Teachers described various ways they collaborated with school librarians this year, including: helping plan and teach lessons on research skills, citations, and plagiarism; creating interactive lessons aligning novels with modern works; developing materials and teaching students about the library; providing relevant sources and materials for courses; adjusting lessons to fit the library; teaching students how to use library resources; assisting with projects and reference materials; matching reluctant readers to appropriate books; and planning events and keeping teachers updated on new materials. Overall, teachers emphasized the librarians as vital partners in supporting student learning.

1. Run the Race!
Librarian-Teacher
Collaboration
Presenters: Amber Baumann, Erin Segreto & Terry Lambert - Katy ISD

2. Jumping the
Hurdles
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3. We asked teachers:
What prevented you from collaborating with
your librarian(s)?
• Time
• Lack of prior planning
• No need
• “(I) had good intentions, but they got lost
in other activities and (I) did not plan far
enough ahead.” – Anonymous
• “Time is limited as a coach with before
and after school duties.” – Justin Schreer,
Athletics Coach

4. Teacher Hurdles to Collaboration
•Time •Teacher duties
•No need •Good intentions but get lost in
•Not enough planning ahead day-to-day
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5. BEFORE…

6. Paperwork........TEKS
Labs.........Grading
Communication with:
• Parents
• Administrators
• PLC
• Curriculum support
No trivial fluff! One more meeting was NOT on my radar.

8. I was climbing this obstacle the hard
way; the old way.
I thought the library was only for
English research papers, not science.

9. Grad School Project Opened My Eyes
• Included technology
• Students had fun
learning
• No boring notes on
lesson taught
• Hands-on learning
• Librarian helped teach
lesson
• Win/Win
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10. Assessment Increases
AFTER...
Critical Thinking Up Engaged
Learning

11. You can have a …or you can
little peace by collaborate and
yourself... be a STAR!

12. Use the Right Net
USE THE RIGHT LURE
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13. CULTURE of TEACHING
says DON'T COLLABORATE.
Increased collaboration violates autonomy and exposes teacher
interaction with kids.
A "teacher" does what I do. You don't do what I do. You are not a
teacher.
Hartzell, Gary. "Invigorate Collaboration." University of Nebraska at Omaha: TLA Conference Session, 2007.
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14. Recruiting Teachers to Your Team
Motivation to collaborate must be:
Get results in less time, or get better results in same time.
Choose your collaborators - work with top people.
Flexibility is rule #1! Accommodate each teacher's style.
Successful collaborators:
Competent, trustworthy, likable, experts, supportive, visible on campus.
Stress shared concerns. Don't chit-chat about cataloging - nobody cares!
Hartzell, Gary. "Invigorate Collaboration." University of Nebraska at Omaha: TLA Conference Session, 2007.
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15. Proving You're a Good Teammate
Advocacy is essential!
Don’t be afraid to engage in unsolicited sharing and self-promotion!
Google Form Survey Example
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16. Be your own agent for change!
The "blurb."
"We experienced a 17% increase in sales
of our required reading material."
"We served over 4,000 patrons this week!"
"Forty classes used the library for
research this month."
"We increased our book club participation
this year by 20%."

17. Proving You're a Good Teammate
Communicate
the Librarian’s
Role
You're
Instructional
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18. Learn to walk before you run!
One teacher at a time:
New teachers
Innovators
Natural campus leaders
One department at a time:
Different department each year
Invite teams to hold a meeting in library
Have resources ready
Listen to their needs
FEED them!
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19. Time for a Wordle...
Ok, fess up - why don't YOU want to
collaborate?
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20. Librarian Resistance to Collaboration
• Abundance of
administrative tasks
• Time
• Lack of support from
leadership
• Budget
• Personality conflicts
• Lack of confidence in
technologies
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21. Don't run in circles!
• READ Posters
• Library PR videos
• Read It Forward
• Library flyers,
advertisements
• Book Trailers For All
• Train student aides, if
available
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22. Get off the bench & set some goals!
Set SMART Goals.
(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-centered, Time bound)
Compile annual "goals"
portfolio.
Invite your principal.
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23. Budget Builders
Re-evaluate your library policies:
Printing/copier charges
Late fees
Fundraisers and book sales
Book-swaps
Donations, business partners,
sponsors, PTA
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24. From http://vulcanstev.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/demotivational-poster-teamwork/

25. Be willing to learn from students, teachers, and other librarians.
Attend technology training,
professional development, or webinars.
Share what you know.
Collaboration is not a spectator sport!
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26. Does your workspace look like this?
Save time with
technology…and add value!

27. "American children now spend 7.5
hours a day absorbing and creating
media...more and more of these
activities are happening on
smartphones equipped with audio,
video, SMS, and hundreds of
thousands of apps."
2009 Parent-Teen Cell Phone Survey, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.

28. Social Networking
Value - creates relationships, interactive, fun
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29. Google Forms
http://docs.google.com
Paperless, fast, and easy.
Post on web/email.
Creative uses:
Faculty/staff surveys
Library lesson feedback
Quizzes
Contests
Data collection
Library student aide applications
Parent volunteer information
Library reservations
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30. Hot Bloggin' It!
EDUBLOGS: http://edublogs.org
Free educational blogging software.
Example: Coyote Library Blog
Things to include:
Location
Hours
Resources available
Library fees
Events Things to exclude:
Reading programs Excessive graphics
Teacher resources Long articles
Technology tips More than 3 clicks to find
Large files/downloads
Dushinski, K. The mobile marketing handbook: A step-by-step guide
to creating dynamic mobile marketing campaigns. Medford, N.J:
CyberAge Books/Information Today, 2009.

31. Tweet Your Library
Twitter: http://twitter.com/
Instantly spread the word - library events, new materials, book
club announcements, important dates, author visits, displays, etc.
Keep it simple - 140 characters or less.
"Over 800 million people worldwide will be participating in a social
network via their mobile phones by 2012, up from 82 million in
2007.“ -eMarketer
Dushinski, K. The mobile marketing handbook: A step-by-step
guide to creating dynamic mobile marketing campaigns. Medford,
N.J: CyberAge Books/Information Today, 2009. Text questions to 281-940-4118

32. http://www.shelfari.com/
Create a virtual bookshelf, http://www.goodreads.com/
communicate with other readers, Decide what to read next, find out
find new books. what your friends are reading.
Add new library arrivals
to your shelf.
LibraryThing
http://www.librarything.com/
Enter what you’re reading or
your whole library.
An easy, library-quality catalog.
Community of 1.5M book lovers.

33. Crossing the
Finish Line
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34. Winning Stories
YouTube Math Video
Terry's Prezi

35. Winning Stories
READ Posters/Library Videos

36. Winning Stories
Twilight Festival

37. Winning Stories
Middle School Hunger Games
Festival
High School Experiential Lesson

38. Winning Stories
Goal: Increase use of NoveList database by 10%.
Method: Show 10 patrons/week how to use it.
Collect 15 testimonials for future promos.
Tools: Bookmarks promoting NoveList for various age groups.
Impact: In one year, saw a 375% usage increase.

39. Winning Stories
Bluebonnet Programs
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40. Works Cited
Barber, Peggy & Linda Wallace. Building a buzz: Libraries & word-of-mouth marketing. Chicago:
American Library Association, 2010.
Dowd, Nancy, Mary Evageliste and Jonathan Silberman. Bite-sized marketing: Realistic solutions for the
overworked librarian. Chicago: American Library Association, 2010.
Dushinski, K. The mobile marketing handbook: A step-by-step guide to creating dynamic mobile marketing
campaigns. Medford, N.J: CyberAge Books/Information Today, 2009.
Hartzell, Gary. "Invigorate Collaboration." University of Nebraska at Omaha: TLA Conference Session,
2007.
Kvenild, C. & K. Calkins. Embedded librarians: Moving beyond one-shot instruction. Association of
College and Research Libraries: Chicago, 2011.

41. •
Photo Credits
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• Hurdles by julie.froo; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/29895895@N00/4638951855/
• After by Marcus Hansson; Flickr Creative Commons;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcus_hansson/212469435/
• Finish by Philo Nordlund; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/philon/2477878611/
• Meeting Lille Metropole by fdecomite; Flickr Creative
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• Wall by Ali Burcin Titizell; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/gti861/5602416193/
• Dwarf hamster winter white by cdrussorusso; Flickr Creative Commons;
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• Too much technology by Timothy Vollmer; Flickr Creative Commons;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sixteenmilesofstring/2756799158/
• Teammates by randy4lara; Flickr Creative
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• Teammates by sagebrush photography; Flickr Creative
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• There is no "I" in team by arealplumber; Flickr Creative
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• Teamwork by ice_birdy; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/icebirdy/3153588850/
• Texting by mjvance21; Flickr Creative Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjvance21/4520160321/
• Elevator Pitch for Katie by Marco Wessel; Flickr Creative
Commons; http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhw/254986081/lightbox/
• http://vulcanstev.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/demotivational-poster-teamwork
• University of Houston Clear Lake logo copyright UHCL: http://www.uhcl.edu
• Glen Ellyn Public Library: http://www.gepl.org/
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, cover art ©Copyright 2011 Follett Software Company
• Glogster EDU: http://edu.glogster.com/
• Trivial Pursuit: http://mrg.bz/XeohJV
• Children on playground: http://mrg.bz/4q0QGP; http://mrg.bz/Av1BEO
• Big6 Research logo: http://www.big6.com/

42. In what ways have you collaborated
with your school librarian(s) this year?
“I worked with the librarians in many different
ways. They came to the computer lab to
discuss research and MLA citations. Also,
they helped pull books for my freshman
students and helped teach them about
plagiarism.”
-Megan Chriss
English Teacher

43. In what ways have you collaborated
with your school librarian(s) this year?
“They have helped us create interactive
lessons aligning novels being read in class
(with) modern novels. The librarians are
phenomenal with helping our classes with
research.”
-Katie Parker
English Teacher

44. In what ways have you collaborated
with your school librarian(s) this year?
“Any time I need some extra help developing
a lesson or planning research, the librarians
have always gone the extra mile to help me
develop materials and to teach my students
about the library.”
-Teacher (anonymous)

45. In what ways have you collaborated
with your school librarian(s) this year?
“...research, relevant sources, high-interest
reading for ELA course(s), writing styles,
and useful media and web materials.”
-Teacher (anonymous)

46. In what ways have you collaborated
with your school librarian(s) this year?
“They have assisted in adjusting my lesson
to fit the library more effectively. Additionally,
they assisted in teaching the students how
to use library resources.”
-Melissa K. Smith
Consumer Science Teacher

47. In what ways have you collaborated
with your school librarian(s) this year?
“The librarians have been instrumental in the
development and execution of not only research,
but also several projects my AP students did this
year, including book reference material as well
as online materials.”
-Chad Scott
Environmental Science Teacher

48. In what ways have you collaborated
with your school librarian(s) this year?
“Our librarians are a wealth of information on
their inventory. They can match the most
reluctant reader to the perfect selection at
the appropriate reading level and it makes
the students’ interest SPARK!”
-Georgia Duncan
Special Education Reading Teacher

49. In what ways have you collaborated
with your school librarian(s) this year?
“We collaborate on all sorts of lesson ideas and
resources for students. They help plan the
research project and pull resources for students.
Also, our librarians keep us all updated on the
newest YA titles. They plan events for teachers
to bring more people into the library. They are a
vital part of our campus.”
-Kristin A. Simmons
English Teacher