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Module 1.3: Dates: 2/1 - 2/7

Topic: Collaboration and Leadership

Focusing Question: How does classroom-library collaboration create a leadership opportunity for school librarians?

Readings Codes 

1. Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs – EL
2. Standards for the 21^st Century Learner – S4L
3. Many Faces of School Library Leadership – MFSLL
4.  Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Elementary School Libraries: Maximizing Your Impact (CRCSESL) or Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Secondary School Libraries: Maximizing Your Impact (CRCSSSL) 
5. TWU Library Databases - TWU
6. Blackboard Class Wiki (Course Menu Tab) - BBW
7. Course Wiki: http://ls5443.wikispaces.com - CW
8. Resources: R (in BB Module) - D (Download)

Readings and Viewings 

CW: Steps4Success - Building Successful Partnerships in LS5443

On the Web: COFAonlineUNSW. "Online Teamwork and Collaboration." 2 May 2011. Web. 6 Dec. 2015.  <https://youtu.be/KjcxKPIwoNA>. (accessed January 31, 2016).

R.1.3: McGregor, Joy. "Collaboration and Leadership." Curriculum Connections through the Library.  Eds. Barbara K. Stripling and Sandra Hughes-Hassell. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 119-219. (pdf file) - located in BB Module 1

R.1.3: View the Jing videos for locating appropriate resources and databases for A.1.4 Case Study.

TWU: Hamilton, Buffy J. "The School Librarian As Teacher: What Kind Of Teacher Are You?" Knowledge Quest 39.5 (2011): 34-40. Academic Search Complete. Web. 8 Apr. 2012.

TWU: Schultz-Jones, Barbara. "Collaboration In The School Social Network." Knowledge Quest 37.4 (2009): 20-25. Academic Search Complete. Web. 17 July 2012.

S4L: If you are not yet familiar with them, begin to learn the AASL "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" (S4L) (accessed January 31, 2016).  For another format, check out the St. Andrew's Episcopal Upper School Library's S4L page. View at: http://library.sasaustin.org/21stCenturyStandards.php  (accessed January 31, 2016)

On the Web: AASL's L4L Building Level Toolkit: Implementing AASL's Learning Standards and Program Guidelines in Your School Library - "Getting Started" and "School Librarian" (accessed January 31, 2016)

Preview the Upcoming Assignment: A.1.4 - Classroom-Library Collaboration Case Study and begin the work for Module 1.3

On the Web: Making Connections: @scsdmedia reflects on her 12-yr school librarian career: A must read for #schoollibrarians at http://goo.gl/P409wz (accessed January 31, 2016)

CW: Collaboration Testimonials Page: Begin to view and make notes on all of the classroom teacher and the principal testimonials. Begin your matrix for A.1.4 - Classroom-Library Collaboration Case Study.

Assignments 

Online Discussion: O.D.1.3: Topic: Benefits of Classroom-Library Collaboration from the Librarian's Perspective

Your initial posting is due by Wednesday, February 3rd at 9:00 p.m. CT. Respond to at least two classmates’ postings and publish a tweet by Sunday, February 7th at 9:00 p.m. CT. Online discussion postings are due on Wednesdays and Sundays throughout the semester.

Online Discussion: O.D.1.3a: Find a partner for A.1.4: Classroom-Library Collaboration Case Study. 

Prewriting for A.1.4: Category Matrix – Benefits for Students, Benefits for Teachers (from the perspective of the testimonials found on the Collaboration Testimonials CW page), Principals, and Librarians. See the example on the LS5443 sample student wiki.

Important: 2/1/16: The February 1st Collaborate session is archived in Blackboard. This is the PowerPoint we used for our discussion. It is also found in Module 1.2.

D.1.2: Moreillon, Judi. Resources For Evidence-based Practice PowerPoint. 01 Feb. 2016. PPT.