COLLABORATIONIt’s the SMART thing to do

Debbie Melnykovych

Library Media Specialist

Diane Steffan

Fifth Grade Teacher

Carter Traditional Elementary School

The Carter library

Modified flex schedule

• Two flex days

• Three days with scheduled classes

Each class comes to library three times every four weeks

The idea• Genre

bulletin board in the library

• Is there something we could do “together?”

From idea to collaboration

• Called on expert for help

• Planning session

• SMART board incorporated from outset

• Each developed own lesson plans

Making it work

• Separate lesson plans – common goal

• No formal, ongoing coordination needed

• Touched base when class was being dropped off and picked up at the library

The lesson plans

• Library lessons – “Passport”

Assessment was designed to develop critical reading skills

• Classroom lessons – incorporated into regular reading curriculum

Wrapping it up

Idea for culminating activity evolved over the course of the collaboration

• Started with goal of using Smart board

• Added quiz game buzzers

• Two other games

SMART board game

I Have…Who Has? game

Genre “fortune” teller

Stimulating collaboration

• Flex days – several collaborative projects

• Documented with photos

• Posted photos on bulletin board

• Created interest in more collaborations

Social studies research

Science projects

Collaboration with other itinerants

COLLABORATION

It’s the SMART thing to doIt’s the EASY thing to do

Questions?

Ideas?

Brainstorms?