Collaboration Makes Us Better: High School and College Librarians

LIRT Summit 2018 Mary Havens, ECHS/DC Librarian Austin Community College

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ACC’s District/Service Area

★ 7,000 square miles★ Serves 27 Dual Credit

School Districts plus charter schools

★ Fall 2017: 5,654 Dual Credit Students

★ Serves 10 Early College High Schools plus specials

★ Fall 2017: 1,077 Early College High School Students

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Why a partnership?

★ Boots on the ground○ See these students every day○ Can help with technology issues for

students/faculty○ Instructional support for ACC faculty on HS

campus★ Double the library resources/librarians

○ Continuing education class in the works for HS librarians

PAUSE: Who are your favorite partners to collaborate with?"Elgin High School Logo" by Elgin Independent School District is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Levels of Engagement1. Meet every High School librarian in our cluster2. Engage that librarian in some sort of discussion/assistance3. Invite that librarian to partner together in some way4. Co-teach with that librarian

Sara Stewart, Austin High School librarian (and friend!)

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Amy GonzalesDel Valle High SchoolLibrarian

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Please join our Classroom:

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Amy created a Google Classroom for our session

AgendaLearning Intention

Students will understand how to use ACC Library resources to begin their research as well as how to identify fake news.

Success Criteria

● Students will follow along with the librarians

● Students will keep appropriate tabs open in their browser during the lesson

● Students will practice identifying fake news vs real news

● Students will use library resources to begin their research

Amy, with her education background, created these goals and intentions for the class.

Even MORE Collaboration

★ Amy’s prior relationship with APL.★ Professor suggested a meditation/mindfulness component to class★ Amy arranged with APL to arrange this particular component.

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Supporting Faculty

★ Dual enrollment faculty are largely adjuncts★ Lack of communication from college★ Confusion of classroom assignment/firewall issues/tech

deficiencies

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Successes!

★ Students see continuity★ Double the resources/double the support★ Networking opportunities★ Stronger library cultures★ Special events that make the classes memorable/successful★ Utilizing the strengths/talents of multiple individuals. ★ Bridging the P-16 pipeline/closing an engagement gap

PAUSE: What successes in collaboration have you seen?

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Pitfalls :/

★ School librarians are BUSY!!!!!★ Distance★ Communication breakdown★ More work for school librarian?

PAUSE: What are some potential collaboration pitfalls?

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No librarian? No problem!★ What are these students missing?★ Project ACC Faculty Institute★ Book Club Pilot★ Polled students about preferred CMS and book choice★ Collaborate with CRCA faculty and staff★ Ready Player One with Jeff Webb, Senior IT Specialist at ACC

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Tips for Collaboration

★ Give yourself a task★ Attach it to your job★ Be flexible★ Give up control★ Embrace the talents of both collaborators

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Discussion

★ Share your PAUSE answers with your table/partner★ Let’s expand:

○ What partners seems like natural fits? Student Life? Specific faculty groups? Specific staff groups? Community partners?

○ What benefits do you see from this relationship?○ What could be some potential pitfalls?○ How can you expand these partnerships? Or is it a “ain’t broke,

don’t fix it”?

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