Why Collaborate?

Collaboration is needed to enhance student learning. Integrating information literacy skills into the curriculum is the goal of collaborative teaching practices on the part of the media specialist and the classroom teacher.

I've decided to be more specific about why collaboration is important is important. I'm hoping that this list will help me persuade more teachers to collaborate.

I collaborate ...

1. To enrich and enhance student achievement
   
2. To integrate the library program with other curricula
3. To provide more productive student activities and learning experiences in the library
4. To make sure that library resources support student assignments
5. To enrich and enhance the curriculum
6. To promote the library program and resources