Professional Development to Practice Collaborative Teams Collaborative Skills
Professional Development to Practice Collaborative Teams Collaborative Skills This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non. Commercial-No. Derivatives 4. 0 International License. The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the US Department of Education to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (#H 323 A 120018). However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you
Professional Development to Practice Acknowledgements Special thanks to all contributors to the development and revision of this module. The original collection of learning packages was roll-out for use by Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC) Consultants in July 2013 after being developed by a team of content experts. The collection of learning packages was developed through efforts funded by the Missouri State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG). The following individual/groups are thanked immensely for their hard work in developing this package: Content Development Support §Ronda Jenson, Carla Williams, Stefanie Lindsay, Jodi Arnold and Arden Day, UMKC Institute for Human Development §SPDG Management Team The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the US Department of Education to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (#H 323 A 120018). However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you
Professional Development to Practice Team Members Initial Content Development Team, 2013 2016 Revision Team Michelle Smith, Team Leader, MO PLC Betty Ennis, DESE Tiffiney Smith, SE RPDC Marlow Barton, St. L RPDC Mary Gage, C RPDC Sheila Thurman, NE RPDC Rebecca Baldwin, NW RPDC Bertha Richardson, St. L RPDC Karen Wigger, NW RPDC Mary Ann Burns, DESE Tom Robb, KC RPDC Mary Dell Black, Facilitator, SC SIS Jamie Mehring, Ed Plus/St. L RPDC Sheila Thurman, NE RPDC Marisa Bowen, SE SIS Tiffani Muessig, DESE Judy Wartick, KC SIS Jeanie Carey, SC RPDC Connie Schweiss, SC RPDC Pam Williams, DESE Joy Fairley, KC RPDC The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the US Department of Education to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (#H 323 A 120018). However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you
Professional Development to Practice
Professional Development to Practice Collaborative Work Foundations 3 as e r A Key eams ive T ive t a r o ollab mat 1. C mmon For o 2. C essment ision c e D Ass d Base a t a 3. D king Ma e s utiliz ssment – CFA ty asse improve li Qua dback to ning. e r as fe ing & lea h teac es cess o r p team e z i l i t u hing & c a CT – e t rove to imp. ng learni for a t a lize d vement i t u M– pro t DBD uous im ue abou in cont h dialog ning g r throu ing & lea h teac
Professional Development to Practice Collaborative Teams d e c n a Adv e v i t a r o b a l l o C s e s s e c Pro of e s o rp d Pu n a w ams e i e v T r Ove ative r o b s Colla esse c o r al P n o i t s da inute Foun M as & rms d n e Ag No s ses Role s e c e Pro v i t a bor a l l o ed C sus c ills n k a S n v e e d A rativ Cons o b a ols c Coll o t Pro Colla s l l i k S e v i t a r o b
Professional Development to Practice Team Norms ❑Begin and end on time ❑Be an engaged participant ❑Be an active listener—open to new ideas ❑Use electronics respectfully
Professional Development to Practice Outcomes Understand implement the necessary skills to collaborate effectively in team meetings.
Professional Development to Practice Missouri Teacher and Leader Standards ❑Missouri Teacher Standards: q 8 (Professional Practice) q 9 (Professional Collaboration) q. Missouri Leader Standards: q 2 (Teaching and Learning) q 3 (Management of Organizational Systems) (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2013)
Professional Development to Practice Processing Pre-reading Assignment: The right way to begin depends on where you are right now. (Garmston) 1. Participant with birthday closest to today will be the facilitator: starts the dialogue 2. Participant with the most jewelry will be the recorder: records the main points shared 3. Participant with most years in education will be the data collector: charts the % of participants sharing
Professional Development to Practice Processing Pre-reading Assignment: The right way to begin depends on where you are right now. (Garmston) ❑Facilitator starts the dialogue: Sharing 1 of the 3 points that you feel strongly about ❑Participants add to the dialogue at will ❑When silent for 3 minutes, the dialogue is finished ❑Another participant shares their strong point and participants add to dialogue at will * Goal: Every participant share in a dialogue
Professional Development to Practice Why Collaborative Skills? Hattie refers to the importance of teachers to “ ‘know thy impact’, it is to understand this impact, and it is to act on this knowing and understanding. It requires that teachers gather defensible and dependable evidence from many sources, and hold collaborative discussions with colleagues and students about this evidence, this making the effect of their teaching visible to themselves and others. ” (Hattie, 2011)
Professional Development to Practice Quotable Quotes “There is no such thing as group behavior. All ‘group behavior’ results from the decisions and actions of individuals. When individual choices align in productive patterns, the group produces positive results. ” (Garmston and Wellman, 1999)
Professional Development to Practice What? Norms of Collaboration 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Pausing Paraphrasing Posing Questions Putting Ideas on the Table Providing Data Paying Attention to Self and Others Presuming Positive Intentions
Professional Development to Practice Exploring Collaborative Norms Activity: Jigsaw Experts ❑# 1 -7, each # reads their assigned norm piece ❑Join alike #s and share understanding of norm ❑Form groups of 7, #’s 1 -7 in each group ❑Teach assigned norm to group members
Professional Development to Practice Reflection Consider your current collaborative meetings. Which of these skills are currently practiced? Which is missing?
Professional Development to Practice How? Implementing Norms of Collaboration ❑Introduce the Norms ❑Post Norms in meeting ❑Sustain engagement with Norms ❑Assess consistency with Norms
Professional Development to Practice Norms of Collaboration Any group that is too busy to reflect on its work is too busy to improve. (Garnston and Wellman, 2007)
Professional Development to Practice Assessing Behaviors ❑Reflect and consider how behaviors impact the collaborative work of a group. ❑Handouts: Norms Inventories for Rating the Consistency of Personal Behavior and Rating Consistency of Group Member Behavior Continued application of these skills…. Plan and hold each other accountable.
Professional Development to Practice Profile
Professional Development to Practice Self-Assessment Practice Profile Excel Workbook http: //sapp. missouripd. org
Professional Development to Practice Next Steps: Action=Results What steps will you take to begin implementing?
Professional Development to Practice Implementation Fidelity
Professional Development to Practice Reflection These norms help ground our talk in constructive conversations that lift everyone's professional growth as we work with a sense of urgency to accelerate student achievement within the means of a collaborative culture. How will you start implementing these Collaborative Skills?
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