Collaboration Collaboration
By Heidi George By Heidi George
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Jenna KarrenJenna Karren
All InvolvedAll Involved
StudentsStudentsTeachersTeachersFaculty Faculty ParentsParents
StudentsStudents
““No student is deprived of this No student is deprived of this opportunity for making contributions opportunity for making contributions and appreciating the contributions of and appreciating the contributions of others” (Tinzman). others” (Tinzman).
-Team Effort -Team Effort --Solve Problems Solve Problems -Listen-Listen-Contribution-Contribution
StudentsStudents
““George W. clearly looked to his friend with trust and respect, George W. clearly looked to his friend with trust and respect, unreservedly accepting both his suggestions and his criticisms; unreservedly accepting both his suggestions and his criticisms; while, on his side, George K. not only found his less able partner a while, on his side, George K. not only found his less able partner a good friend to exchange ideas ‘ – an audience for his own ideas – good friend to exchange ideas ‘ – an audience for his own ideas – but was also able to understand and anticipate, in an empathic but was also able to understand and anticipate, in an empathic way, the difficulties George W. might be meeting” (Salmon 54-way, the difficulties George W. might be meeting” (Salmon 54-
55).55). - Giving and Taking Constructive CriticismGiving and Taking Constructive Criticism- FeedbackFeedback- ComfortableComfortable
•Leadership
•Conflict Resolution
•Work Ethic
•Training (Speck)
Teachers RolesTeachers Roles
Creating a Collaborative Creating a Collaborative EnvironmentEnvironment
CoachingCoaching Giving FeedbackGiving Feedback Involving ParentsInvolving Parents
Faculty Faculty Team MeetingsTeam Meetings
GoalsGoals Consistency in Curriculum Consistency in Curriculum New IdeasNew Ideas FeedbackFeedback
Special Education AidesSpecial Education Aides FeedbackFeedback Individualized Education Plan (IEP)Individualized Education Plan (IEP) GoalsGoals ““Raising the Bar”Raising the Bar”
ParentsParents
““Parents are the first and most Parents are the first and most important teachers of their own important teachers of their own children.” (McCoy)children.” (McCoy)
Open CommunicationOpen Communication Parent Teacher ConferenceParent Teacher Conference
NewslettersNewsletters
ConclusionConclusion
Collaboration is compiled as an Collaboration is compiled as an interactive inclusive process that interactive inclusive process that helps bring the classroom together to helps bring the classroom together to become unified learners. become unified learners.
Each person in the collaboration Each person in the collaboration progression becomes a listener, progression becomes a listener, teacher, and most important a teacher, and most important a learner. learner.