Megan's+Notes+on+Connections+to+Module+1

Megan’s Module 1 Notes **TASK: Gives examples of the benefits of classroom-library collaboration to all of these: students, teachers, school librarians, and administrators. ** **__McGregor Article __** __Benefits of Students __ “Collaboration is very much a part of these schools, and student achievement is related to teachers' being collaboratively responsible for student learning. Teacher collaboration is necessary to achieve the purposes of that learning community.” __Benefits of Librarians __ · Opportunity to learn the curriculum · Cultivates leadership qualities in librarians · “Empathy” for teachers and their workload **__Chapter 1 __****—Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension by Judi Moreillon ** __Benefits of Students __ · When teachers and librarians collaborate, student achievement increases (Moreillon 2). · Decoding skills are polished so students can decipher meaning from text they read (Moreillon 2). · The student to teacher ratio is lowered when librarians and teachers collaboratively teach a lesson (Moreillon 7). This is especially beneficial for minority students (Moreillon 7). · Students receive more one-on-one attention and instruction right at their level (Moreillon 9). · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“Integrated learning” (Moreillon 8) · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“More material or deeper investigations into concepts and topics” (Moreillon 8) __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Benefits of Teachers __ · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“Educators might ask one another to provide another set of eyes to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction based on students’ learning products” (Moreillon 6). · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Teachers have the opportunity to “debrief in order to determine which aspects of the lesson went well and which could use revision” (Moreillon 6). · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Through collaborative efforts, educators begin to “root for one another’s success,” observe one another while teaching, discuss best practices, and share curriculum and ideas (Moreillon 6). · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Teachers can focus more on learning outcomes instead of the many steps that precede the expected end result (Moreillon 7). · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“Just as learning is social for students, it is also social for adults” (Moreillon 7). “Educators who teach collaboratively not only improve student learning but also create learning opportunities for themselves and for each other” (Moreillon 7). · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“Team teaching with another professional gives educators job-embedded professional development” (Moreillon 8). · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“More teaching time (because of fewer management issues and scheduling to achieve student learning objectives)” (Moreillon 8) · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“Shared responsibility for gathering engaging, effective resources” (Moreillon 8)

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Benefits of Librarians __ · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">They develop interpersonal skills as they collaborate with teachers (Moreillon 5). · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Once collaborative efforts are underway, librarians have opened “channels of communication” with the teachers in their school (Moreillon 6). **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Principal Video from Teacher Tube ** __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Benefits of Librarian and Principal __ · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“The teacher-librarian is one of the most important people at the school because no one else impacts the achievement of every single child” (“Principal”). · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“The principal and librarian have a global perspective of the school” (“Principal”). **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Works Cited ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">McGregor, J.Collaboration and Leadership.In Stripling, B. K. and Hughes-Hassell, S. (eds.), //Curriculum Connections through the Library//. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 119-219. (pdf) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Moreillon, Judi. //Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension: Maximizing Your Impact//. 1st ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007. Print. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“Principal.” Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 22 Sept. 2010. <http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=121838&title=Principal>.