Collaborative Models for Librarian and Teacher Partnerships: (Advances in Library and Information Science)

Once considered designated storytellers, modern library professionals are emerging as experts in technology integration, information literacy, and curriculum alignment. Though, their collaboration with technology specialists and administrators continues to be a struggle. Collaborative Models for Librarian and Teacher Partnerships brings together best practices and innovative technological approaches in establishing the media specialist-teacher partnership. Highlighting theoretical concepts of case based learning, knowledge repositories, and professional learning communities; this book is an essential practical guide for professional development specialists, administrators, library media specialists, as well as teacher educators interested in maintaining and developing collaborative instructional partnerships using emerging digital technologies.

About the Author :
Kathryn Kennedy is the Director of Research for the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). In this position, she is responsible for providing multiple venues for disseminating research, establishing an annual research agenda, and conducting and coordinating research studies to help inform the field of K-12 blended and online learning. Her practical experiences include pre-service and in-service teacher, technology specialist, and school librarian professional development for technology integration and instructional design in traditional, blended, and online learning environments. Her research interests deal directly with her practical experience and concentrate mostly on education professionals and their preparation for next generation learning models, including but not limited to blended and online learning environments. Dr. Lucy Santos Green has over a decade of experience as a classroom teacher and school librarian in both large, urban school systems and rural areas. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at Georgia Southern University where she designs and teaches graduate courses in school librarianship, web design, and online pedagogy. Dr. Green received a doctorate in Instructional Technology from Texas Tech University, a Master of Library Science from Texas Woman’s University and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from East Texas Baptist University. Her research and publications focus on school librarianship in the twenty-first century, the integration of Web 2.0 technologies in K-12 environments and online pedagogy.