During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 11 years. You can see all those collections from the first 10 years here.
Today鈥檚 theme is Professional Collaboration.
You can see the list following this excerpt from one of the posts:
1. Boost the Power of the Teaching Team by Enlisting Other School Staff
Show respect to classified staff members. Asking them to mentor students goes a long way toward that. Read more.
2. Everyone鈥檚 a Teacher in Schools. Take Advantage of It
Secretaries, custodians鈥攁ll staff members鈥攃an help students. Teachers would be wise to treat them as partners. Read more.
3. A Good Colleague Can Make or Break Any Teacher
At the heart of learning for teachers is the support, wisdom, and inspiration of colleagues鈥攚hether in Year I or during crises. Read more.
4. The Lessons Educators Have Learned From Colleagues
Take risks is one of the valuable lessons teachers can learn from their peers. Risks after all lead to growth. Read more.
5. What the Teacher and Classified-Staff Strike in Sacramento Means for the Country
If school district leaders changed their mindset about the concept of sharing power, students would be among the beneficiaries. Read more.
6. 鈥楾eachers & Aides Need to Work as a Team鈥�
Three educators share advice on working with instructional aides/paraprofessionals, including having a 鈥渢eam鈥� mindset and demonstrating empathy. Read more.
7. A 鈥楥ommunication, Action, Reflection鈥� Cycle Makes a Teacher-Paraprofessional Relationship Work
Three educators share ideas on how to make a teacher-paraprofessional relationship work, including through constant communication, planning, and reflection. Read more.
8. Tips for Working With Classroom Aides
Four educators share tips on how teachers and paraprofessionals can work effectively together, including by maintaining regular daily communication and providing professional-development opportunities. Read more.
9. 鈥楽chool Library Programs Should Be the Heart of School鈥�
Rita Platt, Penny Sweeney, and Ann Neary provide their thoughts on collaboration ideas for teachers and school librarians. Read more.
10. 鈥楯ust as School Libraries Have Changed, So Have School Librarians鈥�
Teresa Diaz, Bud Hunt, Marci K. Harvey, Jennifer Orr, and Jen Schwanke offer their suggestions about how teachers and librarians can work best together. Read more.
11. Ways to Help 鈥楽tudent-Athletes Achieve Academic and Athletic Success鈥�
Miray Seward, Stephanie Wormington, Chris Hulleman, Rob Weil, Rita Platt, Douglas Reeves, and Carol Salva contribute their ideas on sports coaches and teachers working as teams. Read more.
12. How Teachers and Sports Coaches Can Help Ensure That 鈥楨veryone Wins鈥�
Jill Henry, Jen Schwanke, Brian Preece, Pamela Broussard, and Amy Okimoto share their ideas on how teachers and athletic coaches can effectively work together. Read more.
13. The Best Co-Teaching Advice Is to 鈥楤e Resilient鈥�
Elizabeth Stein, Jenny Vo, Becky Corr, Andrea Honigsfeld, and Maria Dove share their commentaries on effective co-teaching arrangements. Read more.
14. Strategies for Effective Co-Teaching Arrangements
Tan Huynh, Abby Shink, Gloria Lodato Wilson, Joan Blednick, Heather Stinson, Catherine Beck, and Heidi Pace talk about the 鈥渄o鈥檚 and don鈥檛s鈥� of co-teaching. Read more.
15. Ways to Be a Successful Co-Teacher
Amber Chandler, Margaret Searle, Bradley Witzel, and Wendy W. Murawski wrap up a three-part series on how to be successful co-teachers. Read more.
Explore other thematic posts:
- It Was Another Busy School Year. What Resonated for You?
- How to Best Address Race and Racism in the Classroom
- Schools Just Let Out, But What Are the Best Ways to Begin the Coming Year?
- Classroom Management Starts With Student Engagement
- Teacher Takeaways From the Pandemic: What鈥檚 Worked? What Hasn鈥檛?
- The School Year Has Ended. What Are Some Lessons to Close Out Next Year?
- Student Motivation and Social-Emotional Learning Present Challenges. Here鈥檚 How to Help
- How to Challenge Normative Gender Culture to Support All Students
- What Students Like (and Don鈥檛 Like) About School
- Technology Is the Tool, Not the Teacher
- How to Make Parent Engagement Meaningful
- Teaching Social Studies Isn鈥檛 for the Faint of Heart
- Differentiated Instruction Doesn鈥檛 Need to Be a Heavy Lift
- How to Help Students Embrace Reading. Educators Weigh In
- 10 Strategies for Reaching English-Learners
- 10 Ways to Include Teachers in Important Policy Decisions
- 10 Teacher-Proofed Strategies for Improving Math Instruction
- Give Students a Role in Their 91制片厂视频
- Are There Better Ways Than Standardized Tests to Assess Students? Educators Think So
- How to Meet the Challenges of Teaching Science
- If I鈥檇 Only Known. Veteran Teachers Offer Advice for Beginners
- Writing Well Means Rewriting, Rewriting, Rewriting
- Christopher Emdin, Gholdy Muhammad, and More 91制片厂视频 Authors Offer Insights to the Field
- How to Build Inclusive Classrooms
- What Science Can Teach Us About Learning
- The Best Ways for Administrators to Demonstrate 91制片厂视频
- Listen Up: Give Teachers a Voice in What Happens in Their Schools
- 10 Ways to Build a Healthier Classroom
- Educators Weigh In on Implementing the Common Core, Even Now
- What鈥檚 the Best Professional-Development Advice? Teachers and Students Have Their Say
- Plenty of Instructional Strategies Are Out There. Here鈥檚 What Works Best for Your Students
- How to Avoid Making Mistakes in the Classroom
- Looking for Ways to Organize Your Classroom? Try Out These Tips
