Standards

I'm trying to write the critical evaluation on standards but feel I am just repeating what is written without the input necessary..

Assignment

Just listened to the podcasts on ass 1. Feeling quite anxious about getting it back. Hope I get it tomorrow.

Monday

I gave up on the chat room on Monday night. We had a holiday in Qld and I was planning to really get myself going with the assignments and readings but had real trouble with interact all afternoon. Thought it was my new computer but am relieved to see it wasn't my problem. I still can't access the vidcasts - will try the school computer tomorrow.
Am feeling a bit better about where I am after reading comments in chat room.

Todd's Article

Todd's article (2008)is reassuring in that data collected shows that teachers do want to work collaboratively for a whole range of reasons.
eg#.improved pedagogy
#improved delivery of teaching
#improved access to resources and librarian help
#building a collegial relationship
So even though they wanted the social and collegial relationship they also saw that this offered better opportunities for students to learn.
Librarians wanted collaboration to
# reach out more
#market school library services
#spread information literacy skills
#lead to being valued as librarians
#help them offer an integrated notion of library as part of the whole
If we accept the complementarity of strngths rather than the similarity as Todd suggests collaboration will be more effective.

books are dead?

Thanks Ruth Buchanan (skerricks.blogspot on oz-lit) . You made my day with the " Young people hate books and dead tree publishing is finished" You tube video.

Collaboration

After reading Fullan's article it seems that it is very difficult to generalize about collaboration as each school has its own setup and unique, changing situation. We need to look at why certain schools can make it work even if they have different perspectives within the school community. We need to foster the"creative mix"