The CIA: A Covert Op?
The core of building a collaborative environment is in doing the right work. This is where the CIA comes in–and not the kind of covert operation you might be thinking about…
The core of building a collaborative environment is in doing the right work. This is where the CIA comes in–and not the kind of covert operation you might be thinking about…
“No one listens to us, anyway!”
Maybe you’ve heard this before?
But is it true? Does “no one listen to us”?
It’s been said that if you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.
So how do you do that? Here’s the one key…
Don’t ask me to collaborate with others. We’re NOT trained to work with other teachers to get better. We are trained to do our thing, in our room, by ourselves, with our kids. End of story.
The research on what it takes to build a collaborative environment in schools is pretty clear: resources are necessary. Resources does not always have to be money, though. Read on!
“What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” If it’s good for you to do something, then it must of necessity be good for me, too.
On Friday, February 26th at 2:38 pm, the email came through. The Subject line said “Invitation: Solution Tree PD Training & Prospective Associate Orientation.” Prospective Associate Orientation!
There’s a saying that my Persian Bahá’í friends share with me: Kam kam, rooz beh rooz. It literally means little by little, day by day. And it says a lot about life, relationships, and our work in schools.
Hopefully it goes without saying that schools are institutions of learning. This is particularly true for students. But what about the adults?
Teaming is more than grouping. It involves effective grouping techniques, focusing on the right work, using protocols, and networking.