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Building Collaborative Partnerships:
Improving Library Media Specialist Involvement in Schools
Andrea Christman, MLS, NBCTWinston Churchill HSPotomac, MD
How Can You support the Classroom Teacher?
“The true path to higher test scores is reading” (Krashan 151).
Curriculum Instruction
Technology Support
Information Literacy Skills are integrated into everything we do!
AND…
“Library quality (books and staffing) is related to reading achievement” (Krashan, 66).
The main purpose of the media specialist position is to help
students, staff and community members become effective users
of ideas and information.
Curriculum & Instruction
Collaboration
Evidence of Student Learning
Expectations & Planning
Components of Instructional Partnership
Building Partnerships for Learning
CollaborateWork together effectively to communicate and create!
What exactly does all this mean?
Curriculum Instruction
Media Specialists… Collaborate with teachers to plan and
co-teach. Guide the students in curriculum
content. Promote a culture of literacy.
Every Student Succeeds!
Resources
Library Media Specialists directly impact student learning by
providing students with the tools they need to access, use
and apply information.
Technology Support
Provide professional staff development opportunities
Assist staff in integrating technology into lessons
Help students master basic technology skills
Help students locate information or technology for use with assignments
Examples of Collaboration
•Buffy Hamilton-dynamics of collaboration video•Buffy Hamilton-monthly report•Barbara Jansen Blog•WCHS Video•Articles on Collaboration
Summary
New Ideas? Questions?
School Libraries Work!