After attending the ECET2 leadership conference in Omaha, I was intrigued and excited to
collaborate with teachers outside of my school and district.
Some teachers will need to get better at taking more risks in employing new teaching practices, whereas others will need to improve their ability to
collaborate with teachers outside their area.
Not exact matches
Students read books, sing songs, draw pictures, and... go
outside to take photos, shoot video of themselves offering explanations,
collaborate with their
teacher, and publish to a broader audience.
What strategies does your school use to invite
teachers to
collaborate with one another through classroom observations and feedback
outside of performance appraisal or review?
They include six
outside charter school operators, a former
teacher at the school who created a management organization and Superintendent John Deasy, who pledged «to
collaborate with the parents and students of 24th Street by implementing the necessary reform efforts to vastly increase student achievement and the community engagement efforts to date.»
Using examples from classroom
teachers with whom she has worked, Collay describes four dimensions of powerful classroom - based leadership: (1) teaching well by drawing on professional knowledge to respond to the complex relationship challenges that affect learning; (2) finding creative ways to
collaborate with both colleagues and parents; (3) conducting classroom - based inquiry, both through informal observation and through formal, structured research; and (4) using partnerships
with outside organizations to support student learning.
Some participants have underscored that
teacher leaders must
collaborate with other educators — including those
outside of their own schools and districts — as part of a personal commitment to professional growth and ongoing learning.
Collaborate with your fellow
teachers to pool resources and dream up your own innovative ideas to bring technology to your students
outside normal classroom hours.
They want to know that you have the ability to think
outside the box, face challenges, enjoy
collaborating with other
teachers, parents, and creatively overcome obstacles.