Run the Race!

Librarian-Teacher Collaboration

Presented by Terry Lambert, Amber Baumann, and Erin Segreto

Katy ISD

COLLABORATIONWordle

What words come to mind when you hear the word "collaboration"?

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Teacher Hurdles to Collaboration

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•Time

•No need

•Not enough planning ahead

•Teacher duties

•Good intentions but get lost in

day-to-day

Jumping the

Hurdles

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BEFORE…

I did not have time for trivial fluff. We had TEKS to cover,

labs to do, facts to learn.

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Paperwork........ .............Grading

Communication with:• Parents• Administrators• PLC• Curriculum support

One more meeting was NOT on my radar.

I was climbing this obstacle the hard way, the old way.

I thought the library was only for English research papers, not science.

Grad School Project Opened My Eyes

• Included technology• Students had fun

learning• No boring notes on

lesson taught• Hands-on learning• Librarian helped teach

lesson• Win/Win

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AFTER...

Assessment Increases

Critical Thinking Up Engaged Learning

You can have a little peace by yourself...

...or you can collaborate and be a STAR!

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Use the Right Net

There is no "I" in TEAM!

CULTURE of TEACHING says DON'T COLLABORATE.Teacher is in his cell all day. Has less contact with other adults than any other profession.

Isolation: 1 teacher in 1 room with 1 group of students for 1 period of time. Develop "my room," "my students" vocabulary. Autonomy.

Increased collaboration violates autonomy and exposes teacher interaction with kids. Teacher gets more scrutiny, less autonomy.

A "teacher" does what I do. You don't do what I do. You are not a teacher. You are not one of "us."

Hartzell, Gary. "Invigorate Collaboration." University of Nebraska at Omaha: TLA Conference Session, 2007.

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Recruiting Teachers to Your Team

Motivation to collaborate must be:Get results in less time, or get better results in same time.

Choose your collaborators - work with top people.

Flexibility is rule #1! Accommodate each teacher's style.

Successful collaborators: competent, trustworthy, likable, experts, loyal, kind, supportive, committed, visible on campus.

Stress shared concerns. Don't chit-chat about cataloging, shelf arrangement, etc. Nobody cares!

Hartzell, Gary. "Invigorate Collaboration." University of Nebraska at Omaha: TLA Conference Session, 2007.

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Proving You're a Good TeammateAdvocacy is essential!

Don’t be afraid to engage in unsolicited sharing and self-promotion!

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Google Form Survey Example

Proving You're a Good Teammate

You're Instructional

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Proving You're a Good Teammate

Communicate the Librarian's Role

Get on the BOY School Agenda

If they only give you a few minutes, it can be a great time for your "Elevator Pitch."

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Learn to walk before you run!

One teacher at a time:New teachers who are excitedInnovative teachersTeachers who are natural campus leaders

One department at a time:Focus on a different department each yearInvite department team leaders to PLC in the libraryHave library resources readyListen to their needsFEED them!

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Time for another Wordle...

Ok, fess up - why don't YOU want to collaborate?

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Become Embedded

Using the embedded librarian model, “librarians become valuable collaborators, trusted instructors, and partners in shaping the curriculum and broad institutional goals beyond the boundaries of the library.”

Kvenild, C. & K. Calkins. Embedded librarians: Moving beyond one-shot instruction.

Association of College and Research Libraries: Chicago, 2011.

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Librarian Resistance to Collaboration

• Abundance of administrative tasks

• Lack of support from campus leadership

• Budget

• Lack of confidence in current technologies

• Personality conflicts

• Time

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Don't run in circles!

• READ Posters

• Library PR videos

• Read It Forward

• Library flyers, advertisements

• Book Trailers For All

• Train student aides, if available

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Collaboration is a team sport!

Be proactive with administrators:• Discuss with your principal his/her goals.• Familiarize yourself with campus/district goals.

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Collaboration is a team sport!

The "blurb."

"We experienced a 17% increase in sales of our required reading material and the campus had the highest number of students take AP exams this year."

"We served over 4,000 patrons this week alone!"

"Forty classes utilized the library for research this month."

"We increased our book club participation this year by 20%."

Get off the bench and set some goals!

Set SMART Goals.(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-centered, Time bound)

Compile a yearly "goals" portfolio.

Invite your principal to everything.

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Budget Builders

Re-evaluate your library policies:Printing chargesCopyingLate fees or fines

Fundraisers and book sales

Book-swap:Extends access

Donations, business partners, sponsors, PTA

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Collaboration is not a spectator sport!

Be willing to learn from students, teachers, and other librarians.

Attend technology training, seminars, professional development sessions, or webinars.

Share what you know.

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"If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow."

--John Dewey

Vulcan Stev's Database: http://vulcanstev.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/demotivational-poster-teamwork/

Save Time with Technology

BUT...add value!

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Does your workspace look like this?

"According to the 2009 Parent-Teen Cell Phone Survey, American children now spend 7.5 hours a dayabsorbing and creating media — as much time as they spend in school...more and more of these activities are happening on smartphones equipped with audio, video, SMS, and hundreds of thousands of apps."

2009 Parent-Teen Cell Phone Survey, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.

Social NetworkingValue - creates relationships; interactive and fun

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Hot Bloggin' It!

Edublogs - http://edublogs.orgFree educational blogging software.

Example: Maverick Library Bloghttp://mrhslibrary.edublogs.org

Things to include:LocationHoursResources availableLibrary feesEventsReading programsTeacher resourcesTechnology tips

Things to exclude:Excessive graphicsLong articlesAnything that takes more than 3 clicks to findLarge files/downloads

Dushinski, K. The mobile marketing handbook: A step-by-step guide

to creating dynamic mobile marketing campaigns. Medford, N.J: CyberAge Books/Information Today, 2009.

Tweet Your Library

Twitter - http://twitter.com/Instantly update your library's status; spread the word about library events, new materials, book club announcements, important dates, author visits, displays, etc.

Keep it simple - must be 140 characters or less.

"Over 800 million people worldwide will be participating in a social network via their mobile phones by 2012, up from 82 million in 2007."

-eMarketer

Dushinski, K. The mobile marketing handbook: A step-by-step guide to creating dynamic mobile marketing campaigns. Medford,

N.J: CyberAge Books/Information Today, 2009.

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ShelfariSocial Networking for Bookworms

http://www.shelfari.com/Create a virtual bookshelf, communicate with other readers, find new books, and connect with friends.

Add new arrivals in your library to your shelf.

Ping.fm

http://ping.fm/Free web-based service that allows you to update all your social networks with one click.

Google Forms

http://docs.google.comGet feedback in a flash.Paperless, fast, and easy.Post form on web/email.

Creative uses:Faculty/staff surveysLibrary lesson feedbackQuizzesContestsData collectionLibrary student aide applicationsParent volunteer informationLibrary reservations

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Crossing the

Finish Line

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Winning StoriesREAD Posters/Library Videos

Winning Stories

YouTube Math Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZTVE4uFmHI

Terry's Prezi

http://prezi.com/yvtwqw8hvn5p/copy-of-information-literacy-skill-lesson/

Twilight Festival

Winning Stories

Winning Stories

Winning Stories

Goal: Increase use of NoveList database by 10%.

Method: Show 10 patrons/week how to use it.Collect 15 testimonials for future promos.

Tools: Bookmarks promoting NoveList for various age groups.

Impact: In one year, saw a 375% usage increase.

Winning Stories

Bluebonnet Programs

Audience Share:

Tell us YOUR success story in 60-seconds or less!

How have you made yourself an MVP?

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Photo Credits• _MG_9374 by Marquis Lewis; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/ml18/5694739330/

• Hurdles by julie.froo; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/29895895@N00/4638951855/• After by Marcus Hansson; Flickr Creative Commons;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcus_hansson/212469435/

• Finish by Philo Nordlund; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/philon/2477878611/• Meeting Lille Metropole by fdecomite; Flickr Creative

Commons;http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdecomite/2616342589/

• Wall by Ali Burcin Titizell; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/gti861/5602416193/• Dwarf hamster winter white by cdrussorusso; Flickr Creative Commons;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23516192@N08/2631474033/

• Too much technology by Timothy Vollmer; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/sixteenmilesofstring/2756799158/

• Teammates by randy4lara; Flickr Creative

Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/randy4lara/2989672521/sizes/z/in/photostream/• Teammates by sagebrush photography; Flickr Creative

Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdavis/441328796/

• There is no "I" in team by arealplumber; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/arealplumber/2576611566/lightbox/

• Teamwork by ice_birdy; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/icebirdy/3153588850/• Texting by mjvance21; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjvance21/4520160321/

• Elevator Pitch for Katie by Marco Wessel; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhw/254986081/lightbox/

• http://vulcanstev.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/demotivational-poster-teamwork• University of Houston Clear Lake logo copyright UHCL: http://www.uhcl.edu• Glen Ellyn Public Library: http://www.gepl.org/• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, cover art ©Copyright 2011 Follett Software Company

• Glogster EDU: http://edu.glogster.com/• Trivial Pursuit: http://mrg.bz/XeohJV• Children on playground: http://mrg.bz/4q0QGP; http://mrg.bz/Av1BEO

• Big6 Research logo: http://www.big6.com/

Works CitedBarber, Peggy & Linda Wallace. Building a Buzz: Libraries & Word-of-Mouth Marketing. Chicago:

American Library Association, 2010.

Dowd, Nancy, Mary Evageliste and Jonathan Silberman. Bite-sized marketing: realistic solutions for the

overworked librarian. Chicago: American Library Association, 2010.

Dushinski, K. The mobile marketing handbook: A step-by-step guide to creating dynamic mobile marketing

campaigns. Medford, N.J: CyberAge Books/Information Today, 2009.

Hartzell, Gary. "Invigorate Collaboration." University of Nebraska at Omaha: TLA Conference Session,

2007.

Hartzell, Gary. "Invigorate Collaboration." University of Nebraska at Omaha: TLA Conference Session,2007.

Kvenild, C. & K. Calkins. Embedded librarians: Moving beyond one-shot instruction. Association ofCollege and Research Libraries: Chicago, 2011.

In what ways have you collaborated with your school librarian(s) this year?

“I worked with the librarians in many different ways. They came to the computer lab to discuss research and MLA citations. Also, they helped pull books for my freshman students and helped teach them about plagiarism.”-Megan ChrissEnglish Teacher

“They have helped us create interactive lessons aligning novels being read in class (with) modern novels. The librarians are phenomenal with helping our classes with research.”-Katie ParkerEnglish Teacher

In what ways have you collaborated with your school librarian(s) this year?

In what ways have you collaborated with your school librarian(s) this year?

“Any time I need some extra help developing a lesson or planning research, the librarians have always gone the extra mile to help me develop materials and to teach my students about the library.”-Teacher (anonymous)

In what ways have you collaborated with your school librarian(s) this year?

“...research, relevant sources, high-interest reading for ELA course(s), writing styles, and useful media and web materials.”-Teacher (anonymous)

In what ways have you collaborated with your school librarian(s) this year?

“They have assisted in adjusting my lesson to fit the library more effectively. Additionally, they assisted in teaching the students how to use library resources.”-Melissa K. SmithConsumer Science Teacher

In what ways have you collaborated with your school librarian(s) this year?

“The librarians have been instrumental in the development and execution of not only research, but also several projects my AP students did this year, including book reference material as well as online materials.”-Chad ScottEnvironmental Science Teacher

In what ways have you collaborated with your school librarian(s) this year?

“Our librarians are a wealth of information on their inventory. They can match the most reluctant reader to the perfect selection at the appropriate reading level and it makes the students’ interest SPARK!”-Georgia DuncanSpecial Education Reading Teacher

In what ways have you collaborated with your school librarian(s) this year?

“We collaborate on all sorts of lesson ideas and resources for students. They help plan the research project and pull resources for students. Also, our librarians keep us all updated on the newest YA titles. They plan events for teachers to bring more people into the library. They are a vital part of our campus.”-Kristin A. SimmonsEnglish Teacher

If you didn’t, what prevented you from collaborating with your librarian(s)?

• Time• Lack of prior planning• No need• ―(I) had good intentions, but they got lost

in other activities and (I) did not plan far enough ahead.‖ – Anonymous

• ―Time is limited as a coach with before and after school duties.‖ – Justin Schreer, Athletics Coach

Needed for handouts:SMART goal template.List of websites shared with one-sentence blurb.

Print out hard copies of teacher quotes and SMART template for ELMO (and transparencies just in case).

Post PP at SlideShare.

Do we want to bring our MRHS scrapbook as an example (slide 26)?

Do we want them to have an agenda/schedule? Is there a board available in the room where we can just write it out?

Websites to list: Wordle, GoogleDocs, Ping, Twitter, Glogster, Prezi, edublogs, Shelfari, Flickr, Photostory, ALA store to buy READ software,