Chapter 13 Collaborating with Colleagues and Families

What is collaboration?

• A style of interaction that involves shared decision making toward a goal

• Talking

• A style of interaction that involves one person

• Group presentations between 4-6 people

Select all the reasons why teachers should collaborate...

• To meet the needs of the students

• To provide leadership when addressing a school issue.

• To fix the Smartboard when it is not working.

• To improve professional competence

What types of skills are needed for collaboration?

• Communication, Problem Solving, Verbal, Situational

• Communication, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Admin/ Management

• Problem Solving, interaction, learning, instructional

• Instruction, Assessment, Learning, Virtual

All families are willing to be involved

• True

• False

What is one way that teachers can work through cultural and language differences?

• Rely on the students for help with their differing cultures

• Make no contact at all with the families

• Learn about the cultures of students' families

• Ignore the culture differences

Phone calls home should only be made when it's bad news.

• True

• False

When do schools schedule Parent Teacher Conferences

• beginning of the year

• 1-2 days at the end of each marking period

• Only teachers can schedule them

• End of the school year

When preparing for back to school night, what is necessary?

• Into letter

• A well organized presentation

• a neat classroom with student work displayed

• all of the above

A parent teacher conference is only used to discuss behavioral issues

• True

• False

Which form of communication informs families only on their child's academic process

• Report cards

• Assignment sheets

• Intro letter

• Newsletters