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Collaboration Among EducatorsThe purpose of the investigation was to determine the components

of collaboration.

Research Questions• In what ways are teachers collaborating formally or informally?• What are teachers’ attitudes towards collaborating with each other?• When collaboration is taking place what do teachers collaborate on?• With whom is collaboration taking place?• How does collaboration improve their teaching practice?

Methods Themes• Time• Meeting Student’s Needs• Communication• Creativity

“Often Done on the Fly”“Time, Time, Time”

“Increased Student Involvement & Success”

“Common planning time is essential-creating time into teachers schedules allows for better communication, better instruction, and greater student retention.”

“Larger tool kit to pull from”

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Additional Readings• Bacon, P. S. (2008). Collaboration: The next steps. Library Media

Connection, 26(6), 36-37. Retrieved from http://www.linworth.com/lmc/• Berry, B., Daughtrey, A., & Wieder, A. (2009). Collaboration: Closing the

effective teaching gap. Document from Center for Teaching Quality, Retrieved from http://www.teachingquality.org

• Hindin, A., Morocco, C. C., Mott, E. A., & A, C. M. (2007). More than just a group: Teacher collaboration and learning in the workplace. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 13(4), 349-376. doi:10.1080/13540600701391911

• Schneider, F. J. (2007). Teaching collaboration to education majors. Community College Enterprise, 13(2), 7-25. Retrieved from http://www.schoolcraft.edu/ccE

Andrea MacMurray(603) 357 – 0299andrea.macmurray@myfairpoint.net