Priority Driving Forces
From your complete list of driving forces, choose three that you feel represent the greatest benefits of collaboration.
1. Principals support collaboration by integrating classroom and library instruction into the mainstream of the school program.
2. A collaborative program requires commitment from all parts involved.
3. The teacher-librarian can provide the resources and instructional support that a teacher needs to implement the curriculum.
Why did you select each of these as a priority? How can these driving forces be strengthened?
Force 1: Principals support collaboration by integrating classroom and library instruction into the mainstream of the school program.
I believe this to be a top priority since principals
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Collaboration means teamwork. It will only work if all parts involved are fully committed to the task at hand. It will be useless if one of the parties do not fully participate in the whole process, from beginning to end.
For a collaborative program to be successful, it requires careful planning, team teaching, application of teaching and leadership skills, and development of interpersonal abilities. The first step to building a solid collaboration would be to provide teachers and teacher-librarians with appropriate professional development that empower them to create a solid understanding of the process and help them build a more productive professional relationship. Additionally, it is important to take into consideration the willingness of both educators to participate in this program. In this case, a clear understanding of the teacher-librarian’s role from all staff would be most beneficial. The teacher-librarian’s leadership, interpersonal abilities, and social skills would be an important factor to consider along with both educators’ teaching
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To carry on effective collaboration procedures, all parties involved need to possess specific knowledge about the different parts of the program, its structure, application, and assessment. Educators’ attitude and commitment towards the program are also major factors to consider here and are directly related to the lack of training in collaboration techniques.
The solution would be to provide the whole staff with professional development sessions that would allow them to positively participate in the collaboration program facilitating, hence, its schoolwide implementation.
Force 3: It is difficult for all parties involved to agree on what is best for