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The Importance of

Effective Collaboration

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+What is Collaboration?

Collaboration consists of diversified teams working together inside and outside a team with focus on improving innovation, relationships and effective interactions to create value and achieve a common goal.

-Carlos Dominguez

+Experiences with Collaboration Can you recall a time when you collaborated

with another colleague? Who? When? Where?

How did you collaborate? Write each response to this question on a separate sticky note?

What made it work?

What got in the way of your collaboration efforts?

What are you hoping to take away from this session about collaboration?

+Collaboration in the Immersion Context

¿Si, que cuento quieres leer?¿Hola,

quieres

leer

conmigo?

+Paradigm Shift

In the immersion program student outcomes are equally shared by two teachers…and unless they purposely and conscientiously collaborate with each other, they are likely to: undermine each others’ efforts, waste time and resources by duplicating

efforts work harder than necessary most significantly, compromise student

outcomes

+ Core Program Dimensions that are Impacted by Collaboration in

the DLI Program

Logistics

Management

Communication / PR

Curriculum and Instruction

Student Progress Monitoring

Conferencing

+Outcomes of Collaboration

+Consequences from the

Lack of CollaborationNegative communication and PR with

parents

Increased classroom management issues

Extra burden from workload (overwhelmed!)

Isolation

Risk of students not achieving content competencies

+Developing a Building-level Infrastructure of Support for Teaming

Regular Daily/Weekly Time for Collaboration with Partner

Regular Weekly Time for Collaboration with Grade Level

Structure for Collaboration Meetings Protocol Modeling

Reflection

+Benefits of Effective Collaboration

Connection

Respect

Appreciation

Trust

Confidence

Genuine Friendship

+ Collaboration is at the Heart of Dual Immersion