A+3.4+Benchmark+Scenario

Mrs. Allred and Mrs. Anderson work at a middle school together. Mrs. Allred is the School Library Media Specialist and Mrs. Anderson is a 6th grade science teacher. Mrs. Anderson was trying to figure out a new way to teach one of her TEKS, design a logical plan to manage energy resources in the home, school, or community (6.7B). Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Allred were talking in the hall one day and Mrs. Anderson asked Mrs. Allred if she wanted to help her come up with a way to use the library to teach this topic. Mrs. Allred offered to not only help her plan the lesson but she offered to help teach the lesson as well. They decided to meet on Sunday and Tuesday evenings at 8:30 to plan the lesson. Their goal is to plan a lesson that meets the curriculum needs and teaches students how to use the different resources in the library. After their initial meeting they decided that the AASL benchmarks they were focusing on were:

1.1.1: Generate questions and practice different ways to locate and evaluate sources that provide needed information. 2.1.1: Organize the information in a way that is appropriate for the assignment or question. 2.1.4: Use word processing, drawing, presentation, graphing, and other productivity tools to illustrate concepts and convey ideas. 3.1.2: Show respect for and respond to ideas of others, and respect the guidelines for responsible and ethical use of information resources.

They selected a collaboration form that they both felt comfortable using (Form A1). The strengths that Mrs. Allred brings to the partnership are her attention to details and her knowledge of all the available resources in the library. The strengths that Mrs. Anderson brings to the partnership are her knowledge of science and her ability to set a deadline and keeping herself and others on task and on time. Because not many math or science teachers collaborate with the librarian they decided to have a casual conversation with the principal to let him know what they are planning so he can come observe the lesson.



Collaborative Planning Form