Conversations

8.3

How does your school/district currently support and or encourage collaboration between teachers? Malden absolutely supports collaboration between teachers on many levels. First, MPS teachers are encouraged to observe fellow teachers. Second, at the Salemwood School, we have team time twice every four day rotation where teachers can collaborate on projects and problem solve. Third, our early release PD and some full day PD teachers meet in subject teams to collaborate on PBUs and technology. How much do you seek to collaborate with teachers and how do you accomplish this? I seek advice and collaboration a lot! I am constantly on the MPS email asking my other 6th grade Social Studies counterparts asking about lessons and offering my projects. I am always open to becoming the best teacher I can and to surround myself with other professionals teaching the same curriculum makes me a lucky teacher. To what extent do you think collaboration is of growing importance for teachers seeking to implement a 21st century classroom? I think it depends on the director and principal on whether or not they believe collaboration and technology is an important component in their school or department. Obviously, both my principal and director are believers in technology and collaboration. The 6th grade teachers at the Salemwood School have always collaborated on PBU across each of our curriculi. Luckily our ELA and SS curriculum can work together well if the teachers communicate on planning and collaborate on lessons.

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