Toni Buzzeo, Author, Library Media Specialist

"Media specialists will find Buzzeo's practical suggestions to be extremely helpful in taking their library program to a higher level." ~ Library Talk Magazine, May/June 2002

Step up to the plate and hit one out of the park for collaboration! Read, learn, and apply these strategies to raise the level of collaboration and achievement in your school!

Offers hands-on tools for moving from isolation, to cooperation, to collaboration, step-by-step.

Teaches you to asses your collaboration quotient and raise it to new levels.

Convinces administrators, teachers, and librarians of the benefit collaboration has on student learning.

This concise, heavy-duty, power-packed volume is filled with the information teachers, librarians, and administrators need to increase levels of collaboration in their schools in order to increase student learning and achievement. It gives readers the why, the how, and the inspiration to build and enhance collaboration in every school. Data-based analysis is a key component of this handbook which is designed to be used by teachers and librarians wherever they are on the collaboration continuum.

Demystify the collaborative process with these hands-on guides, one for elementary library media specialists and teachers and one for secondary library media specialists and teachers.

Practical suggestions for implementing collaborative planning and teaching with classroom teachers through a variety of units

Collaboration is much more than just the latest buzzword. It is a worthwhile concept that can greatly benefit library media specialists, teachers, students, and administrators alike. And if it is done correctly, collaborative planning and teaching can help to meet educational standards.

These straightforward resources presents methodology and models to assist elementary and secondary school library media specialists in their efforts to work collaboratively with teachers. Each of the fully developed units included are standards-based, and provide opportunities for students to master information literacy skills as outlined in Information Power while they also work on content area learning. These examples demonstrate the versatility of the template, which can be used across the curriculum in an endless variety of applications, resulting in full compliance with various benchmarks and standards.

Chapters on the history and benefits of collaboration are included. Factors for success; roadblocks to collaboration and how to overcome them; and personal testimonials from administrators,teachers and library media specialists will provide a wealth of information about workin a collaborative environment.

Collaborating to Meet Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships K-6, Second Edition

“It is a difficult balance to achieve [between the role of LMS and literacy instructor], and Buzzeo gives worthwhile advice on maintaining this delicate juggling act.”–Jane Barrer, School Library Journal, April 2008

“Changes resulting from the No Child Left Behind legislation precipitated the second edition of this excellent guide.” ~ School Library Journal Curriculum Connections, Spring 2008

“For library media specialists who wish to collaborate with teachers, this book will be a must-read. Highly Recommended.” Library Media Connection, January 2008

Collaborating to Meet Literacy Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships K-2

"All librarians, but especially those needing research to support their efforts to move from routine schedules to collaboration, will find what they need here to stimulate change. This book is a must read also for administrators and the teachers whose classroom instruction can benefit greatly through collaborative efforts. Highly Recommended." ~ Daniel R. Beach, Library Media Connection, August 2007

"The creative units can be easily incorporated as written or adapted to fit most literacy programs. The text is praiseworthy for its theoretical context and practical application. Collaborating to Meet Literacy Standards is essential for schools implementing a collaborative literacy-based program." ~ John-Leonard Berg, Catholic Library Journal, December 2007

“Valuable as a collaboration starter for the younger set who will love the experience in both the library and the classroom.” ~ David Loertscher and Esther Rosenfeld, Teacher Librarian, June 2007

"After acknowledging the constraints now imposed upon library media specialists [by NCLB], Buzzeo makes lemonade by taking these limitations and refocusing what librarians do at the primary level through a different lens: becoming literacy cheerleaders and cultivating collaboration with teachers." ~ Mary R. Hofman, School Library Journal, May 2007

"It's easier to pique teachers' interest in the collaborative process, and for them to understand it, if you have a model to show them. Part of what makes this book so useful is that it not only provides such a model but also offers great ideas for units to hook teachers. This volume is a treasure: having read it, I now have several new units that I'm excited to share with my teachers. Highly Recommended." ~ Lee Gordon, Library Media Connection, January 2003