Teacher Collaboration

Improving Effectiveness

Teacher collaboration (MTSS / PLC) is a powerful tool in solving student issues. Teacher collaboration is powerful processes only if the educators have access to creative, new and effective solutions to student challenges. Improving the effectiveness MTSS / PLC requires:

1. Educator Collaboration is the foundation of instructional improvement. With diverse experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints educators solve the challenges confronting us. (Collective Teacher Efficacy 1.36; MTSS 0.92)

2. Strengths are the “door-way-in” not focusing solely on deficits. Too often interventions are based on “finding out what doesn’t work and doing more of it slower…” a recipe for disaster. (Strength-Based Differentiation 1.20)

3. Teams’ emphasis should focus on Problem-Solving rather than “problem-finding, labeling, or admiring.”

Plan Example

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4. All information and ideas collected need to be made “visible” and shared. Process Matters. A collaborative team process of problem-solving based on strength identification and evidence-based decisions are more likely to succeed. (Invitation 2 Learn)

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5. Follow-up is critical. Once decisions are made regarding strategies and interventions, a Specific Implementation Plan needs to be developed which defines what, when, and how with specificity.

6. Perspective matters – All Children Can Learn (Estimates by Teacher of Achievement 1.46) if children are not learning, then we need to change “us” and what we have influence over:

1. Classroom climate and routines
2. Teacher instructional methods and strategies