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How is Collaborative Planning like . . . ?. Plan curriculum, units, lessons, & assessments Examine student work Examine teacher work Plan the use and evaluation of instructional practices. Collaborative planning involves a group, team, or partnership of people working and learning together .
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Plan curriculum, units, lessons, & assessments Examine student work Examine teacher work Plan the use and evaluation of instructional practices Collaborative planning involves a group, team, or partnership of people working and learning together
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 PLAN Collaborative Planning (weekly or bi-weekly) • DO • Exemplary First • Instruction • ACT • Re-teaching • Enrichment • Intervention • STUDY • CIFP – Data Protocol • (bi-weekly & quarterly)
Collaborative Planning ProtocolCycle of Improvement Short Term Planning Long Range Planning Planning Instruction Planning Assessment
Running Effective Collaborative Planning Meetings: Guidelines • Select a number • Re-group by number • Select a recorder • Review the questions • Pre-Work • Collaborative Planning Protocol • Data Protocol • Make additions / deletions • Share updates
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 Effective Collaborative Planning
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