Teaming with Opportunity: Media Programs, Community Constituencies, and Technology

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Summary: About building coalitions and holding them together
Review: Superbly developed and presented by Lesley Farmer (Coordinator of Library Media Teacher Services Credential Program and Associate Professor of Library Media Technology at California State University, Long Beach) Teaming With Opportunity: Media Programs, Community, Constituencies, And Technology is a remarkable guide written on the premise that people who specialize in media within the educational community must work with a broad variety of allies in order to truly promote learning to their maximum ability. Teaming With Opportunity is all about building coalitions and holding them together despite conflicting interpersonal forces that tend to undercut harmony and pull people apart. The ultimate goal is to better enhance the school library's media center and improve the opportunities for students to learn; with that desire firmly in mind, the sky is the limit. Teaming With Opportunity is an adventurous yet practical guide, which provides more than mere theory; there is also hands-on, step-by-step guidance for teaming up with school members, families, universities, libraries, community agencies, professional organizations, and businesses. The clear language and detailed case studies make Teaming With Opportunity a "must" for librarians seeking to make a good student media center even better!