Standard: Facilitating Collaborative Engagement to Cultivate and Empower and Community of Learners
Theme: Partners in Collaborative Learning
Growth Phase: Established
Growth Indicator: LLC leadership team and teacher-librarian work with teachers to build habits of mind and skills for working in a collaborative world.
This article outlines a variety of levels and approaches for teacher-librarians to engage teachers in collaborative planning and teaching, key to the learning commons approach yet a challenge for many. The author effectively uses a train metaphor with clear and convincing charts to support the process.
Armstrong, L. (2020, March 6). Looking to Get Colleagues on Board? Canadian School Libraries Journal 4 (1). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/looking-to-get-colleagues-on-board/
This motivating inquiry based co-planned research English assignment on Othello resides on the SS school’s virtual LLC and includes student pathfinders, notes guide, online resources including movies and much more that practitioners can adopt/adapt from.
Earl Haig SS Library. (2018). ENG3U: Othello Literary Essay. Retrieved from
As a culminating activity for this SS course posted on the school’s virtual LLC, students create their own teen magazine. Includes assignment, rubric, citation examples (MLA), product example, pathfinder and digital notetaker.
Earl Haig SS Library. (2019). GLC20 Creating a Teen Magazine Culminating Activity. Retrieved from https://ehsslibrary2.wordpress.com/glc20-creating-a-teen-magazine-culminating-activity-sacchetti/
Follow this BC learning commons teacher, a Level 1 and 2 Google Certified Educator and a Google for Education Certified Trainer, sharing presentations and publications demonstrating leading teaching in collaborative learning environments.
McNee, Darcy. (2017). Learning and Literacies. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/sd63.bc.ca/darcymcnee/home
An Ontario teacher-librarian shares examples of collaboration, meaningful interaction, and growth among her board’s Secondary Teacher-librarian Council. Shared efforts are posted on a collaborative “What did you do this week?” Padlet. Illustrated examples include diversity in literature, teacher-librarian book club, virtual renovations, and building core competencies.
Whittaker, M. (2021, May 12). The First Step is Sharing. Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(2). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/the-first-step-is-sharing/