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Guided Notes
The Importance of Collaboration: Two Day Professional Development

The purpose of this two day professional development is to identify and strengthen collaboration
at FLHS.

RANDA (Colorado State Model Performance Management) Standards related to

collaboration:

State Of Colorado Teacher Evaluation Quality Standard II, Element C, Level 3 Practices:
● Initiates collaboration with colleagues to better understand and respond to student
learning needs.
State Of Colorado Teacher Evaluation Quality Standard II, Element D, Level 3 Practices:
● Facilitates communication between families and/or colleagues who provide student
services.
State Of Colorado Teacher Evaluation Quality Standard III, Element A, Level 2 Practices:
● Collaborates with colleagues who have expertise in child and adolescent development to
improve the quality of instruction.
State Of Colorado Teacher Evaluation Quality Standard III, Element C, Level 3 Practices:
● Integrate available technology to enhance: Collaboration.
State Of Colorado Teacher Evaluation Quality Standard IV, Element C, Level 3 Practices:
● Collaborates with colleagues to: Navigate change while maintaining a focus on student
learning.
● Implement change efforts.

By collaborating regularly using the startages outlined in this professional development teachers
will be able to have documented proof of the RANDA standards listed above.

Section 1

Quick write: What does collaboration look like most frequently for you? Explain.
Record your answer here:

How is collaboration different for your think-pair-share partner?

Table work: What does collaboration currently look like at FLHS? Record your group's
thoughts.

Final thought on Lesson 1A: What is one way teachers are collaborating at FLHS that you
would like to add to your routine? Explain.

Lesson 1B

Reading on Collaboration: Record three notes for each section These notes can be quotes,
statements, facts, observations, and or questions.

Section 1:
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Section 2:
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Section 3:
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Section 4:
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Table Work (Poster and Presentation):

Why is collaboration important? Explain.

How did not speaking during your presentations affect this process?

Explain how collaboration helped you overcome the difficulties of this task?

64 Squares Activity:

How might this activity represent a school year? Explain.

With your partner create your own definition for curriculum:

With your table group create a definition for curriculum:

Who did working with others change your definition?

Day 2 Guided Notes:

Welcome Back! Why is collaboration important? Think about your experiences yesterday.

What role did you prefer (robot or controller)? Explain.

Reading:

● Section #1 Notes:

● Section #2 Notes:

● Section #3 Notes:

How might these results from the article differ if the studies were conducted at FLHS?
Balloon Frantic Game:

How does this game represent collaboration?

How will this concept impact you moving forward?

Collaboration Partners:

How will collaboration predominantly take place (in person or digitally)?

How will this professional development impact your views or implementation of collaboration
moving forward?