The Chameleon Librarian

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The Chameleon Librarian

• San Antonio ISD
• Thelma Celestino, Director,
• Library Media Services
• Dixie Andersen and Sandy Scroggs,
• Librarians

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SHHHHH!
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The Librarian

• In the GRAND Scheme of things
• What role does the librarian play?
• Write it down!
• Lets compare.

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Collaboration

• What does it look like?
• Why use it?
• Is it effective?

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Collaboration
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What does the research show?

• Collaboration Works!
• Increased Student Achievement
• Lance Study
• Texas Study
• Library Research Service

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Campus Collaboration

• With Administration
• Departments
• Faculty
• Students
• Parents

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Campus Administration

• One on one
• Department meetings
• Faculty Meetings
• Campus Leadership Team
• Club sponsorship

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Campus Teachers

• One on one
• Class coming to library
• Individual
• Small Group
• Whole Class
• Classroom Visits
• Department meetings
• Committee Meetings

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The Students

• One On One
• Small Groups
• Recreational Reading
• Academic Reading

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School to School Collaboration

• E-mail
• SALA
• Record Sharing
• Inter Library Loan
• Mentoring
• Cluster Meetings

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District Level

• Weekly Newsletters
• E-mails
• Monthly Meetings
• Training Sessions
• Committee Meetings
• Board Meetings

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District Level Administration

• ALT
• DLT
• Training Sessions to District Level Departments
• Summer Summit
• Parent Fairs
• Inter-departmental Collaborations

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Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration!!!!
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Regional Collaboration

• Member of Digital Knowledge Central
• Region 20 Round-up
• Region Centers (ESC)
• Bexar County Librarians Association
• Working with Local Public Library

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Digital Knowledge Central
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State Level Collaboration

• TEA
• State Standards
• TEKS
• Library
• Technology
• Texas Library Association
• TLC List-serv
• Texas State Library
• Strong Libraries - Strong Scores
• TLA Conference for Administrators
• Attendees were nominated by Librarians

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Texas Library Association in SA
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Characteristics of a Collaborator!

• Active Listener
• Communicator
• Provider of Resources
• Trainer
• Supporter
• Continually Learning

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