Effective Collaboration for Change in Education

Rebbecca Sweeney (M.Ed), 2015

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We need...brains that move quickly and fluidly

creativity

confidence

connectedness

process driven, not output driven

risk takers

mistake makers

collective mental models

growers

explorers

innovators

inquirers

Future focused education; design thinking; co-teaching or MLP; MLE; learner & whānau agency!!!!

http://www.core-ed.org/thought-leadership/ten-trends/ten-trends-2015/networked-organisations

“Spirals of Inquiry for Equity and Quality” by J. Halbert & L. Kaser

Spiral of Inquiry

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Lencioni, 2002

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