collaboration its the smart thing to do debbie melnykovych library media specialist diane steffan...

COLLABORATIONIt’s the SMART thing to do

Debbie Melnykovych

Library Media Specialist

Diane Steffan

Fifth Grade Teacher

Carter Traditional Elementary School

The Carter library

Modified flex schedule

• Two flex days

• Three days with scheduled classes

Each class comes to library three times every four weeks

The idea• Genre

bulletin board in the library

• Is there something we could do “together?”

From idea to collaboration

• Called on expert for help

• Planning session

• SMART board incorporated from outset

• Each developed own lesson plans

Making it work

• Separate lesson plans – common goal

• No formal, ongoing coordination needed

• Touched base when class was being dropped off and picked up at the library

The lesson plans

• Library lessons – “Passport”

Assessment was designed to develop critical reading skills

• Classroom lessons – incorporated into regular reading curriculum

Wrapping it up

Idea for culminating activity evolved over the course of the collaboration

• Started with goal of using Smart board

• Added quiz game buzzers

• Two other games

SMART board game

I Have…Who Has? game

Genre “fortune” teller

Stimulating collaboration

• Flex days – several collaborative projects

• Documented with photos

• Posted photos on bulletin board

• Created interest in more collaborations

Social studies research

Science projects

Collaboration with other itinerants

COLLABORATION

It’s the SMART thing to doIt’s the EASY thing to do

Questions?

Ideas?

Brainstorms?