Collaboration Spotlight: Cole Elementary and Research, Assessment, and Evaluation Department

On November 16th, Katherine Thrash, Cole Elementary's numeracy coach, and Denise Brown, Cole's data coach, co-facilitated a collaborative inquiry session.  Taking the teacher recommendations for the math BHAG from the Oct. 26th grade level meetings, the leadership team established a math BHAG for Cole Elementary.  The outcome for this meeting was to share the math BHAG and have grade level teams develop action plans for achieving the math BHAG.

To learn more about their work and action plans, check out www.mnpscollaboration.org/cole-elem-bhag-fall-2017.html

OTHER GOOD NEWS
On December 4, 2017, Dr. Shelly Dunaway and Dr. Margie Johnson shared about MNPS' Collaborative Inquiry practices in a 3 hour workshop at the 2017 Learning Forward conference.  The session was entitled, Fostering a Culture of Collaborative Professionalism.  Approximately 20 educators from across the US attended the session where the collaborative inquiry process was modeled and best practices in facilitating collaborative teams were shared.

To access the workshop materials, go here: http://www.mnpscollaboration.org/2017-learning-forward-workshop.html

If you have a collaborative story to share or would like to request assistance, please contact Margie Johnson at margie.johnson@mnps.org.

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