How is Collaborative Planning like . . . ?
Feb 22, 2016
How is Collaborative Planning like . . . ?
Collaborative planning involves a group, team, or partnership of people working and learning together
Plan curriculum, units, lessons, & assessments
Examine student work
Examine teacher work
Plan the use and evaluation of instructional practices
Powerful Collaboration
. . . is a systematic process in which teachers work together to analyze and improve their classroom practice. Teachers work in teams, engaging in an ongoing cycle of questions that promote deep team learning. This process, in turn, leads to higher levels of student achievement.
Richard Dufour, 2004
What Does the Research Say?Thomas McClure, Carla. The Benefits of Teacher Collaboration. District Administration, September 2008.
Improvements in instruction
Increases in student achievement
Increase in teacher pedagogical knowledge
Overall increase in teacher satisfaction
Lower turn-over rate among beginning teachers
Collaborative Planning Cycle
PLANCollaborative
Planning(weekly or bi-weekly)
ACTRe-teachingEnrichmentIntervention
DOExemplary First
Instruction
STUDYCIFP – Data Protocol(bi-weekly & quarterly)
Collaborative Planning ProtocolCycle of Improvement
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ShortTerm
Planning
PlanningAssessmen
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PlanningInstruction
Running Effective Collaborative Planning Meetings: Guidelines
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1. Pre-Work2. Collaborative Planning Protocol3. Data Protocol
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Effective Collaborative Planning
Supported by:• Timely & relevant data provision
• Curricular & planning tools
• Protocols & resources
• Structures (i.e., protected time)
• Tools to communication & replicate innovations
• Culture of continuous learning & improvement
• Strong facilitative leadership
How Do We Support Collaborative Planning?
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Next Steps
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Improvement