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Collaborating with your School-Based Team- Working with TD, STF CIS Site Coordinator and Instructional Coaches
Collaborating with your School-Based Team- Working with TD, STF CIS Site Coordinator and Instructional Coaches
Participants will reflect on the importance of collaborating in the Diplomas Now model
Participants will receive examples of how to collaborate to effectively implement DN in their school, including teambuilding and communication exercises as well as practical ways that teams can collaborate on a day-to-day basis.
Participants will be able to articulate the importance of cross organizational collaboration in the Diplomas Now partnership.
Participants will be able to identify the various DN teams and their roles within the DN partnership.
Participants will be able to identify specific tools that they can use to collaborate with their Diplomas Now partners specific to school teams.
What is collaboration? Why is DN collaboration hard? Why is DN collaboration important? How do you collaborate? (using 7 norms of
collaboration) Personal collaborative behavior inventory Practical ways to collaborate in DN-
Examples and tools Examples of how to leverage partners
effectively
1. My immediate reaction to this article was: 2. How does this relate to my work with Diplomas Now?
3. Taking into the account the list of competencies and skills identified as those needed for cross organizational collaboration, what skills would you most like to work on to make your collaborative work with in DN more effective?
Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together in an intersection of common goals--for example, an intellectual endeavor that is creative in nature-—by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus .
* Sampson, M. (2010, May 10). Defining Collaboration: Collaboration as "Human Behavior“. Retrieved from
http://currents.michaelsampson.net/2010/05/collaboration-sense1.html
National Exec Team
DNIST
Local Exec Team
Local Ops Team
School Team
Standard Structure
*in applicable cities
Three different priorities and goals
School administration goals and buy in
Various individual roles
May be accustomed to working individually
Collaboration is fundamental to implementation
Increases effectiveness and productivity
Provides peer support
Enhances each organizations product
Creates foundation to further the schools improvement plans
2nd year implementation A + B focused
Built upon prior year strengths and pain points
Co-constructed with all DN partners
A compass and strategy, but non-restrictive
Outlined DN team support for high priority goals
Programs, with more responsibility turning over to school partners. The goal is sustainability.
7 norms of collaboration 1.Pausing2.Paraphrasing3.Posing Questions4.Putting Ideas on the Table5.Providing Data6.Paying Attention to Self and Others7.Presuming Positive Intentions
Adapted from: Garmston, R., and Wellman, B. (2009) The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, 2nd edition. Norwood, MA: Christopher
DN outings Spend time understanding DN member- Myers Briggs, Compass exercise, feedback
animal, work time exercise Create a set of standard norms and agenda
items Evaluation and difficult conversations- feedback session Know your DN teams strengths and utilize
them when relevant ( for example Q2Q, data, social emotional)
Aki Kurose
City Year-TD STF
City Year-CIS Site Coordinator
CY-Instructional Facilitators
PITW # 83: Give Immediate Feedback
Follow the link in your email to complete the Learning Evaluation Survey.
orIf you did not receive an email, please go to the Summer Academy 2013 page on cyconnect. Select the “Learning Evaluations” link on the left side of the page and choose the appropriate survey.
Comments, Questions and Contact Info:
Nick Hernandez: [email protected]
Julia Leb: [email protected]
Dan Anderson: [email protected]
Stephanie Butler: [email protected]
Sheila Drummond: [email protected]
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