We're All in This Together

They say it takes a village...

This phrase came from the idea that caring for a child wasn't only the work of the parents, but was a community effort by all members to ensure that children grew up safe and strong moral and educational lessons were instilled.  In many ways this philosophy still rings true in schools across the country.  Teachers need to work together and collaborate.  If we are not a united force for the good of children, we can not possibly help them achieve their full potential.  the following is a joint project discussing this topic:

Collaborative Teaching Presentation

Working on this project not only helped demonstrate knowledge of collaborative teaching, but made us put into practice our collaborative skills.  Collaborating is an important skill to learn as teachers because we need to work together to be our best for our students.  It is also important that we are able to role model these skills as the ability to collaborate is a skill that is being increasingly emphasized by businesses.

This connects closely to TPE  6 - Developing as a Professional Educator: Element 4 - Demonstrate how and when to involve other adults and to communicate effectively with peers and colleagues, families, and members of the larger school community to support teacher and student learning.

Without effective collaboration, the team does not feel united.  This hurts the effectiveness of all teachers involved and hurts the ability of our students to learn.  By being united and working as a solid team we are better able to serve our students and make our expectations clear.  They need to know that all adults in the room deserve equal respect and be able to trust that everyone involved is able to help them achieve success.

I hope you enjoyed the presentation and found it helpful.  Any feedback is appreciated as it helps to sharpen my skills as an educator.