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IRLS 581: School Library Administration and Organization
School of Information Resources and Library Science
University of Arizona
Fall 2007

Course Facilitator: Judi Moreillon

Two Heads Are Better than One: Participants' Testimonials

Two Heads Are Better than One: The Factors Influencing the Understanding and Practice of Classroom-Library Collaboration
In the fall 2004, I began a longitudinal case study of undergraduate preservice classroom teachers. The study participants have completed their first year of classroom teaching. These are testimonials given after their student teaching experience.

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Slide Question Participant Testimonial Link
Slide #7 What learning experiences during your preservice teacher education influenced you positively toward classroom-library collaboration?
Slide #8 What learning experiences during your preservice teacher education influenced you positively toward classroom-library collaboration?
Slide #9 What experience during your preservice teacher education led you to believe that collaboration between yourself and the teacher-librarian would be a good thing for you and for your students?
Slide #10 During your preservice teacher education, what experiences prepared you to seek out collaboration during your student teaching?
Slide #11 What was your experience of collaborating with your teacher-librarian during your student teaching?
Slide #12 During your preservice teacher education when you approached your cooperating teacher about collaborating with your teacher librarian, what was her response?
Slide #13 How did you know that your teacher-librarian was someone with whom you could collaborate?
Slide #14 During your student teaching, did you observe your cooperating teacher collaborating with the teacher-librarian? Or did you yourself collaborate with the teacher-librarian?
Slide #15 What happened when you arrived at your student teaching placement?
Slide #16 What has impressed you the most so far about the support that you get from your teacher-librarian?

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Last updated: 2 December 2007