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Introduction/Elevator speech transcript:

Hello, my name is Frida Reed and I am the Librarian at Reed Moore Elementary. Research shows that there is a consistent connection between high-quality library programs and student achievement.The library is the central terminal of school-wide curriculum and academic achievement. From this terminal, students will depart on journeys of inquiry and learning. Just as with any journey, these should be anticipated with excitement. In this wide world of information and resources, it is our calling to provide students with a roadmap to navigate through it all successfully. Traveling the road of information literacy and journeying through our world of ever-expanding technologies and information is benefitted by the guidance and expertise of well-trained librarians and teachers, collaborating to help students get over speedbumps and potholes, and to make it to the end journey of creating life-long learners.

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Teacher Testimonial transcript:

[slight delay at beginning] Hello, My name is Lydia Morgan and I’m here to talk to you about the teacher-librarian collaborations here at Reed Moore. Our librarian, Frida Reed, is very accessible to teachers, and has made a point of her willingness to collaborate through newsletters, grade level meetings, even through emails and bookmarks. She has been proactive in assisting us with technology questions and resource location. Additionally, she has made herself available for teacher-librarian collaborations and I am happy to say that I have collaborated with her, and it has been very successful. Why? Because collaborations double the expertise, and create small-group instruction for learners. Planning can be more in depth and is more thorough with input and ideas from both educators rather than one alone. In fact, collaborating with Mrs. Reed has been very beneficial in terms of professional development. We are able to evaluate each other and offer ideas for improvement in addition to learning new technology skills. We are very lucky to have Mrs. Reed at our school. Our teacher-librarian collaborations are instrumental to our school academic success and personal growth.



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 * Link to: Collaboration Services, Reed Moore Elementary Video**


 * For the sake of my memory :-) I am going to use pink to show my work. It is my font color for the other ongoing project right now. **


 * Hello Leslie and Rebecca. I have begun creating the elevator speech. Here it is (so far )as follows: **


 * Hello, my name is Frida Reed and I am the Librarian at Reed Moore Elementary. Former US Commissioner of Education, Howard Howe once profoundly said: “What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education.” As educators, we all have a calling to equip our students to thrive and learn, and then to continue to thrive and learn long past the time they are in our classrooms and libraries. In fact, not only do we have the necessity to help them be successful in the here and now, but also to give them the skills and the tools to be life-long learners in our world of ever-expanding technologies and information. Research shows that there is a consistent connection between high-quality library programs and student achievement. Librarians and library resources are central to this goal, and collaborations with teachers spark the creativity and expertise that fuel the fire of student learning. **


 * Of course, please comment, tweak it, suggest changes, and whatever you see fit. **


 * Wendy **
 * Okay, I changed it to feature the travel the world idea. Please give me any feedback for changes. Thank you! **
 * Hello, my name is Frida Reed and I am the Librarian at Reed Moore Elementary. Former US Commissioner of Education, Howard Howe once profoundly said: “What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education.” Research shows that there is a consistent connection between high-quality library programs and student achievement.The library is the central terminal of school-wide curriculum and academic achievement. From this terminal, students will depart on journeys of inquiry and learning. Just as with any journey, these should be anticipated with excitement. In this wide world of information and resources, it is our calling to provide students with a roadmap to navigate through it all successfully, and to thrive and learn, long past the time the students are in our classrooms and libraries. Traveling the road of information literacy and journeying through our world of ever-expanding technologies and information is benefitted by the guidance and expertise of well-trained librarians and teachers, collaborating to help students get over speedbumps and potholes, and to make it to the end journey of creating life-long learners. **


 * Note: for the actual Voki, I had to remove a few phrases in order to be under the time limit. I omitted the quote by Howard Howe, and this part: " **** and to thrive and learn, long past the time the students are in our classrooms and libraries. **** " The rest of the speech remains in tact. Thank you! **