Collaborating with Teachers: Librarian Strategies for Student Success Module Four: Planning Collaborative Units Presented by Shonda Brisco Region XI, Education Service Center January 9, 2007

Locating the Module The module is located in Educator on the Region XI website You should have received your username and password If not, contact Bonnie Barnes at

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Assignments First Assignment– Introduce yourself to the group. Tell about your library experience, your library, and what you’d like to learn from this module. Post this information in the Online Module Discussion area— Assignment 1 due by Jan. 17th

Assignments Second Assignment--Choose a partner from the list of individuals enrolled in the course —or if you aren’t sure who might be enrolled, let me know and I’ll pair you with someone. (hint: you’ll be able to see who’s enrolled by their introductions) Assignment 2-- due by January 19 th

Assignments Third Assignment –Each team should create a lesson plan UNIT that could be used in collaboration with a librarian and a subject area teacher. Develop your lesson plan as listed in the Course Assignments Module. Assignment 3 due—January 31

Collaboration Wiki What’s a wiki? –A place to access information; better than a webpage because it can be quickly constructed and immediately used! Collaboration Wiki: password: lesson plan

LESSON PLAN

Module Four: Creating Collaborative Units

Building a Unit Process of Unit Development should include: –Plans for teacher, librarian, & students –Activities for librarian and students –Assessments for students Materials used for instruction

Building a Unit What will students be doing? How will they be assessed? How will you accommodate different learners? How long will it take to complete the unit? Will you integrate technology into the unit?

Plan Format Unit Title and Subject Area State Standards—TEKS addressed Grade Level Unit Rationale Goals Objectives Instructional Procedures

Plan Format List of Resources List of Materials The Lesson Plan—show who teaches what during the instructional period Accommodations for special students

Ideas Choosing Your Unit Choose a lesson that you’ve already created—just add to it for a unit project Ask a teacher about a lesson that s/he would like to expand into a collaborative unit Check the “Collaboration Wiki” for examples of units for Teachers and Librarians

Ideas for Choosing Your Unit Toni Buzzeo’s books (shown at the beginning of this PowerPoint) offers various examples of Teacher-Librarian units and lessons

One Example of a Unit Solar System Unit (example) mhttp:// m Graphic Organizer (example) mhttp:// m Research Process (example) t.htmhttp:// t.htm

One Example…continued Solar System Process, Content, Product tmhttp:// tm To see the complete example of how this unit was constructed, go to:

Library TEKS The TEKS are not specifically written but rather embedded into other subject areas. Many school library programs offer ways to utilize the TEKS by incorporating them in Library Instruction. Using the TEKS within a Collaborative Unit with a teacher allows you to document the library’s impact on student achievement.

Examples of Library TEKS Richardson ISD—Library TEKS Spring Branch ISD—Library TEKS rary/librarians/leadership_collaboration_tec hnology/teks/teks_taas_lmc.htmhttp://library.springbranchisd.com/sbisd_lib rary/librarians/leadership_collaboration_tec hnology/teks/teks_taas_lmc.htm

Library TEKS Georgetown ISD Texas Education Association

How to Write Goals Goals determine purpose, aim, and rationale for what you and your students will engage in during class time. The goals are typically written as broad educational or unit goals adhering to State or National curriculum standards. What are the broader objectives, aims, or goals of the unit plan/curriculum? What are your goals for this unit? What do you expect students to be able to do by the end of this unit?

How to Write Objectives The objectives are drawn from the broader aims of the unit plan but are achieved over a well defined time period. What will students be able to do during this lesson? Under what conditions will students' performance be accomplished? What is the degree or criterion on the basis of which satisfactory attainment of the objectives will be judged? How will students demonstrate that they have learned and understood the objectives of the lesson?

Bloom’s Taxonomy Behavioral verbs are used in Instructional Objectives Here is are links to some that align with Bloom’s Taxonomy—use them to show the actions within the unit lessons

Materials Listing materials helps other teachers quickly determine a) how much preparation time, resources, and management will be involved in carrying out this plan and b) what materials, books, equipment, and resources they will need to have ready. A complete list of materials, including full citations of textbooks or story books used, worksheets, and any other special considerations are most useful. What materials will be needed? What textbooks or library books are needed? What needs to be prepared in advance? (typical for science classes and cooking or baking activities)

Examples of Unit Lessons

Things to Do: Check the Online Module for the Unit Lesson Worksheet Plan a Collaborative Unit with your partner for one subject area WITH the library Make sure that you’ve addressed the points in the “Planning A Unit” worksheet in the Online Module

Things to Do: Submit your Unit Project by no later than January 31 st. For ideas, more links, articles, or materials on developing units with teachers, check the “Library Collaboration” wiki

Problems? Contact me: Bonnie Barnes: Cherry Fuller: