FIVE COLLABORATIVE

ELEMENTS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE

TEAMS

Master Teacher Presentation

Linda Bennett, EC Compliance FacilitatorKathryn Addo, EC Department Chair

November 7, 2011Turning Point Academy Faculty Meeting

Viewpoints on Collaborative Teaching

Two or more people sharing responsibility for teaching some or all of the students assigned to a classroom

Involves the distribution of responsibility among people for planning, instruction, and evaluation for a classroom of students

A fun way for students to learn from two or more people who may have different ways of thinking or teaching

A creative way to connect with and support

others to help ALL children learn

A way to make schools more effective

Viewpoints on Collaborative Teaching,

cont’d Partners in School Success

establish trust develop and work on

communication share the chores celebratework together creatively to

overcome the inevitable challenges/problems

anticipate conflict and handle it in a constructive way

3 overreaching facets of group work that

contribute to positive results

Team members use influence to make sure instructional practices respond to and support student needs

School structures are modified when they aren’t serving the best interests of students

Shared power & responsibility among all teachers regardless of their teaching experience

#1 -- Team members use influence to make sure instructional practices respond to and support student needs

How principals are perceived impacts the level of teaching that can be developed

How teachers feel about the learners impacts the level of support in the classrooms

The willingness to use a wide number of instructional models impacts student learning

The value of teaching academic, behavioral and social skills is recognized

#2 - School structures are modified when they aren’t serving the best interests of students

Inconvenient schedules: Intentional scheduling

Lack of common planning time:

Structured planning allows for identifying student needs & how to meet them

Rigid homework policies: flexible homework policies

These barriers are becoming increasingly problematic due to expectations in the Common Core curriculum

#3 – Shared power & responsibility among all teachers regardless of

their teaching experience

All teachers consistently deliver a high quality of instruction pursuant to the curricular plan for the student(s)

Instruction becomes a conversation between & among teachers rather than a competition

Encourage new ideas & give value to teacher knowledge & experience

Demonstrate different methods to solve problems or answer questions

Benefits of Collaboration

Reduces stress & burnout

Increases job satisfaction

Enables teachers to function on a proactive basis

Increases teaching & learning potential of students

Collaborative Teacher Checklist

Guidelines for Planning Establish the content objective to be

taught

Identify the strengths & weaknesses of all students in the class

Determine the presentation style for the specific content

Determine accommodations & modifications required for students with 504 plans/IEPs

Determine the appropriate teaching approach