may 2007myles & schwartz collaboration is not a natural act

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

Collaboration Is Not A

Natural Act

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

Four Degrees of Collaboration

A review of experiences that demonstrate attempts at collaboration at Liberty

Center Schools

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

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!

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

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

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

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!

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

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

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

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

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

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

May 2007Myles & Schwartz

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