Collaborative Planning

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What is your idea of collaborative planning? I always enjoyed planning with my grade level, sharing ideas, and discussing data to drive instruction. This idea (collaborative planning) is new to my school and has many teachers on edge. Just last week, I heard a teacher say that she doesn't like posting her lesson plans or sharing her ideas because fellow teachers "steal" her ideas and thoughts. Um, shouldn't we be working together towards the common goal of student achievement and success? Starting in the spring, thanks to recent Milestone Data, the coaches (me) will be meeting every Tuesday with each grade level to collaboratively plant for the following week. We are there to serve as a resource, help provide materials, plan, and co-teach with teachers. I am hoping for positive feedback and participation on this new idea, and would welcome any support, ideas, or recent encounters with this!

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  1. Giles November 6, 2015 at 7:42 AM

    I have only planned with PLC's when I was in the classroom. We created lessons and reviewed assessment data to improve instruction. Today i still find that some teachers don't want to plan collaboratively. When delivering this approach that is new for the teachers. Focus on what collaborative planning is, how to implement the process, and why we use this approach.

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  2. UnknownNovember 9, 2015 at 7:31 AM

    We have attempted to create a master schedule that allows for collaboration but many times our teachers feel that we are forcing them to collaborate. Yes, I do agree with sharing great ideas in the classroom with teacher peers but also I think that some teachers do not pull their weight and can just take the hard work of their peers and pass it on as their own.

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