[LM_NET] TAR: Cooperation

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

Hi Colleagues,

Many of you are starting (or getting ready to start) school this 
week.  I think back to my teen days in southeastern Michigan when I 
would HOPE that the weather was cool enough that first week of 
September (when we started school) to wear one of the new wool plaid 
skirts and tights I'd bought.  I don't suppose those of you in the 
south starting school this week are considering any such attire :>

One of our roles on the instructional partnership continuum is 
COOPERATION.  In that role, we supply--quickly and sometimes on the 
spot--many resources, materials, and services at the request of our 
teachers. (Sometimes, WE even initiate cooperation).  That role 
doesn't involve instruction so much as laying a groundwork of trust 
that we build on as we move forward to coordination and collaboration 
where we do instruct students.  Nevertheless, it's an essential part 
of the job.  And the start of school is rife with requests, isn't it?

Do you have some examples (from now or the past) of a teacher request 
for materials and/or services?

Why do you consider these cooperations essential to your job?

And have you been able to supply the materials/services while 
simultaneously suggesting a way that you could be involved in the teaching?

I'll post a hit!

Best,
Toni (working on "The Collaboration Handbook")


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
The Collaboration Handbook (Linworth 2008) FORTHCOMING

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