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Ashley W. = BLUE Colleen G. = GREEN Rebecca N. = ORANGE
 * MATRIX **

Mini Case Study Discussion page here

(Zmuda & Harada, 38) || 7. Collaboration promotes academic achievement. (McGregor, 200) This makes the administrator look good. ||  ||
 * Students || Classroom Teachers || Administrators || Librarians ||  ||
 * ====1. "more individualized attention"- Kindergarten Teacher ==== || ====1. Helps her do "more planning"- Kindergarten Teacher ==== || 1. Says the librarian is the ONLY other person on campus who affects EVERY student on campus and has a direct link to student achievement.- Principal || 1. Impact every student achievement. - Principal ||  ||
 * ====2. "kids feel the library is their classroom" - Kindergarten Teacher ==== || 2. “Children are finding answers to their own questions.” - 3rd Grade Teacher || 2. The teacher/librarian has one of the only global perspectives on a campus because they serve the whole campus. || 2. The teacher librarian helps students evaluate websites when they are doing research. - Principal ||  ||
 * 3. N ow they (the students) recognize the art techniques in the books- Elementary Art Teacher || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Elementary Art - Librarian assists with curriculum, "expanded" instruction || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c4587; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Teacher librarian directly impacts the achievement of all students. || 3. The teacher librarian improves the "quality of students' and teachers' experiences in the learning environment" (Haycock). ||  ||
 * <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7th Grade Language Arts teacher- Impressed by how after only a couple of days with a teacher librarian the students are able to "whip out a bibliography in minutes." || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c4587; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Allows the teacher and the librarian to dig deeper into state standards instead of just the surface knowledge. - 3rd Grade Teacher || 4. The librarian/teacher collaboration should reinforce school-wide goals where "colleagues become committed to collaboration and instructional partnerships in order to enhance student learning" (Haycock). || 4. A "strong, integrated school library program" will ensure the importance of a highly qualified librarian (Haycock). ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c4587; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. Art teacher: Students are having discussions about illustrators and illustrations on their own. || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. High School - This year she had more success. Before the T.L. would only pull a book for her. Now the T.L. assists with planning <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. || A strong teacher-librarian with good collaborative skills will create "positive and productive relationships with colleagues and other staff"(Haycock). This will benefit the administration by creating a positive work environment for the whole school. || 5. Collaboration breeds positive changes in relationships throughout the school. These changes are apparent in staff meetings, professional development days and even in classrooms themselves. (Zmuda & Harada, 30) ||
 * 6. Since the knowledge and practices of two instructors are utilized, the result for the students is more knowledge. (Zmuda & Harada, 37) || 6. Allows for not only the immediate teaching goal to be met but also for a look at the bigger picture as well. In this way, productivity is increased by utilizing two heads instead of one. (Zmuda & Harada, 33) || 6. Consistant school wide collaboration will give the administrator a fresh perspective on modifications they may need to make to policy and procedures to the benefit of the learning community. Whereas before he/she may have thought it was just personality problems with staff. (Zmuda & Harada, 24) || 6. Sharing leadership roles builds leadership throughout the group. (McGregor, 217) ||
 * 7. Collaboration is a vital skill that students need to learn. When their teachers collaborate, this skill is clearly modeled for them. (Hylen) || * The librarian is connected to more resources than the teacher would have on her own.
 * The librarian provides a certain amount of tech support.
 * Collaboration provides room for cooperative problem solving and someone to bounce ideas off of.
 * Collaboration provides room for cooperative problem solving and someone to bounce ideas off of.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c4587; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Works Cited
====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c4587; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Elementary Art Instructor.” Interview by Judi Morellion. TeacherTube. 2009. Web. 4 Feb. 2012. ====

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c4587; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Kindergarten Teacher.” Interview by Judi Morellion. TeacherTube. 2009. Web. 4 Feb. 2012. ===== ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c4587; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Principal." Interview by Judith Moreillon. TeacherTube. 2009. Web. 4 Feb. 2012. ==== ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c4587; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“3rd Grade Teacher.” Interview by Judi Morellion. TeacherTube. 2009. Web. 4 Feb. 2012. ====

Moreillon citation (need)

<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">McGregor, J. Collaboration and Leadership. In Stripling, B. K. and Hughes-Hassell, S. (eds.), //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Curriculum Connections through the Library //. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 119-219. (pdf file)

"Leadership from the Middle: Building Influence for Change" by Ken Haycock (pp. 1-12)

Zmuda, A., and V. H. Harada. The Learning Specialist: Clarifying the Role of Library Media Specialists. In Zmuda, A. and Harada, V.H. (eds)., //Librarians as Learning Specialists: Meeting the Imperative for the 21st Centruy.// Westprt, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008. 23-43

Hylen, Jan. 2004. "The Top Ten Reasons a Library Media Specialist is a Teacher's Best Friend." //The Cleoring House 77.// no. 5 (May/June), 219-21


 * Hylen, Jan. 2004.. "The Top Ten Reasons a Library Media Specialist is a Teacher's Best Friend." //The Cleoring House// 77. no.5 (May/June), 219-21 **


 * This site offers some great guidance on the above task. **
 * HYPERLINK "http://www.iowa-city.k12.ia.us/library/About/Collaboration.htm"http://www.iowa-city.k12.ia.us/library/About/Collaboration.htm **


 * The following offer some good cooperative planning tool: **


 * The Teacher Librarian Toolkit: HYPERLINK "http://www.accessola.com/osla/toolkit/How/CollaborativePlanningGuide.html"http://www.accessola.com/osla/toolkit/How/CollaborativePlanningGuide.html **


 * Supplemental tools from our text: HYPERLINK "http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/publishing/editions/webextras/moreillon09294/moreillon09294.cfm" \l **
 * "1"http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/publishing/editions/webextras/moreillon09294/moreillon09294.cfm#1 **


 * Although there may be additional information on your form, it must include: goals, objectives (standards), resources, learning activities, job roles (you and the classroom teacher), and assessment. **