1. COLLABORATION IN
EDUCATION

2. Have you heard about the
benefits of collaboration in
education?

3. WHAT IS COLLABORATION IN EDUCATION?
 Participants in education are students, parents,
teachers and principals.
 Collaboration is the reciprocal partnerships between the
participants who share mutual goals that benefits all
students, the school and with each other.
 Teachers collaborate with colleagues, students and their
parents to plan and sustain a safe environment where
students work together innovatively and effectively.

4. COLLABORATION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS IN
EDUCATION, PROMOTES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Student- Parent- Teacher- School
Teacher Teacher Teacher Administrator
Collaboration Partnership Teamwork Support

5. STUDENT-TEACHER
COLLABORATION

6. WHAT’S INVOLVED IN STUDENT-TEACHER
COLLABORATION?
 Teachers co-construct lessons and
methods of assessments with their
students.
 Students are engaged in the
planning process by sharing what
they want to learn, how they want
to learn and how their learning
should be assessed.
 When students are engaged in their
learning process, they are aware of
what is expected.
 It also allows teachers to develop
their professional knowledge about
their students needs and abilities.

7. "You don't change
performance
3 WAYS TEACHERS
without changing
the instructional
1. Increase the knowledge and skill of core. The
teachers relationship of the
teacher and the
student in the
2. Change the content presence of
content must be at
the center of efforts
3. Alter the relationship of the student to improve
CAN IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE
performance."
to the teacher and the content
Richard Elmore
(Usable
Knowledge, Harvar
d Graduate School
of Education)

8. PARENT-TEACHER
PARTNERSHIP

9. BENEFITS OF PARENT-TEACHER
PARTNERSHIPS?
 Research has proven when
parents engage in their
child’s education, it
promotes higher student
achievement (Henderson
& Berla, 1995).
 Parental involvement
supports their child’s well
being and helps them to
value their learning.
 Teachers interact with
families to communicate
their values, unique
knowledge and skills,
which makes them feel
welcomed into the
classroom.

10. WAYS TO PROMOTE PARENT
INVOLVEMENT

11. Classroom Internet websites:
Articles, books,
Children’s portfolios, newsletters - TDSB Video/audiotapes of
& magazines
work samples & photos - http://www.literacycenter.net/ classroom discussions,
Singing and storytelling
Class-made books
Technological
E-mail, fax, voice-mail
Print Media Resources
School newsletters
Home-School
Communication
Forum for discussion
Math/Reading nights
of education issues Curriculum Night
Volunteer tea
Provincial
and School
School
district Council Movie nights
updates Committee
District/School School-wide
Provide input into sponsored celebration
school-based Parent information parent workshops School of theme work
decisions bulletin board Council
Committee
Questionnaires
Field trip volunteer
Classroom Conferences
Parent-teacher:
at school,
Classroom helper
through
telephone calls
In-session open house
Informal conversations Parent-teacher-child: Parent-child:
at school, through student-led at
Evening celebrations of interactive homeschool school, student-led
child’s learning (e.g., Reading programs and at home with
concerts, plays) back-and-forth books portfolio or
questionnaire
Adapted from The Primary Program, p. 179

12. TEACHER-TEACHER
TEAMWORK

13. TEACHERS WORKING TOGETHER
When planning and implementing
collaboratively, teachers:
1. Encounter new ides for grade team members and
encourage differentiated teaching practices.
2. Create developmentally appropriate teaching that
include the whole child through supportive learning
environments and design and implement learning
experiences that engages students.
3. Integrate curriculum to enhance student learning by
making meaningful connections using a backward
design approach and being mindful of students’
equity, diversity, and social and emotional
development.
4. Make informed instructional decisions and design next
steps in student learning.

14. CONTINUED…..
 Educators work together
to help students reach
their full potential by
inquiring about their
learning, resulting in the
teachers’ deepened
understanding about
how they learn.

15. WHY INQUIRE ABOUT STUDENT
LEARNING?
 Using documentation
collected, teachers share
evidence of student
learning and thinking and
collaboratively identify
trends and patterns.
 Using the evidence
learned, teachers design
and determine the
learning opportunities
that challenge and
extend current
understanding.

16. EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICE
 Teachers foster critical
thinking by deepening
student
thinking, summarizing
student thinking and
allow student self-
assessment.
 They ignite learning
with technology by
using audio and video
recordings, projectors,
and SMART boards.

17. Promotes team teaching
COLLABORATIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

 Teacher moderation
 Teacher reflection and learning
opportunities
 Allows for review of student work
and relevant data
 Supports planning for student
success
 Focuses on strategies to help
students who are not making
progress

18. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
SUPPORT

19. HOW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
SUPPORT COLLABORATION IN SCHOOLS
 Principals establish the
platform that focuses on
student learning.
 They also promote a
supportive
environment, foster
reflection and encourage
risk taking experiences.
 Principals “Spend energies
on supporting
environments focused on
teaching and learning”.
(The Learning & Numeracy
Secretariat – Capacity Building
Series, p. 3)

20. WAYS SCHOOL LEADERS CAN STIMULATE
SECURE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
 Adopt strategic and
collaborative approaches
that addresses the health
and wellbeing of all
students, support staff and in
partnerships with
community.
 Focus on professional
development for staff at
knowledge and skills in
areas concerning
communication with
students and
parents, recognising the
needs of students and
accessing appropriate
support for them.

21. COLLABORATION IN THE
CLASSROOM & BEYOND