Collaborate looks at developing the mindset of collaboration in the three areas of school librarianship: the collaborative work of the school librarian with fellow educators, developing the collaborative mindset in learners and collaboration in the school library space. The book dives into the different domains of Think, Create, Grow and Share, outlines them within the standard of collaboration and offers examples of lessons, projects and professional development work, weaving all of the standards and domains together. The layout of the book is meant to be a comprehensive look at collaboration and the relationship with the school library and the larger goals and missions of the school, the layout and use of space and time in the school library, and the growth and trajectory of developing a collaborative mindset in learners.
The main goal of the book is to give readers a foundation for growing a culture of collaboration at their school and recognizing the role the school library can play as the driver of that culture. The book recognizes that collaboration in the three areas of school library, librarian and learner are all woven together and overlap in all areas is essential to a collaborative culture.
As the new school year kicks off this week, my goals for this school year are to get back to blogging and sharing projects, lessons and ideas and connecting those projects with the AASL National Standards. At the end of each of my blog posts, I will cite the AASL Foundation, Domain and Standard in the project. I hope as fellow librarians and educators connect with the blog and look for ways to incorporate the AASL National Standards, this site will become a helpful resource.
If you are interested in purchasing the book, it is available for presale on the ALA Publications website and will be available soon on Amazon.
