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Here are some interviews conducted to see what collaboration means to different people in the education system. One interview is filled out by a special education teacher, one a general education teacher, and the last by an administrator.

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This interview was conducted with a 5th grade general education teacher in her 20th year of teaching.  One of the things she stressed was that there have been many changes over time to the way that teaching is conducted in her school. She believed that flexibility is a key in collaboration and the way for all parties to see success. Another common theme in her interview was that collaboration, co-teaching, and consultation was the ability to learn from others. She believed that this was one of the biggest strengths of collaboration.

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I interviewed a primary autistic support teacher. One of the things that I noticed the most from her interview was that open communication and working together is very important to use collaboration, co-teaching, and consultation correctly. Additionally, she stressed the importance of being able to work well with others as these topics in the education system are something that we are all going to have to use. Lastly, one of her most stressed points was that there must be trust between all parties. To collaborate, co-teach, or consult you must trust that the people you are working with are going to support you.

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In this interview I quickly realized there were going to be some differences between the teacher interviews and the administration. Where as the teachers were more comfortable with co-teaching the administrator was more comfortable and frequently used consultation. However, collaboration is something that she used in her profession often. In many cases, she is collaborating with the teachers who then collaborate amongst themselves. She stressed the importance of good relationships, trust, and open communication with her employees to ensure that the needs of the students are being met.

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One of the things where I saw wheel pattern communication in my interviews was when one person had information that was needed and communicated to other parties. In the case of the administrator this was from them to their teachers who then used the information. Likewise, the teachers used the wheel when one of them had information on the curriculum and needed to pas it along to their colleagues.

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I noticed that both the general education and special education teacher use circle communication often in their workday. Circle communication is a form of group exchange that helps to build relationships. Many of their survey questions stressed the importance of group/grade level meetings that happen weekly. At these meetings they talk about what is working in their classrooms and what is not. However, the administrator had little to say about circle communication.

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This type of communication was the one most often talked about by all three of my interviewees.  The teachers stressed the importance of being able to share information with administrators, students, colleagues, and parents.  The administrator stressed the importance of being able to communicate and work closely with all those involved in the school community. Networking allows educators and administrators to expand upon who they are communicating with and allows information and ideas to be shared with many different people.