1. Teachers & Librarians: Working Together
Francesca Taylor
School of Library & Information Science
Why should teachers & librarians collaborate?
Factors Impeding Upon Collaboration
A false understanding of the teacher librarian role
Lack of time
Methods of Collaboration
Jointly organized events and schedules for library use
Providing teachers with instructional materials when asked
Develop collections and references for instruction
Planning instructional objectives with teachers
Integrating library curriculum and content curriculum
Teaching lessons that have been co-planed
Implementation of the collaborative practices described above throughout a school or school district
(Montiel-Overall 2009)
Results of Collaboration
Correlation between teacher/librarian collaboration and academic achievement
More effective use of resources and teaching time
Integration of educational technologies
A reduced teacher/student ratio
Conclusion
Teachers and librarians need to recognize the range of teacher/librarian collaboration and focus their efforts toward collaborative practices that are most beneficial to student achievement.
Every effort should be made to shift from traditional practices between teachers and librarians to high-end collaboration.
The results that come from teachers and librarians collaborating are beneficial.
Bibliography
This graph represents a continuum of collaborative practices ranging from low level collaborative endeavors (Model A) to highly collaborative endeavors (Model D) that lead to improved academic achievement
(Montiel-Overall 2009).