The coaching huddles are a great way to
collaborate with the teachers without having to make appointments to see each other.
Not exact matches
Understanding classroom challenges, Jan
collaborated with teachers, OTs, and administrators to build the three programs that comprise the Learning
Without Tears curricula: Get Set for School ® for kindergarten readiness, Handwriting
Without Tears ® for K — 5, and Keyboarding
Without Tears ® for K — 5.
• Opportunity for career advancement and rigorous, on - the - job learning becomes possible when great
teachers advance by
collaborating with, leading, and developing other
teachers in teams to reach more students (
without forcing class - size increases).
By using a web - based project management system, an administrator or principal of a school can better
collaborate with teachers over education - related matters
without the need to physically meet them.
'' We can offer our
teachers more time out of the classroom to be able to
collaborate with their peers and develop the exciting curriculum we want our children to receive,
without «burning out».»
Glanz et al. (2006) reported that principals who were seen as instructional leaders
collaborated with teacher leaders to supervise classroom
teachers, while principals
without instructional expertise abdicated supervision responsibility to
teacher leaders.
Yet,
without firsthand experience
collaborating with their peers, how can we expect school leaders to create a collaborative culture for their
teachers?
The Generation Schools Network, a nonprofit that partners
with schools and districts in New York and Colorado to launch new schools, has added up to 30 percent more learning time for students
without increasing costs or
teacher workload while simultaneously increasing the time for
teachers to plan and
collaborate.30 Through innovative school schedules that include three types of
teachers with dual roles,
teachers have up to two hours daily to plan lessons
with their colleagues and receive coaching.31 Schools utilizing the Generation Schools Model hire three different teaching teams for distinct teaching roles and stagger the teams throughout the day and year to increase instructional time for students.
The EAC believes the «new school» should be a place where
teachers can
collaborate effectively
with one another, work productively
with administrators, continue their learning and development, and advance their careers
without leaving the classroom.
Because they have a process,
teachers are more comfortable
collaborating about their practice, both
with and
without data.