Windows into Instructional Collaboration: Information Power in the Real World

Effective collaboration with teachers in the building of exciting learning experiences remains as THE major challenge for school library media sprecialists. Weisman, chair of the Curriculum Committee of the California School Library Asoociation, went to top library media center programs in the state of California doing case study descriptions, getting the library media specialistís story of a real educational experience and then done a design analysis. Are these library media specialists perfect? No, yet their stories and the analysis gives hope to those strugging to raise academic achievement in their schools. Designed for self study, professional development sessions with teacher and library media specialists, and for courses preparing library media specialists. California School Library Association Curriculum Committee Shirley Weisman, Editor Hi Willow Research and Publishing; 2001