Collaborating with your School-Based Team- Working with TD, STF CIS Site Coordinator and Instructional Coaches

Participants will reflect on the importance of collaborating in the Diplomas Now model

Participants will receive examples of how to collaborate to effectively implement DN in their school, including teambuilding and communication exercises as well as practical ways that teams can collaborate on a day-to-day basis.

Participants will be able to articulate the importance of cross organizational collaboration in the Diplomas Now partnership.

Participants will be able to identify the various DN teams and their roles within the DN partnership.

Participants will be able to identify specific tools that they can use to collaborate with their Diplomas Now partners specific to school teams.

What is collaboration? Why is DN collaboration hard? Why is DN collaboration important? How do you collaborate? (using 7 norms of

collaboration) Personal collaborative behavior inventory Practical ways to collaborate in DN-

Examples and tools Examples of how to leverage partners

effectively

1. My immediate reaction to this article was:  2. How does this relate to my work with Diplomas Now? 

3. Taking into the account the list of competencies and skills identified as those needed for cross organizational collaboration, what skills would you most like to work on to make your collaborative work with in DN more effective?

Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together in an intersection of common goals--for example, an intellectual endeavor that is creative in nature-—by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus .

* Sampson, M. (2010, May 10). Defining Collaboration: Collaboration as "Human Behavior“. Retrieved from

http://currents.michaelsampson.net/2010/05/collaboration-sense1.html

National Exec Team

DNIST

Local Exec Team

Local Ops Team

School Team

Standard Structure

*in applicable cities

Three different priorities and goals

School administration goals and buy in

Various individual roles

May be accustomed to working individually

Collaboration is fundamental to implementation

Increases effectiveness and productivity

Provides peer support

Enhances each organizations product

Creates foundation to further the schools improvement plans

2nd year implementation A + B focused

Built upon prior year strengths and pain points

Co-constructed with all DN partners

A compass and strategy, but non-restrictive

Outlined DN team support for high priority goals

Programs, with more responsibility turning over to school partners. The goal is sustainability.

7 norms of collaboration 1.Pausing2.Paraphrasing3.Posing Questions4.Putting Ideas on the Table5.Providing Data6.Paying Attention to Self and Others7.Presuming Positive Intentions

Adapted from: Garmston, R., and Wellman, B. (2009) The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, 2nd edition. Norwood, MA: Christopher

DN outings Spend time understanding DN member- Myers Briggs, Compass exercise, feedback

animal, work time exercise Create a set of standard norms and agenda

items Evaluation and difficult conversations- feedback session Know your DN teams strengths and utilize

them when relevant ( for example Q2Q, data, social emotional)

Aki Kurose

City Year-TD STF

City Year-CIS Site Coordinator

CY-Instructional Facilitators

PITW # 83:  Give Immediate Feedback

Follow the link in your email to complete the Learning Evaluation Survey.

orIf you did not receive an email, please go to the Summer Academy 2013 page on cyconnect. Select the “Learning Evaluations” link on the left side of the page and choose the appropriate survey.

Comments, Questions and Contact Info:

Nick Hernandez: nhernandez@cityyear.org

Julia Leb: jleb@cityyear.org

Dan Anderson: dan.anderson@jhu.edu

Stephanie Butler: stephanie.butler@cisboston.org

Sheila Drummond: drummonds@cisnet.org