COLLABORATIONForm a Collaborative Team

Promote a Spirit of Inquiry Pausing

• Pause before responding or asking a question. • Allow time for thinking.

• Enhance dialogue,discussion,

and decision-making.

Paraphrase

• Use a paraphrase starter that is comfortable for you.

• “So …”, or “As you were…”, or “ You’re thinking…”,

or “Appreciating what you are saying, if I understand you

correctly,…”

• Follow the starter with a paraphrase, to assist members, of

the group, to hear and understand each other, as they

formulate decisions.

Probe for Specificity• Use gentle open-ended probes or inquiry such as.

• “Please say more” or “I’m curious about…”

• “I’d like to hear more about …” or “Then, are you

– saying…”

• Increase the clarity and precision of the group’s thinking.

Putting Ideas on the Table

• Ideas are the heart of a meaningful dialogue.

• Label the intention of your comments.

• For example, you might say, “Here is one idea..”or “one

thought I have is..”or “ Here is a possible approach..”

Presuming Positive Inventions

• Assuming that the others’ intentions are positive

promotes and facilitates.• Meaningful dialogue and eliminates unintentional put-

downs

• Use positive intentions in your speech as one

manifestation of this norm

Pursing a Balance BetweenAdvocacy and Inquiry

• Pursue and Maintain a balance.

• Advocate a position• Inquire about one’s

own and other’s position.

• Assist the group to become a learning

organization.

Forming a Collaborative Library Leadership

Team• Develop Policies

• Meet Regularly to plan objectives

• Implement an Action Plan:• Develop a Vision

• Determine the Mission:

Needs

Goals

Evaluate and Assess

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Teacher Librarian

Prepared for a professional Development for New teacher

Librarians at South East High School

March 13, 2008By

Lorinda Holmes, Teacher Librarian

Westchester High School

MLIS Student a SJSU-Special Session Spring 2008