If your goal is to create a collaborative culture that enhances learning and enriches the entire school community, you'll want this book! Part of the Shared Foundations series, this book examines effective implementation of the Shared Foundation Collaborate from the National School Library Standards. Readers will discover strategies for establishing deeper connections to school curriculum and mission, activating collaborative opportunities, facilitating learning networks, modeling respect while working in diverse groups, and moving beyond support and resources to instructional partners.
Examining the Domains of Think, Create, Share, and Grow reveals the development of the collaborative mindset in learners at different grade levels and how making both physical space and time space contribute to shaping a culture of collaboration across the learning community. Brimming with authentic examples of Collaborate in action, this book offers
- strategies for strengthening collaborative relationships with administrators and other educators by leading mission-based professional development;
- engaging lesson ideas and projects that scaffold learning and promote voice and choice while building the mindset of Collaborate in learners;
- trajectories for developing Collaborate skills in grades K-12 and mapping or documenting learners' growth; and
- complete renovations and smaller incremental changes to school libraries that demonstrate opportunities to rethink learning and create space for collaboration in all settings.
By understanding what the Shared Foundation of Collaborate can look like in K-12 environments, school librarians can better position themselves as essential to cultivating collaborative learning communities.
If your goal is to create a collaborative culture that enhances learning and enriches the entire school community, you'll want this book! Part of the Shared Foundations series, this book examines effective implementation of the Shared Foundation Collaborate from the National School Library Standards.
"This book will make connections with the AASL Standards and approach the idea of collaboration from three areas: 1)Collaboration between school librarians and classroom educators to create library lessons and projects that meet library skills goals as well as classroom learning goals to create a collaborative experience for learners that flows through multiple spaces and creates a learning foundation for skills and ideas. 2) Collaboration skills for Learners. It is essential that learners learn to be collaborative and know how to work with others, share ideas and receive feedback. This book will share practical ideas and plans on how school librarians can weave the development of this essential skill into projects and lessons. 3) Space. The school library is the heart of the school and it is imperative that the space fosters a culture of collaboration in the physical space but also allows for the time, space, and freedom for learners to collaborate. This book will look at how the physical library space and the culture and philosophy of the library can help to cultivate collaboration in learners and educators"--
Coleman, a school librarian, describes collaboration in school libraries. Each section covers an aspect of the Shared Foundation of Collaborate of the American Association of School Librarians' National School Library Standards, detailing the role of collaboration in school librarian-led professional development, connections to the mission of the school, and the work of the school librarian as a co-designer of projects and lessons with teachers to connect the curriculum of the school library with the curricular work of the school; developing the skills of a collaborator in learners of different age groups, including developing the collaboration mindset and promoting learner voice and choice; and the role of school library spaces and the development of a collaborative culture. Chapters include examples demonstrating connected competencies and alignments, as well as the domains of think, create, share, and grow. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
