Teacher Collaboratio n By Kayla Parton Maggie Weeks
Teacher Collaboratio n By: Kayla Parton & Maggie Weeks
Overview: Sarah Picard was in her first year teaching 2 nd grade in a public school in lower Manhattan, New York. Her class was filled with ELL students and a wide range of leveled readers, she was overwhelmed and went looking for help. So Sarah decided to go to her fellow teaching colleagues.
Beginning Relationships: • Find teachers who are looking to better their instruction for their students. • Connect with teachers who seem to be doing “it” right. • Plan a grade level meeting and speak up about your struggles. • Find a teacher who is willing to meet one-on-one with you once a week. Share lesson plans and notes.
Literacy Support: • Most schools have a Literacy Coach or Literacy Support team…use them as a resource! • In the article, the Literacy Support teacher came into Sarah’s classroom and gave her the opportunity to observe someone else teach her students. • This helped Sarah become aware of the intricacies of prompting language and commitment to getting the students to understand the meaning of the text while still problem solving tricky words. • She helped her make a match between her students and texts that they could read and use to practice newly acquired reading strategies.
Feedback: • Let other teachers watch you give instruction, so they can provide constructive feedback. • The literacy teacher observed her teaching and took qualitative notes on her instruction. • Afterwards, the literacy teacher debriefed with Sarah after her lessons and helped her refine her coaching language. • She taught her how to assess student’s reading, how to read their running records, how to write guided reading plans, and how to prompt students as they problem solved unknown words.
Strategies: • Pair students between classes. • Sarah and her fellow 2 nd grade teacher, Jenny began swapping students because they had students that were on similar reading levels and felt they would work well together. • Research and Reflection • Videotape teaching, audio record discussions, take notes on conversations, give and analyze student assessments.
Benefits of Collaborative Teaching… 1. Gain Confidence 2. More Prepared 3. More Proficient 4. Reflective 5. Unified Workplace
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