Teachers at Wildwood IB Magnet Schools are taking advantage of technology to foster a culture of teamwork and collaboration. How can technology help teachers cooperate and provide a better learning environment for students? By Edutopia
Laura Lurns
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The concept of collaborating with fellow teachers at Wildwood is the premise of this article. Teachers are expected to work with each other. The principal provides many opportunities for teachers to work together by managing the daily schedules. She provides a substitute teacher for half a day in order for teachers to share and plan together. The principal also provides extra time for peer-to-peer- observation. She encourages an open-door policy for teachers in their classroom and they are not to isolate themselves. The principal also encourages teachers to share their ideas in school-wide meetings. Grade-level opportunities for sharing and collaboration are made available. Teachers sometimes find that finding time to work together on plans is hard, but the principal, by implementing these policies, makes it easy for the teachers to make time for working together.
Teachers work in pairs at Wildwood. They are paired by grade level, content of their curriculum subjects, and their strengths. The principal knows that all teachers are different and she implements policies to make sure that each is valued. The idea that collaboration with each other lets each teacher feel connected is a premise at Wildwood. New teachers are expected to participate. The principal’s belief in setting protocols for teachers getting along is part of the success of teacher collaboration at Wildwood. Collaboration is about the work, and not about personalities. The teachers at Wildwood School have found that working together is actually easier that working alone. Co-planning lessons is part of working together. Some tips that are offered in this article for successful collaboration between teachers are that teachers should talk to each other, get to know your peers, and share your ideas instead of keeping your ideas to yourself.
Key takeaways
1Teachers at Wildwood IB World Magnet School are synergizing to help students.
2Educators are taking advantage of Google Drive to share ideas.
3Through cooperative brainstorming teachers are able to take the best parts from one another’s lesson plans and compare feedback on what works.
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Laura Lurns · Learning Success expertWrites about the learning brain for parents who want plain answers. Every article is grounded in current neuroscience and classroom practice.
