gmail.com
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