One aspect of teaching that I am very happy to have seen is collaboration among the other teachers and staff in the school! My CT was absent the first day and a staff development coach came and taught the class; another first grade teacher was out due to an emergency surgery and the entire first grade staff worked together to plan lessons and assist the sub when needed; the teachers all share their "teacher tools" (laminator, cutting board, electric pencil sharpener, etc.). I think that working together to make every classroom run smoothly is important to having a successful school.
My question to all of you is this: what examples of collaboration have you seen during your field experience?
Some of the collaboration I have seen so far is with the teachers with all of the staff. Multiple different Paras, speech therapist, and volunteers come in and out of the room each day. They have students that they are pulling to help with certain things. My CT does a great job communicating and checking in with them seeking to see how their progress is going. Also when she notices the things that they may be struggling on she lets the other teachers know so that they can all try and help the student as best as possible. When she assesses them and they succeed in an area that they were getting help on because they were really having trouble she talks to the teacher and thanks them and tells them what a great job they are doing. The Principal is also very involved, which is very helpful. Sometimes that is not always the case. Does your CT have trouble collaborating with anyone? If so what do they do?
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