to me it is people working together towards a common goal. Through the collaboration, they share their expertise, experiences, knowledge to attain the goal. #admin2b
#admin2b Collaboration looks different for different situations. I think it means that two people are working together to achieve a common goal! @Jstef15 want to weigh in?
In PLC work in schools, we focus on four essential questions;
1. what do we want students to know
2. how do we know if they know it
3. what do we do if they don't know it
4. what do we do if they do know it. #admin2b
A1: #admin2b Collaboration looks different for different situations. I think it means that two people are working together to achieve a common goal! @Jstef15 want to weigh in?
A1: collaboration to me is getting together with people from different areas, with different experiences, and working to solve problems or create new experiences for Ss.
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So it seems that a common goal is something that is important. I wonder as admin, how do we create that common goal? For me it goes back to 4 questions of PLC. #admin2b
#admin2b Collaboration looks different for different situations. I think it means that two people are working together to achieve a common goal! @Jstef15 want to weigh in?
A1: Collaboration is working as a team towards a common goal—doing what’s best for students. This doesn’t just exist with just content, at the classroom level, but day-to-day collaboration with all parties in the building. #admin2b
#admin2b to create a common goal, you have to see what you have in common with your team! As aspiring admin, I would encourage you to work hard with your team to be a leader, not an authority.
Q2: when i think of students and ideal collaboration, i think of authentic PBL projects that empower students to research, create, explain, and solve something to then present product to authentic audience #admin2b
A1: Collaboration is working as a team towards a common goal—doing what’s best for students. This doesn’t just exist with just content, at the classroom level, but day-to-day collaboration with all parties in the building. #admin2b
A2: I think of PBL, Kagan Cooperative Learning structures and students using each other as resource. I ALSO think of students working with community members and adults, sharing and creating ideas together to make the world a better place! #admin2b
A2. If you've never had kids collaborative together. #kagan is a great place to start. Students engaged with each other and accountable for their tasks. #admin2b
@JPassItOn A1: #admin2b collaboration occurs when individuals are team focused and use their experiences and strengths for the greater good. Seeking to learn and work together for a common purpose or goal.
Q2: I think collaboration for students starts with accountability as a group memeber. Also students need to learn how to listen to each other and respect each other's opinion. They should be able to question and defend their ideas #Admin2b
A2: I think of PBL, Kagan Cooperative Learning structures and students using each other as resource. I ALSO think of students working with community members and adults, sharing and creating ideas together to make the world a better place! #admin2b
Q3: SO MANY ANSWERS! Because two people's perspectives, strengths and experiences are more powerful than one person's!
Because a teacher's job is so important and so demanding that you can't afford not to! #admin2b
Q3: Teacher should collaborate to be the best teacher they can be. To model for students that we continue to learn. When they see our excitement, it makes them excited to learn! #Admin2b
A3: When teacher collaborate it can create richer experiences for the students, also can foster teacher relationships and common goals. When we start pulling in the same direction good things start to happen.
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A3: teachers should be collaborating to improve on their professional practices. We need to be transparent with each other and leverage each others abilities to improve our teaching. #admin2b
A2: For Ss, it’s a chance to get them working outside their comfort zone. Not always w/ people who look like them, share interests, but if a project is sold correctly, you’re creating a common goal (1/2). #admin2b
A3: Work smarter, not harder. As educators we need to stop trying to reinvent the wheel and utilize proven strategies with purpose and intentionality to maximize effectiveness. #admin2b
a3. Gone are the days of T's behind closed doors/isolated islands. Collaboration equals school success, not classroom success. It's should depend on the strength of others (multiplier effect= gr8 book). #admin2b
A2: (2/2) You don’t have to look far in a room of 30 to find some differences you can expose your kids. Part of collaboration is working with others to gain perspective. That can only help achieve this common goal we all agree is important. #admin2b
The more we collaborate, the richer the experience for the student! I think this goes for grade-level collaboration with special areas as well!! If our teaching helps students to discover strengths and make connections across contents and skills, students are empowered! #admin2b
A3: When teacher collaborate it can create richer experiences for the students, also can foster teacher relationships and common goals. When we start pulling in the same direction good things start to happen.
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A4: Collaboration with a PLN has opened my eyes to things outside my room, building, and state. Also, keeps me positive after a tough day/week
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A3: Work smarter, not harder. As educators we need to stop trying to reinvent the wheel and utilize proven strategies with purpose and intentionality to maximize effectiveness. #admin2b
A4: It is a quick way to expose my thinking to new ideas or perspectives with minimal effort or time requirements for people who are already exhausted after working all day :) PLNs CONNECT people and ideas!! #admin2b
A4. #admin2b of course it would be advantageous to work with your own PLN. The logistics get fuzzy though. How, when? How to help our younglings find good people?
A3: We collaborate because we can’t achieve more in isolation. We need others to help us stay grounded, accountable, but also to offer encouragement. #admin2b
That sure does go fast. I loved my first moderator experience and thank you to my @DixieHeightsHS friends for participating and @JPassItOn for assisting. #admin2b
Absolutely. I have learned so much in the last 2 years by participating in PLN's. We can never think we know it all...then we are just stagnate. #admin2b
That should be a great chat. The mental health and social emotional learning is becoming a vital part of success in schools. Come back next week everyone! #admin2b
