Exploring Resources and Learning by Digital Library K-12

A Community of Collaboration

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-21 21:50:45 UTC

_{About the Article:}_{Andie Craley, a Manager for Technical Services
and Government Documents Librarian at Harford Community College Library, shares his experience about the ever-changing of roles of librarians, and that how networking and building a collaborative relationship with his community inside and outside of his district have provided family-like support to sustain the needs of the library to serve its patrons efficiently. Flexibility, compassion, cross-training along with knowledgeable staff, professional development, and valuing teamwork builds effective partnerships.}_Learning:_{What resonates with me about this article is that building a positive relationships helps create teamwork and collaboration. And in my role as librarian, it is important have that "family-like" environment to gain trust, confidence and support.}_Citation:_{Craley, A. (2018). A Community of Collaboration. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 58(2), 73–75.}_{https://www.jstor.org/stable/26588780}

Administrators on School Librarians Leading Collaboration

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-21 21:54:49 UTC

_Learning:_{Librarians who are empowered and supported by school leaders and administrators builds confidence for positive collaboration in the school.}
_Source:_{American Association of School Librarians. (2020, July 23).}_{Administrators on EDI and School Libraries}_{[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n-peqbB50g}

Growth Mindset - for collaboration

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-21 22:01:53 UTC

_Learning:_{Collaboration is an important role of a librarian, and there are several factors that could hinder you if you are fixed only on success. Listening again to Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset helps me challenge myself to go out of my comfort zone, to take risks, to be creative, and resourceful finding ways to build collaborative atmosphere in the library.}_Source:_{Khan Academy. (2014, August 19).}_{The Growth Mindset}_{[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh0OS4MrN3E}

Boosting Students’ Literacy Skills With Help From the School Librarian

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-21 22:06:03 UTC

_Learning:_{In this reading, collaboration and instructional support from a librarian plays a significant role in improving literacy and reading skills of students. Using inquiry based learning supports both teachers and students to find quality resources and support reading with purpose and understanding.}
_Source:_{Hutchinson, E. (2023, February 3).}_{Boosting Students’ Literacy Skills With Help From the School Librarian}_{. Edutopia. Retrieved February 22, 23 C.E., from https://www.edutopia.org/article/improving-literacy-skills-school-librarian}

How School Librarians Are Evolving

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-21 22:08:26 UTC

_Learning:_{With 21st century learning, librarians are called on adapt to the ever-changing roles and expectations in the library. Leveraging technology in the library setting and library design are an on-going area that librarians need to keep up to support 21st century teaching and learning.}_Source:_{Teich, A. G. (2021, October 4). How School Librarians Are Evolving.}_{TechLearningMagazine}_{. https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/how-school-librarians-are-evolving}

A Blog - The Trapped Librarian

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-22 19:27:00 UTC

_Learning:_{This blog provides ideas on how to teachers can tap onto school librarians to support their instructions and enhance student learning.
Many of the ideas she shared in her blog resonates with me when I was a classroom teacher. I've always come to the librarian to collaborate with my units of study, support students in providing additional informational literacy understanding, explaining and showing the process of research, and so on. Libraries and librarians are the heart of learning, and by providing my colleagues with this information, I am hoping that they will take advantage of the library and the support of the librarians to help them with their instructional practices for student learning.}
_Source:_{Laura. (2022, February 12).}_{More ideas for collaboration in the School Library • The Trapped librarian}_{. The Trapped Librarian. Retrieved February 21, 2023, from https://trappedlibrarian.org/2020/06/more-ideas-for-collaboration-in-the-school-library/}

4 Levels of Collaboration

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-22 19:34:08 UTC

_Learning:_{Below are direct quotes on how Sharing, Cooperation, Coordination and Integration are powerful ways to collaborate with teachers and colleagues.}
"_Sharing

_{Sharing is the level that which collaboration begins. This involves me sharing resources with my colleagues. It also includes when teachers request books or research materials for lessons or projects. Sharing is the level that school librarians can control. You cannot make someone work with you, but you can be open and willing to share whenever the opportunity arises.}_Cooperation

_{At this level, the classroom teacher and I do not plan together, but we do talk about what we are each teaching so that lessons can coordinate. We also share teaching methods and strategies so that students can have a consistent form of instruction.}_Coordination

_{This form of collaboration includes lessons or projects that we schedule and discuss together but are taught by one teacher or the other. At times, both the teacher and school librarian are present, but the lessons are not truly co-taught as one teacher is truly the lead and doing the majority of the preparation.}_Integration

_{This is when our curriculum objectives are truly aligned. We have planned together and developed a lesson or project that meets the goals of the subject area as well as the information needs of students through the library. We co-teach the lesson or project together. This level requires trust by both people and includes shared ideas and decision-making. "}

_{Hinks, K. (2020, March 31).}_{4 Levels of Collaboration for Teachers and Librarians}_{[Review of}_{4 Levels of Collaboration for Teachers and Librarians}_{]. Knowledge Quest; AASL. https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/4-levels-of-collaboration-for-teachers-and-librarians/#:~:text=As%20school%20librarians%2C%20we%20know%20that%20collaboration%20is,also%20understand%20that%20collaboration%20can%20take%20many%20forms.
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How can I foster collaboration in the library?

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-22 19:45:49 UTC

How I might use makerspace to promote and encourage collaboration and inquiry?

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-22 19:50:22 UTC

What instructional practices improve student learning and understanding?

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-22 19:53:10 UTC

Makerspace - curated resources

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-22 20:48:05 UTC

School Librarians and Teachers Must Work Together To Make School Fun

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-23 13:42:56 UTC

_{About this reading:} _{Collaboration is highly pointed out in this reading, but there are several instructional practices that librarians can share and work with teachers to improve learning for students, and these are:}

_Curating_{classroom libraries}_{based on units of instruction}₍_{sharing librarian's skills with teachers on curating classroom libraries would help students in having a vibrant and choices of reading materials)}
_Co-teaching_(A_{s needed, you can model or co-teach research process, teach informational literacy}₎
_{Lesson planning}_{(library integration, inquiry, PBL)}
_{Lesson support}_{(creating videos, book talks, makerspace)}
_{Curating resources for instruction}_{(with local, national and global connections)}
_{Collaboration}_{(the library is a learning commons where teachers and their students can utilize the space and resources for inquiry-based or project based explorations)}

_Source:_{Fitzpatrick, J. (2021, July 8).}_{School Librarians and Teachers Must Work Together To Make School Fun}_{. The Educators Room. Retrieved February 23, 2023, from https://theeducatorsroom.com/school-librarians-and-teachers-must-work-together-can-make-school-fun/}

Instructional Practices

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-23 22:21:30 UTC

_{About this page:}_{A created this Padlet link to curate resources that can be shared with teachers to enhance instructional practices for student learning.}

Driving Question:

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-25 17:46:56 UTC

How might the library be the learning hub of the school?

Building a culture of collaboration in schools

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-25 23:11:21 UTC

_Learning:_{This reading shares key strategies in building a collaborative culture in schools. One of the take-aways I learned from this reading is that creating a culture of collaboration stems from the explicit moves to empower teachers and involve them in every facet of the school improvement, a mind-shift on how students learn and hot teachers teach (PBL), and empowering them to develop teacher-led professional learning.}
_{Sutton, P. S., & Shouse, A. W. (2016). Building a culture of collaboration in schools. The Phi Delta Kappan, 97(7), 69–73.}_{http://www.jstor.org/stable/24893374}

Modern STEM/Makerspace Design: High Impact Collaborative Spaces for FL Private and Charter Schools

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-26 00:12:24 UTC

_Learning:_{This webinar got me excited about makerspaces. This is one of my goals for the library as the center of learning for students. As we want to develop critical thinking, creativity and student voice and choice among students, the makerspace would be a great space for students to apply understandings, skills and explore passions.}_Source:_{Meteor Education. (2019, July 23).}_{Modern STEM/Makerspace Design: High Impact Collaborative Spaces for FL Private and Charter Schools}_{[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf_wCPBbeyA}

Library Space and Collaboration

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-26 00:37:28 UTC

_Learning:_{I think that how a librarian organize and thinkg about learning spaces for their students and teachers invite and foster collaboration. It is an indicator that you want them to be in the library to learn, to create and work with others because of the kinds of resources, spaces and facilities you've developed for your library users.}_Source:_{Meteor Education. (2023, January 9).}_{Hillsborough County Public Schools Media Centers Refresh | Meteor Education}_{[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50VCREM3Xmw}

Framework of Skills of Inquiry Learning

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-26 01:18:05 UTC

_{About this reading:}_{This is related to the reading,}_{Boosting Students’ Literacy Skills With Help From the School Librarian.}_{Elizabeth Hutchinson referred this site on how inquiry learning can be used in teaching literacy to improve reading skills. It could be used as framework or resource for teachers when planning literacy or any topic of study for their students.}

ELA Common Core Standards

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-26 01:45:50 UTC

_{About this link:}_{When sharing instructional practices with teachers, it is always important to refer to standards used by the school. In our context, we use the Common Core State Standards.}

Inquiry-Based Learning

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-26 01:51:39 UTC

_{About this link/resource:}_{This is Trevor Mackenzie's site. It provides helpful resources when sharing ideas on how to use inquiry in teaching and learning with teachers. I have referred to Mackenzie's posters and blogs when applying it to my own professional inquiry and professional development.}

Learning Problem Solving and Growth Mindset in a Makerspace

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-26 01:59:33 UTC

_Learning:_{To extend students learning and be able to apply the skills they are learning in the classroom, having a Makerspace in the library will allow them to continue growing a growth mindset as well as strengthening their problem solving skills.}

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-26 02:07:12 UTC

How can I foster collaboration in the library?

Essential Questions

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-26 02:07:43 UTC

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-26 02:08:57 UTC

How I might use makerspace to promote and encourage collaboration and inquiry?

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-02-26 02:09:41 UTC

What instructional practices improve student learning and understanding?

Process

DigitalLibraryK12 — 2023-03-02 15:09:29 UTC

I explored various resources that will help me find answers to my questions, and I shared personal learning from each of the references I used.