MM: We not only wanted to
increase teacher collaboration within our school from a functional perspective but also have those collaborative conversations anchored in equity, evidence, and rigorous standards.
Other elements of this model would include research and best practice on technology, professional development, specialist teachers, additional teachers to provide
for increased teacher collaboration time, school administration and central office staffing.
Our principal design team has built a platform that can be customized to
increase teacher collaboration.
Based on our experiences at Meadow Park Middle School and our knowledge of the literature, we formed a few strategies other schools can employ when looking to
increase teacher collaboration to better serve students learning English.
Evaluating the Role of Principals in Teacher Teams: A Longitudinal Analysis of Principal Involvement and Impact in a District - Wide Initiative to Increase Teacher Collaboration
In fact, I believe that better student outcomes are directly related to
increased teacher collaboration.
We concluded that more focused lesson planning,
increased teacher collaboration, and the content specialization and rigor that characterizes departmentalization should be expanded, and this year it has been to the 2nd and 3rd grades.
Research promotes a three - pronged approached to Increased Learning Time that includes the following elements: (a) increased academic learning time; (b) increased enrichment activities; (c) and
increased teacher collaboration and professional development.
The following year, Rose Ferrero Elementary implemented professional learning opportunities for teachers,
increased teacher collaboration, and used data to drive instruction with the goal of improving student learning.