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3 Things I learned
- Lots of good tips for collaboration
- Ideas for providing student agency
- The differences between collaboration and teamwork

2 Interesting Things
-I learned the word agentic
-Essential Agreements can be useful tools for students, but also for staff members

1 Question
How long does it take to for true collaboration to start happening in the primary classrooms?

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3 Things I Learned
If I change the essential question, the concepts I teach will fit more easily.
Ideas for including more student agency in the classroom.
Using surveys for reflection

2 Interesting things I learned
I learned that collaboration happens in a variety of ways.
I am still figuring out Padlet but it's a good resource!

1 Question I have
How can my school work together better to make the transition to PYP?

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Tres cosas que  yo aprendi:
-1. Collaboration is more than  just working
together; it must include the outstanding points from each participant.
-2. Even though we are uniquely educated individuals, we all are looking for a way to transform our learning into formats that we can use to communicate to our students.
-3. Reflections can be more than individualized; they can be  posted in the in the school so that everyone-even students-can learn from them.

One question that I have:
-Can a time period be set aside at least one a week for the faculty to share their teaching ideas with each other?

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Three things that I have learned:
Collaboration should be both horizontal and vertical.

Increase student agency by allowing students the opportunity to participate in unit planning.

Give students surveys at the end of units to reflect on what did or did not go well.

Two things that I found interesting.

Upon reflection, allow students to think of specific and attainable steps as to how to improve the skills that they are working on.

When giving feedback, give a praise and then a push to extend thinking.

One question that I have is how can we assist reserved students with participating in collaboration?

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Learned:
-Collaboration is not just working on a shared document
-Teamwork and collaboration can have different views and meanings
-It is critical to allow all voices and ideas to be heard, even if they don't make sense to others
Interesting:
-Using the IB Learner Profile in all subjects to make IB part of their daily talk
-I found ways of how to link music and math to my units.
Question:
-Each year, what can we use to show that students are growing in IB?

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Learned
Adding both what we value and how we show it to essential agreement chart makes it much more.
Opening up collaboration to the whole learning community shows that we value feedback and ideas and welcome dialogue.
You can model collaboration across a school community.

Interesting
The shift to a learning and teaching model that integrates home languages, where language  teaching  was  no  longer  a  supporting  role,  but  an  integral  one.
Putting up a visible reminder about UOIs has students talking about what aspects helped move their learning forward spontaneously.

Question
What are some creative ways school communities have come up with to make time for collaboration?

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3 Things that I learned:
- Collaboration is only achieved when you are face to face.
- Collaboration allows for a shift in the way you work and learn in the classroom.
- Individuals across all disciplines need to be present to build and enhance the development of a unit in order for it to be successful.

2 Things I found Interesting:
-The majority of us are all feeling a sense of "no time" with regards to collaboration.
-Summative assessments are not required.

Question:
- I am surprised that if Collaboration and time are the key to success, why is it not given priority for teaching staff.
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3 Things I have learned:
- Collaborative opportunities must include students as facilitators of their learning.
-Students must have a voice and a choice in the collaborative process.
-Utilize a backwards and forwards assessment design.
2 Things I have Found Interesting or Would Like to Learn More About:
-Incorporating multilingualism in collaborative learning (How can I provide more opportunities for students to use their skills gained from Spanish).
-I understand the backwards design process, however, what are the components found in forward design.
1 Questions That I Have:
-How can I effectively include students in designing a project rubric?

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Learned-
Collaboration can be transparent
Collaboration can be visual
About curriculum tools used to aid collaboration
Interested in-
The use of visual to display collaboration
The fact that the staff created the visual
Loved the way the staff collaborated with students and parents
Question-
Do the shared curriculum planning tools really work to foster collaboration?

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3 Things I have learned:
-Make the classroom be a place for students to develop, show, and reflect on their learning.
-Collaboration is key, but only when all needed parties are involved.
-Providing feedback to peers, helps with the collaborating process

2. Things I would like to learn more about:
- How to integrate more meaningful feedback to students in a Preschool classroom.
-Create more opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning.

3. One question I have:
-How can we as a school gage if we all are on the same page with collaboration?

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Three 3 things I learned:
1. Team collaboration is key and time must be made to do that.
2.I learned ways in which to create an environment that makes students feel safe to be creative.
3. Talking to colleagues from other grades can be very helpful when collaborating.
2 Things that I found interesting:
1. Most of us are new to this and need to lean on one another for guidance.
2. lack of time for collaboration seems to be an issue across schools.
1 question I have is:
How can we allow for more time during the school day for team collaboration?

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Allison Butler - Creating a Culture of Collaborative Planning

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Allison Butler - Creating a Culture of Collaborative Planning

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Learned:

1. The school prioritizes grade level meetings, but then schedules in times every few weeks for subject-specific teachers to connect with teams - this is a great solution when the time and schedule is tight

2. Reflection and collaboration doesn't have to happen in a sit down meeting. It can also look like this school did - posting it up and allowing everyone in the school community to contribute feedback

3. Less time isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but can be a push to improve school systems and structures

Found Interesting:

1. the teams started by creating a shared vision for their collaboration time, which at some point became essential agreements for the entire school - how awesome and such a good foundation

2. The shift in structure surrounding language use and learning sounded really positive and I bet helped students feel safe and supported in all learning environments

Question:

1. Where is my team/school wasting time and how can we become more efficient with our collaborative planning time?

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3 things that I learned:
It is essential to collaborate with all stakeholders when coming up with units. Students need to be a part of the collaboration. There should be some type of rubric to gauge your collaboration.

Two things you found interesting or would like to learn more about:
I learned that IB does not require summative assessments any longer and I would like to learn how to have more present student agency in a kindergarten classroom.

One question that I have:
How can we present the importance of more allotted time needed for our administration?

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3 things that I learned:
-I learned positive ways to be able to collaborate. Creating a culture of respect and collaboration is essential.
- I learned strategies to create a safe environment for students that will enhance agency and learning.
- I learned the difference between teamwork and collaboration.
Things that I found interesting:
I found it interesting how everyone seemed to be in a very similar position and that we are all learners and we are trying to grasp everything we can to help our students.
Question that I have:
If there is so much positivity that comes from collaboration why is it that we are in 2022 and still can't have everyone in every school on the same page?

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3 Things I learned:
1. Collaboration is great if you have the time
2. Collaboration needs to be transdisciplinary.
3. Collaboration is only in person it is not sending emails and asking coworkers to add information to the documents.
2 Things I found interesting:
1. That everyone in our district has the same problem with Collaboration, that problem is time.
2. Collaboration is only Collaboration if you are together in-person.
1 Question I have is how do we go about making sure that we all have the time to Collaborate?

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Creating a Culture of Collaborative Planning

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