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Chapter 10 Collaborative Behaviors. Collaborative Behaviors. Clarifying: Identify the problem as seen by the teacher. Listening: Attend carefully to understand the teacher’s perception. Reflecting: Verify the teacher’s perception. Presenting: Provide the supervisor’s point of view.
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Collaborative Behaviors • Clarifying:Identify the problem as seen by the teacher. • Listening: Attend carefully to understand the teacher’s perception. • Reflecting: Verify the teacher’s perception. • Presenting: Provide the supervisor’s point of view. • Clarifying: Seek the teacher’s understanding of the supervisor’s perception of the problem.
Collaborative Behaviors (continued) 6. Problem Solving: Exchange suggestions of options for solving the problem. 7. Encouraging: Accept conflict and reassure the teacher that disagreement is acceptable. 8. Negotiating: Find an acceptable solution. 9. Standardizing: Agree on details of a plan. 10. Reflecting: Summarize a final plan.
When to Use Collaborative Behaviors • When the teacher or group is functioning at moderate or mixed developmental levels • When the teacher or group and the supervisor have approximately the same degree of expertise • When the teacher or group and the supervisor will both be involved in carrying out the decision and both will be held accountable for showing results • When the teacher or group and the supervisor are both committed to solving the problem
Critical Reflection on Collaborative Supervision • Beyond my mechanical use of collaborative behaviors, have I really given the individual or group equal decision-making power regarding the problem to be solved? • Have I verified that the teacher or group perceives the decision-making process to be collaborative? • Have I accepted conflict and reassured the teacher or group that disagreement is part of the decision-making process? • Have I continued the collaborative process toward a solution acceptable to both the teacher or group and me?
Practitioner Reflection:Going Beyond Collaborative Language How did the author work collaboratively with others? How do you work collaboratively with others at your school? As a supervisor, how can you encourage your faculty and staff to work collaboratively?