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About Me:: I'm an elementary school library media specialist, perpetual learner, and sometime college professor!

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Replied May. 12, 2007

At 8:17pm on May 28, 2007, Liz Deskins said…: A am an adjuct professor of library science, teaching library methods and library science student teaching. In both of these courses I stress the power and importance of collaboration and integration. I am also an elementary school media specialist with Hilliard City Schools (we won the NSLMPY award in 2006!) I really feel that collaboration is essential for our students to get the most effective eduational experience! But I also know first hand that it can be very challenging to persuade teachers of the inherent benefits. I guess I am hoping that there will be a secret code or magic word that will open all the doors that are roadblocks and all my teachers will be begging to collaborate with me!
I liked the tone that many of the folks on LM_Net had about this topic, understanding the difficulties collaboration can seem to be for teachers, instead of just complaining! I like the idea of a group that will discuss this topic; maybe together we can discover a variety of strategies we can share with others that will make collaboration a less threatening word to some of the teachers we desire to work with!
OK, I rambled on long enough,
Liz

At 12:57pm on May 28, 2007, Judi Moreillon said…: Hi Liz,
Welcome to the BCC group! I'd love to know more about your interest in the group.
What is the status of school librarianship in Ohio? Do you teach school library courses at the college level?
Best,
Judi