Collaborating with Teachers

							Collaborating with Teachers


       MASL Spring Conference
       April 19, 2004
       Session IV (2:45pm - 3:45pm)



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 http://faculty.cmsu.edu/jurkowski/MASL_2004
Presenters

Central Missouri State University

   Dr. Odin Jurkowski, Assistant Professor
   Elizabeth Burr
   Dana Lynde
   Kristina Sestrich
   Patsy Svarvari

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Outline

   Collaboration Overview
   Collecting Collaboration Ideas and Lessons
   Libby – Collaboration ideas
   Kristina – Lessons
   Patsy – Patriotic Speech Festival Lessons
   Dana – Collaboration with Inspiration
   Questions

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Why Collaborate?

   Student Learning (Information Literacy)
   Information Power
       Collaboration, Leadership, & Technology
   Show-Me Connection Study
       11% impact on MAP scores
   Self-preservation

                                            and finally…

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Why Collaborate?

You see, I don't believe that libraries
  should be drab places where people
  sit in silence, and that's been the main
  reason for our policy of employing wild
  animals as librarians.
  — Monty Python skit



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Roadblocks to Collaboration

   Time
   Administrators
   Teachers
       Not Everything Is on the Internet
       The Needle (Your Search) in the Haystack (the
        Web)
       Quality Control Doesn’t Exist
       Aren’t There Library-less Universities Now?
       The Internet: A Mile Wide, an Inch (or Less)
        Deep
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Misconceptions: We are here for more
than just answering questions

   Why is abbreviated such a long word?
   Is there another word for synonym?
   Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it
    sounds?
   Why does monosyllabic have five syllables?
   If it's zero degrees outside today and it's
    supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how
    cold is it going to be?

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Levels of Collaboration (brief)

   No Involvement
   Initial
   Moderate
   In-Depth


Turner, P. & Riedling, A. (2003). Helping Teachers Teach: A school
    library media specialist’s role. Westport, CT: Greenwood.
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      Levels of Collaboration (expanded)
      1.    No Involvement
      2.    Self-Help Warehouse
      3.    Individual Reference Assistance
      4.    Spontaneous Interaction and Gathering
      5.    Cursory Planning
      6.    Planned Gathering
      7.    Evangelistic Outreach
      8.    Scheduled Planning in the Support Role
      9.    Instructional Design, Level I
      10.   Instructional Design, Level II
      11.   Curriculum Development
http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/library/handbook/lmstaxonomy.htm
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Types of Collaboration

   Providing an information rich library
   Spontaneous informal assistance
   Planned interaction
   Full program curriculum support




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Who to Seek Out?

   The Innovator
    Ready and eager to work with you and try new
    things without any evidence that it will be effective

   The Middle Adopter
    Will try an idea after seeing others try it first

   The Late Adopter
    Will not try anything different unless forced to do so
    against their will, often making the process difficult if
    not unbearable

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Gathering Information

   LIS 5712: Integration and Utilization
   12 students, most of whom are or have
    been teachers, many also with library
    experience
   Read and discussed ideas on collaboration
   Created own lesson plans
   Sought out practicing school librarians to
    find out what they are doing

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Collaboration Ideas

   See Libby Burr PowerPoint




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Collaboration Lessons

   See Kristina Sestrich PowerPoint




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Patriotic Speech Festival

   See Patsy Svarvari PowerPoint




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Inspiration & Collaboration

   See Dana Lynde handout




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Questions




Questions, comments, & discussion
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Contact Information
Dr. Odin Jurkowski, Assistant Professor
Library Science & Information Services
Dept of Educational Leadership & Human
    Development
Central Missouri State University
Lovinger 3132
Warrensburg MO 64093
p 660.543.8387
jurkowski@cmsu1.cmsu.edu
http://faculty.cmsu.edu/jurkowski
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