A.1.4+Notes

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 * A.Runnels 1.4 Case Study Notes **


 * OVERARCHING THEMES **
 * Librarians: **
 * Have a global awareness **
 * Are technologically savvy **
 * Are happy to collaborate and partner **
 * Have literary expertise **
 * Are knowledgeable professionals **
 * Foster inquiry and independent thought **
 * Sounding board/New perspective **


 * TESTIMONIALS **


 * (7th Grade Language Arts Teacher: Mary Ann) **
 * “been amazed at what she has been able to get the kids to buy into” **
 * “very knowledgeable” **
 * “Helps students” with technology, ex: wikispaces, easybib **
 * Available for resources and sounding board “coming up with ideas” **


 * “7th-Grade Language Arts Teacher: Mary Ann's Testimonial.” Interview by Judi Moreillon, 2009. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. . **


 * (8th-Grade Language Arts Teacher: Karen) **
 * “Provide materials” for students **
 * “guided the students and myself through fiction and non-fiction writing” **
 * “modeled” lessons **
 * Have multiple people use the same verbiage **
 * Build relationships **


 * “8th-Grade Language Arts Teacher: Karen's Testimonial.” Interview by Judi Moreillon, 2009. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. . **


 * (High School English Teacher: Sherri) **
 * Able to help work through ideas **
 * Provided resources, ex: research, citing, technology **
 * Able to collaborate to do digital storytelling **
 * “able to have a great experience with teacher librarian collaboration this year” vs previous years **


 * “High School English Teacher: Sherri's Testimonial.” Interview by Judi Moreillon, 2009. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. . **


 * (Third-Grade Teacher: Judy P's Testimonial) **


 * “very important part of my role as an educator” **
 * “More importantly, important to the students that we teach” **
 * “Having a teacher librarian enables me to…take the curriculum deeper” **
 * “Allows them how to find the answers to their questions.” **


 * “Third-Grade Teacher: Judy P's Testimonial.” Interview by Judi Moreillon, 2001. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. . **

“Helps students” with technology, ex: wikispaces, easybib || “very knowledgeable” Available for resources and sounding board “coming up with ideas” || Available for resources and sounding board “coming up with ideas” ||  || 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher: Mary Ann || “modeled” lessons || Build relationships || Have multiple people use the same verbiage || 8th-Grade Language Arts Teacher: Karen || Able to help work through ideas || “able to have a great experience with teacher librarian collaboration this year” vs previous years ||  || High School English Teacher: Sherri ||
 * TESTIMONIAL NOTES (Also posted on wiki matrix) **
 * Students || Classroom Teachers || School Librarians || Administrators || Source ||
 * “been amazed at what she has been able to get the kids to buy into”
 * “Provide materials” for students || “guided the students and myself through fiction and non-fiction writing”
 * Provided resources, ex: research, citing, technology || Able to collaborate to do digital storytelling
 * “Allows them how to find the answers to their questions.” || “very important part of my role as an educator” ||  || “Having a teacher librarian enables me to…take the curriculum deeper” || Third-Grade Teacher: Judy P's Testimonial ||
 * Students || Classroom Teachers || School Librarians || Administrators || Source ||


 * PERSONAL EXPERIENCE (I’m not sure how to write this into the citations) **


 * Amalia Runnels partnered with her school librarian to co-teach a module for World Cultures about the environment. During this collaboration they worked together to chose a theme and an appropriate book for the sixth grade students. Through the teacher-librarian partnership they chose The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. The librarian and Mrs. Runnels took turns reading the book and asking questions connecting the story of the “ Once-ler” destroying all the “Truffula Trees” to make a profit to real life issues such as cutting down the rainforest and pollution that goes into another state. This was a very effective partnership because it drew on the strength of the librarian to help chose an appropriate book and the knowledge of the teacher to request an appropriate topic that would reinforce the curriculum. This also laid the foundation for future partnerships with this teacher and, through word-of-mouth, possibly other teachers. **


 * Seuss, Dr. The Lorax. New York: Random House, 1971. Print. **


 * BLOG **


 * Sue Kimmel Posted on September 9, 2012 by [|sckimmel] **
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 * “But I have the sense that we are in the midst of a shift from collaboration as a noun that implies a solid state of affairs toward something more fluid – more verb than noun.” **
 * -Asynchronous learning **
 * “And the actual practicing and application of collaborating might take place in the presence of students.” **
 * “become more fluid and nimble in our approach to time and how we use it to co-plan, co-implement, and co-assess teaching and learning” **


 * Kimmel, Sue. "Building a Culture of Collaboration." Flipping Collaboration! Culture of Collaboration, 09 Sept. 2012. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. . **


 * CLASS READINGS **


 * From Schultz-Jones **
 * The article by Schultz-Jones introduces the concept of a “social networking perspective” (25). Additionally, she makes the point that this “can draw people together...and position oneself to connect to others of influence to advance information literacy” (25). **


 * Schultz-Jones, Barbara. "Collaboration In The School Social Network." Knowledge Quest 37.4 (2009): 20-25. Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 September 2012 . **


 * From Empowering Learners **
 * “As program administrator, the school librarian ensures that all members of the learning community have access to resources that meet a variety of needs and interests” (Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs 17). **


 * “The school librarian also addresses broader educational issues with other educators in the building, at the district level, and at the professional association level" (Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs 17). **


 * OUTSIDE RESEARCH (3 total) **


 * From Gunawardena **
 * This is an article about collaboration between Academics in research fields. Doesn’t really apply to a school environment. **
 * Gunawardena, Sidath, Rosina Weber, and Denise F. Agosto. "Finding That Special Someone: Interdisciplinary Collaboration In An Academic Context." Journal Of Education For Library & Information Science 51.4 (2010): 210-221. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. **


 * From Loertscher **
 * Briefly discussed a study (Todd, Gorgon and Lu). I went to that study instead since it is more scholarly. This article was a lot of fluff without a lot of actual discussion. **
 * Loertscher, David V. "At The Center Of Teaching And Learning, Or Isolated Again, It's Time To Decide." Teacher Librarian 39.5 (2012): 57-58. Professional Development Collection. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. **


 * From Todd, Gordon and Lu **


 * “This active engagement built trust, further collaborations, and respect for the professional role of the school librarian. Teachers expressed their appreciation for a knowledgeable school librarian. In some of the focus groups this subject evoked deep emotion in the teachers and school librarians. Teachers were truly indebted to the school librarian who helped them to be better teachers and has helped them to help kids” (72) **


 * Todd, Ross, Carol Gordon, and Ya-Ling Lu. Report of Findings and Recommendations of the New Jersey School Library Survey Phase 2. New Jersey: New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL), 2011. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. . **


 * From Yates **


 * I don’t know if this a great article to use. It has this great quote, but it mainly talks about getting preparing materials for “just in time” needs. **


 * “By applying the just-in-time philosophy to today's school libraries, librarians can fulfill the role of program administrator by continuing to provide the resources our students and faculty deserve, exactly at their individual points of need” (Yates 43) **


 * Yates, Steven D. "Just - In - Time Librarianship." Knowledge Quest 39.5 (2011): 42-44. Professional Development Collection. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. **