| Teacher-librarians play an important role in the middle school library, not only with supporting students with books and technology, but by collaborating with teachers when planning and teaching literature circles. Using narrative methods, I worked collaboratively with three teachers. The purpose of this inquiry is to achieve a better understanding of the experiences of the teachers and my role as a teacher-librarian and why they collaborated with me when planning literature circles. For this qualitative research paper, I used narrative methods to explore the phenomena of collaboration and share my experiences of being a teacher-librarian through story. Some of the findings that are explored in this paper are: the importance of professional partnerships (open communication), access to resources (including texts, technology and space), and differentiated instruction (planning for the students). |
