CoLocation to Collaboration Dunya Minoo Portland Public Schools

Co-Location to Collaboration Dunya Minoo Portland Public Schools

Partnership Co-Location Collaboration

Co-Location To locate or be located jointly or together, as two or more groups; share or designate to share the same place.

Co-Location School Community A Few Linkages XXXXX XXX Parents of School-age Children (Adelman, A. S. & Taylor, L. , 2006)

Partnership The state or condition of being a partner. A contractual relationship between two or more persons carrying on a joint business venture; an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their common interests.

Partnership School Community XXXXX Parents of School-age Children (Adelman, A. S. & Taylor, L. , 2006)

Collaboration A process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize mutual goals; this is more than the intersection of common goals seen in co-operative ventures, but a deep, collective determination to reach an identical objective —by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus.

Collaboration Community X X X Schools X X XXXX XXX X Parents of School-age Children X X Other Community Members (Adelman, A. S. & Taylor, L. , 2006)

Co-Location • Shared space • Limited interaction • Individual goals • Increased potential of duplication • Decreased effectiveness Partnership • Common Goals • Both parties benefit • Third parties benefit • The whole is greater than the sum of its parts • Internal champions on both sides Collaboration • Mutual goals • Shared resources • Parity between entities • Shared responsibility • Shared accountability

How many members of a collaborative does it take to change a lightbulb?

How many members of a collaborative does it take to change a lightbulb? • Four- to share similar experiences of changing lightbulbs and how the lightbulb could have been changed differently. • Seven- to caution about the dangers of changing lightbulbs. • Twenty-seven- to point out spelling or grammar errors in postings about changing lightbulbs. • Fifty-three- to flame the spelling and grammar critics • Three- to correct the spelling and grammar in the spellinggrammar flames. • Six- to argue whether it’s ‘light-bulb’ or ‘lightbulb. ’ Moral: It’s easy to get distracted from the task at hand. Working collaboratively takes strong leadership to get the job done. (Adelman, A. S. & Taylor, L. , 2006) Thank you for your participation and all your good work!

Resources: 1. Adelman, Howard S. & Taylor, Linda. 2006. The School Leader’s Guide to Student Learning Supports, 2. Wikipedia 3. Dictionary. com