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During the course of this semester, I was able to define the true meaning of librarians as instructional partners. With each collaborative project that was completed, I added another level of understanding to the instructional partnership process that is so vital for school librarians and classroom teachers. With so many different objectives, standards, and elements to cover in education, collaboration between the school librarian and the classroom teacher is the only means of ensuring that students successfully achieve a prosperous school career and lifelong productivity well into adulthood. Learning by doing and completely immersing yourself within the different collaborative processes is the only way to fully understand the integration and implementation of information literacy skills to enhance curriculum. This course also enabled me to build a bigger comfort level with a variety of Web 2.0 technology tools. Utilizing these tools during information literacy lessons are further enhanced with the collaborative efforts of the teacher-librarian and the classroom teacher. Before beginning this course, I use to have issues with delegating and sharing tasks with others. Now the process of collaboration has opened my eyes to new learning. My way is not the only way, and I so enjoyed learning new methods of thinking and application from my collaborative partners. 