Building Collaborative Partnerships:

Improving Library Media Specialist Involvement in Schools

Andrea Christman, MLS, NBCTWinston Churchill HSPotomac, MD

How Can You support the Classroom Teacher?

“The true path to higher test scores is reading” (Krashan 151).

Curriculum Instruction

Technology Support

Information Literacy Skills are integrated into everything we do!

AND…

“Library quality (books and staffing) is related to reading achievement” (Krashan, 66).

The main purpose of the media specialist position is to help

students, staff and community members become effective users

of ideas and information.

Curriculum & Instruction

Collaboration

Evidence of Student Learning

Expectations & Planning

Components of Instructional Partnership

Building Partnerships for Learning

CollaborateWork together effectively to communicate and create!

What exactly does all this mean?

Curriculum Instruction

Media Specialists… Collaborate with teachers to plan and

co-teach. Guide the students in curriculum

content. Promote a culture of literacy.

Every Student Succeeds!

Resources

Library Media Specialists directly impact student learning by

providing students with the tools they need to access, use

and apply information.

Technology Support

Provide professional staff development opportunities

Assist staff in integrating technology into lessons

Help students master basic technology skills

Help students locate information or technology for use with assignments

Examples of Collaboration

•Buffy Hamilton-dynamics of collaboration video•Buffy Hamilton-monthly report•Barbara Jansen Blog•WCHS Video•Articles on Collaboration

Summary

New Ideas? Questions?

School Libraries Work!