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Providing some guidelines, so supports can happen
How does special ed fit in  appropriately?
Vertical collab
Suggested 25% - Is it important for teachers to decide? Does that effect effectiveness of collab?  What does research say?
How to keep group on track?
Does collab look  different at elementary, intermediate and high school?  Unified?
Manage different personalities
Roles
Elements of effective collab
agendas - How many items/ types ?

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1. How to maximize collab time with you have to collaborate with multiple people/groups? Ex - Education Specialist

2. How to effectively set up collaboration for teachers that are the only one on their site that teach their subject - is districtwide collaboration a possibility for these teachers? Different collaboration times make this difficult.

3. How to effectively collaborate with others that do not follow norms or are combative

4. Where is the data? What data do we use?

5. Can Zoom be used to collaborate with colleagues from other sites?

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Want to learn about collaboration (Table 3)

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Want to learn about collaboration (Table 3)

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-How detailed do our notes have to be during meetings?
-How are agendas created?
-How far in advanced do topics need to be decided?
-Is there a focus from the district? Is it more academic, SEL..?
-How to build a united view or vision around collaboration?
-How do we build trust amongst everyone?
-What norms are used?
-What does collaboration look like from elementary, to middle, to high school?
-Share other ideas from other sites?
-How do we get buy in from our team members?
-How often and how long should collaboration be?
-Are there resources available for us?
-What does "effective" mean?

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-What are best practices at other schools?
-How do we meet the needs of all teachers when they are split between grade levels? (there's not always an opportunity for teachers to collab)
-How do we get everyone on the same page about what effective collaboration SHOULD look like?
-How do we ensure collab time is data-driven? (especially when teachers don't know how to do this?)
-How do we prioritize time and figured out a shared objective when you have dual languages?
-What are the improvements needed at all of the levels so we can address all the concerns?
-Can collaboration really be a one size fits all? Should collab decisions be made per school site?
-How do we move from a collaborative district to a PLC district?

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-What do the state guidelines or other districts say/do?
-What do you do when collaboration becomes ineffective/difficult?
-How do you break down barriers?
-How do you insure that the time is used effectively?
-What do you do with singletons?

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Group 9: What Do We Want To Learn About Effective Collaboration

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Group 9: What Do We Want To Learn About Effective Collaboration

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- Know how to bring together the team's goals and the district's goals
- How to document collaboration
- How to use time more effectively; time in creation and reviewing of the data
- How to use time wisely and leverage and make it beneficial for everyone
- How to get data ready for collaboration to move the conversation forward
- Time. Spending time specifically for data. What is the research for collaboration/PLC?
- Hearing from other school sites and how they use collab time; how to use time wisely from others
- What is the most effective use of my time if I'm the only teacher teaching the course? Reach out to other schools? Mutual collab?
- Making time more effective.
- Vertical PLCs; opportunity to share across sites and grade levels; communication

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*Time management: how to collaborate if you part of multiple departments, a combo, or a "singleton" (the only person who teaches that subject at that school).
*How to use time most effectively
*we're curious what it looks like at different sites
*What does the 25% admin directed collaboration look like

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How do we effectively schedule multi-subject collaborations where we can learn from other departments or resources?

Is there a way to collaborate with other sites?

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1. How to make the time more effective?
2. How is effective collaboration measured?
3. What area of effective collaboration should be focused on?  What brings the most value?
4.  What does the research say is "effective collaboration?"

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-How can we get the "boo-hoo"er's/H8ers on Board?

-Can we Vertically align with Elementary, Middle, and High School? (Once a Semester? A Quarter)

-What is the EXACT role of the TOSA's for Collaboration?

-Invite/Welcome all Stakeholders, all the time.

-How can we be effective in Collab EVEN in small groups (for example, one 4th grade teacher, one 5th grade teacher, one 6th grade teacher...how can they be most effective?)

-Consistency?

-What about teachers in multiple departments???

-From Admin perspective, how can we make sure we're all on the same train of thought across departments?

-In order to make the best of collab, we need to make sure that ALL teachers have access to up-to-date PD from their own disciplines.