The Pride
PHS Staff Bulletin October 28 - November 1
Our Mission:
Chapter 2: Establishing and Maintaining Collaborative Teams
Productive Collaboration
"Productive collaboration refers to the quality and depth of interactions between team members:
All teacher interactions are not the same; professional discussions vary greatly
in their degree of depth. Prior research suggests that typical conversations
in teachers' professional communities are of low depth, characterized by story
swapping, sharing materials, and providing discrete bits of information or
advice...In contrast, high depth interactions focused on the pedagogical
principles underlying instructional approaches [and] the nature of students' ...
thinking. (Coburn & Russell, 2008, pp. 1-2)
Clearly the majority of collaborative team work should fall into the category of high-depth interactions: discussing research-based instructional strategies, planning lessons, reviewing assessment data, and so on. To ensure this, protocols for productive collaboration should be set up from the beginning and their implementation monitored over time.
In the course of PLC work, teams will necessarily discuss sensitive issues. Productive collaboration does not mean that everyone agrees all the time. In fact, it often means the opposite--frequent respectful disagreement is necessary. Groups that avoid healthy conflict cannot fully discuss an issue, and faked agreement can lead to superficiality. Garmston and Wellman (2009) promoted the concept of cognitive conflict explaining that 'meetings must be safe but not comfortable...disagreements among group members about substantive issues tends to improve team effectiveness, lead to better decisions, and increase commitment, cohesiveness, empathy and understanding' (p. 68)."
--excerpt from Collaborative Teams that Transform Schools,
Marzano, Heflebower, Hoegh, Warrick, and Grift
This book is full of ideas and protocols to support effective collaboration. There are two copies on campus and we can order more if needed.
Weekly Calendar
Collaborative Team Spotlight--Library, Mrs. Moos & Mrs. Lozano
Thank you, Mrs. Moos and Mrs. Lozano, for the incredible support you provide to us and for always leading by example!!
Excellent things are happening at PHS...
Mrs. Novosad's
3rd Period Attendance Winners
Coach Standley's
Audio Visual students at Region 20
Ms. Law's Class
Mr. Roberson's
Student Affirmations
Isaiya Rocha
Bianca Cruz
Bennack Conroy
Truth...
Happy Birthday to You!
October 28--Jason Burianek
Contact Us
Email: tmguajardo@pisd.us
Website: http://hs.pisd.us/
Location: 900 Eagle Pride, Pleasanton, TX, United States
Phone: 830-569-1250
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