May 2007Myles & Schwartz Collaboration Is Not A Natural Act.

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

Collaboration Is Not A

Natural Act


Four Degrees of Collaboration

A review of experiences that demonstrate attempts at collaboration at Liberty

Center Schools


Monday Morning Flyby

Inspired over the weekend, a classroom teacher wants to make a great new project work—by second period on Monday morning…

… and you accommodate that!



Three-Day Notice

A teacher requests help with a project and the library media staff or the technology staff can make the project work better, smoother, faster…

…but it’s still not a collaborative venture



Next Week Project

Knowing that he or she will be absent, a teacher creates a project that can be handled by a substitute teacher…

…in the library media center, with your help!



Working Together

The teacher, library media specialist, and technology integrationist work together to create a project that provides students with a strong foundation in

Information literacy Learning experiences in content Technology application for teaching and

learning




Simple Steps for Real Collaboration “Have a common purpose Accommodate your partner Take time to develop and implement

real collaboration Know the process isn’t necessarily

linear Make a conscious decision to work—

better and more effectively


This Doesn’t Happen Naturally

Time Good collaboration takes time because it’s

a process and it’s about building relationships

It’s Not “All About You” Collaboration is about accommodation,

compromise, and valuing what others bring to the project


This Doesn’t Happen Naturally

Reflection Many of us are not self-reflective and we

don’t build that into our structures…including our daily activities

Collegiality One’s personality and perception of the

role of a “teacher” may inhibit the choice to develop a collaborative team relationship

May 2007Myles & Schwartz Collaboration Is Not A Natural Act.

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