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Case Study Pre-Writing T-Chart
Alissa's contributions in this color. Sara's contributions in this color.
 * < ===Benefits to Students=== ||= ===Benefits to Classroom Teachers=== ||
 * St﻿udents get more individualized attention because there are two teachers instead of one (Kindergarten Teacher Peg). || ﻿Teacher-Librarian's assistance enables Classroom Teacher to take the curriculum deeper (Third Grade Teacher Judy). ||
 * < Children learn **how** to look for and find answers to their questions (Third Grade Teacher Judy). || ﻿Teacher learns right alongside students and then ends up helping them with projects (7th Grade Social Studies Teacher Pat). ||
 * < ﻿Students hear common language in classroom and library due to their teacher and librarian collaboration (8th Grade Lang. Arts Teacher Kara). || ﻿Teacher-Librarian helps Teacher turn vague lesson plans into specific lessons (High School English Teacher Sherri). ||
 * < ﻿Students enjoy hearing different ideas from their teacher and their teacher-librarian (High School Student Teacher Kelly). || ﻿Teacher-Librarian assists teacher with technology, research, citing works, etc. (High School English Teacher Sherri). ||
 * < ﻿"By collaborating, teachers and teacher librarians provide learning experiences that respond to learning needs...and promote academic achievement" (McGregor, 201). || ﻿Teacher-Librarian and teacher share ideas to make the original idea better (High School Student Teacher Kelly). ||
 * < ﻿"School librarians are partners in instruction with teachers and other resource staff. They must also be partners in learning with students" (Harada, 15). || ﻿Teacher and Teacher-Librarian get many more ideas because they feed off of each other during discussion (Kindergarten Teacher Peg). ||
 * < Students begin to consider the library as another kind of classroom (Kindergarten teacher Peg). || Teachers can optimize their planning time by working with someone else/having twice the ideas (Kindergarten teacher Peg). ||
 * < Students make connections between experiences in different classrooms-after instruction in certain art techniques, students could identify those techniques in illustrations seen in the library (Elementary Art instructor). || The librarian has a chance to connect with all the students and teachers in the school, and is a catalyst for communication between groups or people who otherwise might not work together (Elementary Principal Paula). ||
 * Students learn to become critical consumers of internet information needed for projects they are working on in their regular classrooms after receiving this instruction from the librarian (Elementary Principal Paula). || The librarian can support teachers in the use of new technologies that they may be unfamiliar or even uncomfortable with (7th grade Social Studies teacher and High School Teacher). ||
 * "If the librarian is willing to really work with you and lend her expertise...teacher collaboration with the librarian staff can be really excellent and result in really great projects for the kids" (High School English Teacher Sherri). || The librarian is additional source of support and/or mentoring for new teachers (High School Student Teacher). ||
 * "If the librarian is willing to really work with you and lend her expertise...teacher collaboration with the librarian staff can be really excellent and result in really great projects for the kids" (High School English Teacher Sherri). || The librarian is additional source of support and/or mentoring for new teachers (High School Student Teacher). ||

Citations:

“Kindergarten Teacher.” Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. [] “Third Grade Teacher.” Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. [] “Elementary Art Instructor.” Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. [] “Principal.” Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 20 Sept. 2010[] “Seventh Grade Language Arts Teacher.” Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. [] “Seventh Grade Social Studies Teacher.” Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. [] “Eighth Grade Language Arts Teacher.” Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. [] “High School Art Teacher.” Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. []

“High School Student Teacher.” Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. []

"High School English Teacher." Interview by Judi Moreillon. Web. 23 Sept. 2010. []

McGregor, J. Collaboration and Leadership. In Stripling, B.K. and Hughes-Hassell, S. (eds.), //Curriculum Connections through the Library//. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 119-219. (pdf)

Harada, Violet H. "Self-Assessment: Challenging Students to Take Charge of Learning." //School Library Monthly// 26.10 (2010): 13-15. Retrieved September 21, 2010, from Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text database.