The Collaboration Handbook
In this succinct guide, Buzzeo paints a picture of how media specialists can use instructional collaboration to transform a media program and increase student achievement. She begins by discussing the "Continuum of Instructional Partnership" and how to move from cooperation to coordination to collaboration to data-driven collaboration. Those new to the field will appreciate the step-by-step approach to increasing collaboration, while experienced media specialists will likely benefit most from the chapters on data-driven collaboration and assessment. The book concludes with a substantial amount of information on how to overcome common barriers to collaboration, the role of advocacy, and the importance of integrating new technologies into collaborative projects. Buzzeo uses numerous brief quotations and anecdotes from practicing media specialists to illustrate her points throughout the book. Each chapter concludes with workbooklike forms for reflection and planning, making the book ideal for a group study, either with library students or district-level media specialists. Included in these forms are "Tools for Administrators" intended for principals and district-level administrators seeking to understand and increase collaboration within their media programs. This title will be most useful to new media specialists and those facing barriers to collaboration, but there is something here for media specialists at all stages of the instructional partnership continuum.—Marcia Kochel, Olson Middle School, Bloomington, MNCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.