Collaboration

Creating Collaborative Systems
Tom Many, Susan Sparks ||  || Take-aways: 1. Collaboration among teachers increase student achievement - The Collaborative Teacher, Solution Tree, 2008 2. focus on student learning increases student achievement 3. kids learn more when teachers work together in teams and have high morale - [|NSDC.org] video "Collective Teams in Action" [facilitator to send link] - collective efficacy 4. high trust will increase risk taking, accelerates improvement efforts and achievement - Tschannen-Moran, Trust Matters (2004) || Steve Shiola A04 || Michele || Purpose: effective facilitation skills and strategies in depth information of 11 foundational skills understanding facilitation skills
 * **Creating intentional**
 * collaboration in schools**
 * **Making Group Work Easy: The**
 * Art of Effective Facilitation**

Successful Facilitation Strategies:

- must clearly understand the purpose for the meeting; Get to the nut - clearly understanding the problem - facilitate the event; stay objective and ***let the group do the work*** - Skills every facilitator needs: - Deep listening; listen for noise; awareness of nonverbal cues; use your radar - Ask clarifying questions, "help me understand" - be flexible; may need to detour, - honest and open communication
 * Journal of Staff Development, Data Talks by Steve Shiola*

Understanding the purpose -template: Purpose Statement: provide information and discuss issues Working Agreements (never go into a meeting without this) Agenda ||
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