Picture this: You walk into the library of a high school and find an art teacher and a science teacher sitting together. Student work is spread out all over the table. They are reviewing the work and talking about literacy strategies they can use in their classroom to help their students better understand what they are reading.
In another school nearby, a physical education teacher and a social studies teacher are sharing graphic organizers to support writing. Earlier they drafted their new LDC tasks and swapped suggestions.
Across town in the same district, a music teacher notices some of her students are struggling with citations. An English teacher had recently taught a lesson on the same topic in the library. When the librarian hears the music teacher is looking for a lesson on citations, she suggests the music teacher contact the English teacher. The two decide to meet after school to collaborate on ways to teach citations.
This strategic collaboration happens in our district because of LDC.