https://padlet.com/smith_nary/fgcenioypvl7 Interview of three different professionals en-us 2017-03-08 03:44:02 UTC 2025-09-26 09:07:07 UTC hello@padlet.com smith_nary https://padlet.com/smith_nary/fgcenioypvl7/wish/158742287 According to the school-level administrator, general education teacher and school counselor, collaboration is the act of working together with peers in sharing strategies and new ideas to accomplish common goals.  Collaboration enables them to expand their perspectives and attend higher level of thinking.  All three professionals are well prepared and are very likely to engage in collaboration in the near future and believe strong interpersonal skills, critical thinking skills and planning are necessary to ensure clear goals. As for potential barriers impacting their collaboration, would be time constraint, disagreement and unwillingness among colleagues. And finally, even though college courses and activities somewhat prepare them for collaboration, co-teaching and consulting, they stated that human interactions and experiences are key aspects to collaboration.  ]]> 2017-03-08 17:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_nary/fgcenioypvl7/wish/158742287 smith_nary https://padlet.com/smith_nary/fgcenioypvl7/wish/158750495 Co-teaching emphasizes professionals working together to collaborate and team teach to meet the needs of their students. It involves shared responsibilities in order to maximize time and instructions.  
Co-teaching characteristics and benefits apply to all three professionals as they all benefit from the shared experience and different approaches in the classroom. However, the level of needs and certain aspect of conditions for co-teaching differs among the responsibility of the school-level administrator, the general education teacher and the school counselor. For example, the administrator and counselor are unlikely to co-teach, for they both have specific responsibilities in the school setting. On the other hand, the teacher shares common curriculum with his peers and needs to be flexible and receptive in planning and engaging in co-teaching relationship. 
They all agree that co-teaching needs to be planned ahead, preferably at the beginning of the school year, in order to be well prepared for evaluation and exchange of ideas, and emphasis of the understanding of its purpose.  ]]> 2017-03-08 17:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_nary/fgcenioypvl7/wish/158750495 smith_nary https://padlet.com/smith_nary/fgcenioypvl7/wish/158839761 Consultation is seeking  advice, information, or opinion from a veteran colleague. It is an opportunity to receive or provide feedback among peers. 
According to all three professionals, consultation is like collaboration but with someone who has more experience in the field. Consulting with a veteran colleague provides access to someone with an area of expertise, with different perspectives and opinion. 
Consultation is only beneficial if one is open minded, proactive and willing to learn, adjust and change. 
The administrator and the counselor tend to consult more with their peers than the teacher, due to diligence of their responsibilities such as introducing a new curriculum at school or checking school protocols regarding student intervention.  The teacher is unlikely to consult for  classroom instructions unless he/she is new to the school setting. 
Similar to collaboration and co-teaching, potential barriers would be time constraint and resource accessibility.  ]]> 2017-03-08 23:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_nary/fgcenioypvl7/wish/158839761