Collaborating with Teachers
MASL Spring Conference
April 19, 2004
Session IV (2:45pm - 3:45pm)
http://faculty.cmsu.edu/jurkowski/MASL_2004
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Presenters
Central Missouri State University
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Dr. Odin Jurkowski, Assistant Professor
Elizabeth Burr
Dana Lynde
Kristina Sestrich
Patsy Svarvari
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Outline
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Collaboration Overview
Collecting Collaboration Ideas and Lessons
Libby – Collaboration ideas
Kristina – Lessons
Patsy – Patriotic Speech Festival Lessons
Dana – Collaboration with Inspiration
Questions
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Why Collaborate?
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Student Learning (Information Literacy)
Information Power
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Show-Me Connection Study
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Collaboration, Leadership, & Technology
11% impact on MAP scores
Self-preservation
and finally…
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Why Collaborate?
You see, I don't believe that libraries
should be drab places where people
sit in silence, and that's been the main
reason for our policy of employing wild
animals as librarians.
— Monty Python skit
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Roadblocks to Collaboration
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Time
Administrators
Teachers
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Not Everything Is on the Internet
The Needle (Your Search) in the Haystack (the
Web)
Quality Control Doesn’t Exist
Aren’t There Library-less Universities Now?
The Internet: A Mile Wide, an Inch (or Less)
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Misconceptions: We are here for more
than just answering questions
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Why is abbreviated such a long word?
Is there another word for synonym?
Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it
sounds?
Why does monosyllabic have five syllables?
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's
supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how
cold is it going to be?
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Levels of Collaboration (brief)
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No Involvement
Initial
Moderate
In-Depth
Turner, P. & Riedling, A. (2003). Helping Teachers Teach: A school library
media specialist’s role. Westport, CT: Greenwood.
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Levels of Collaboration (expanded)
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No Involvement
Self-Help Warehouse
Individual Reference Assistance
Spontaneous Interaction and Gathering
Cursory Planning
Planned Gathering
Evangelistic Outreach
Scheduled Planning in the Support Role
Instructional Design, Level I
Instructional Design, Level II
Curriculum Development
http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/library/handbook/lmstaxonomy.htm
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Types of Collaboration
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Providing an information rich library
Spontaneous informal assistance
Planned interaction
Full program curriculum support
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Who to Seek Out?
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The Innovator
Ready and eager to work with you and try new
things without any evidence that it will be effective
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The Middle Adopter
Will try an idea after seeing others try it first
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The Late Adopter
Will not try anything different unless forced to do so
against their will, often making the process difficult if
not unbearable
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Gathering Information
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LIS 5712: Integration and Utilization
12 students, most of whom are or have
been teachers, many also with library
experience
Read and discussed ideas on collaboration
Created own lesson plans
Sought out practicing school librarians to
find out what they are doing
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Collaboration Ideas
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See Libby Burr PowerPoint
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Collaboration Lessons
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See Kristina Sestrich PowerPoint
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Patriotic Speech Festival
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See Patsy Svarvari PowerPoint
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Inspiration & Collaboration
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See Dana Lynde handout
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Questions
Questions, comments, & discussion
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Contact Information
Dr. Odin Jurkowski, Assistant Professor
Library Science & Information Services
Dept of Educational Leadership & Human
Development
Central Missouri State University
Lovinger 3132
Warrensburg MO 64093
p 660.543.8387
jurkowski@cmsu1.cmsu.edu
http://faculty.cmsu.edu/jurkowski
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