Classroom Collaboration CASSANDRA RONDINELLA, MLIS NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Many Hats of School Librarians
Library administrator Collaborator with teachers Direct instructor to students Reading advocate
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If You Build It, They Will Come…Or Will They
Proactive Advocate Leave the Library
Be seen in the Learning Community
Toot Your Own Horn
If you have done something good, TALK ABOUT IT
Constantly Inform of services Staff Meetings
PLCs
Monthly Updates
Don’t Just Talk About ItBe About It
Capture the attention of the first year teacher Buddy up with them
Ask for presentation time at meeting
Learn about the Resident Educator Programs
Sample Lesson Plan/Integration “I heard you were working on this…” – Booklists, Resource Gatherer
“Hey since OTES says this, let me take some of the work off your plate…” - CoTeaching
“I was so excited, I just had to show someone…what do you think?” –Unique to the Library
“Guerrilla Warfare Librarianship”
Displays With Teachers
• QR – codes can lead to anything• Good Reads• OPAC MARC Record• Teacher’s website• Classroom wiki
• http://www.qr-code-generator.com/• https://www.pinterest.com/pin/91127592436438335/
Displays with Teachers
• Reader’s Advisory beyond the four walls
• Collaboration opportunity with Art teachers, English teachers, MD teachers.
• http://www.wlox.com/story/29412070/biloxi-teachers-transform-old-lockers-into-literary-work-of-art
Librarians as a Resource Tool
Booklists/Kits Medieval/Hero Books
MD department
Webliographies (print and digital) Resources to projects/research topics
Listen and Suggest PLCs – Differentiation
Staff Meeting – Lit Workshop Info
Who do you know Bring in Presenters – David, PJ
Librarians as Partners in Professional Development
Retrieving Articles regarding Educational Trends LMC
Teacher Librarian
Finding Conferences/Seminars to attend together Comic Books in the classroom
Be the lead in Presenting easy Professional Development Infohio iCoach
APS 6 hour option
Librarians as Co-Teachers
A seamless blending of teacher and librarian content areas.
Out of the Dust/Dust Bowl Lesson Planning
Transitions – Who is lead teacher when
With practice flow happens
Parts of a book/using the index
Egg Drop Without planning
Developing keyword search vocabulary from teacher presentations
Librarians Teaching Their Content
Research Techniques Asking the right questions
Keyword and subject searches, expanding the vocabulary
ABCs of Website Evaluation
Plagiarism – what is it and how to avoid it
Citations; in text vs. work cited pages
Formatting in APA and MLA
How to read a rubric
Inter relationship of all types of information
Librarians Teaching Their Content
How to plan and execute storytimes – ECE
Library Classification System – Dewey Go Fish – ESL
OPAC – Scavenger Hunt
Microsoft – How does it work
Powerpoint – Content Best Practices
E-Books – Infohio, Follett, Guttenberg Project
Free tools for digital presentation
Student research and presentation – curricki – Geometry PBL
Librarians Teaching Their Content
Organization of Information – Digital (SRC) and Paper (notebooks)
Internet Safety and Ethical Use of Information Social Media in the Classroom – Goodreads, Follett,
Digital Sharing Book Talks – Formal and Informal Research Basics Using the MARC record to broaden searches Guiding students to become independent
readers/learners
Librarians Teaching Their Content
Databases – How do they work and which one do I choose Bookflix – ECE and ESL
Early World of Learning - ECE
Facts on File Science/ Science Reference Center – Science Fair Prep
Ancestry, Consumer Health Complete – BioMed, Health Classes
World Book – Ancestry of the Gods
World Book Timeline – Historical Presentations/Social Studies
Literary Criticisms – ELA
Points of View Reference Center – Controversial Issues
Going Out on a Limb
One Book One Community Maker Spaces Author Visits Offer your own hidden talents
Choir Accompanist Choreographer Sewing – Pillowcases
Quilting
What’s your hidden talent?
Classroom CollaborationCASSANDRA RONDINELLA, MLIS
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS