Collaborati Collaborati on on Dana Reck University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire “[Collaboration] is a mutually beneficial relationship between two or more parties who work toward a common goal by sharing responsibility, authority and accountability for achieving results” UW-Eau Claire’s Complex Thoughts publication on Collaboration Personal Interest Block experience: in my teacher education program at UW-Eau Claire, I was involved in the cohort, a program based on collaborative learning. A unit writing challenge: my coursework inspired me to seek out a unique collaboration with a middle school adaptive arts teacher. I designed and taught a unit to an Adaptive Art class. Personal Interest: more practice in the Adaptive Art room before beginning student teaching. Using Art to Study Collaboration: Adaptive Art, an Enriching Experience “Whenever new ideas come into the classroom that have been thoughtfully developed, students benefit” Kathryn Rulien- Bareis, Cooperating Art Teacher & Collaborator Stakeholde Stakeholde r r Gains Gains Collaboration between teachers leads to highly effective teaching and learning geared toward specific student populations and needs. Book: Learning to teach, teaching to learn : stories of collaboration in teacher education / edited by D. Jean Clandinin ... [et al.]. 1993 Websites: Collaborative Solutions. <http://collaborativesolutions.us/about.htm>. Complex Thoughts Collaboration. UWEC Activities and Programs Complex Thoughts. UWEC adapted from Cougar Clues, University of Minnesota-Morris, and Chrislip and Larson’s Collaborative Leadership. <http://www.uwec.edu/dc/ap/complexthoughts/Collaboration. html> “Whenever I work with new people, I am inspired to consider new things…” Kathryn Rulien-Bareis, Cooperating Art Teacher & Collaborator Research Research Questions Questions What needs to be in place for collaboration to be successful? Who benefits from collaboration? What does the process that leads to a productive collaboration look like? Communication Time Scheduling Lack of Funding “If you bring the appropriate people together in constructive ways...they will create authentic visions and strategies for addressing the shared concerns of the organization or community.” UW-Eau Claire’s Complex Thoughts publication on Collaboration My My Story Story Process Engaging a busy teacher: present myself and explain the project to the teacher I hoped to work with, Ms. Kathryn Rulien-Baries at DeLong Middle School. Communication: many emails and meetings to decide what experiences the students would benefit the most from. Research: writing, editing, rewriting, creating assistive technology aids, and much email communication for an excellent art unit and experience for all involved. Setup: emails and meetings helped review the unit and decide on presentation day. Teach: reflect and repeat! Challenge Challenge s s Personal Personal Statement Statement Recommended Reading Recommended Reading Empowered New Ideas, Perspectives, Knowledge Establishing Relationships Camaraderie Articulation Initiative Flexibility Investment in students and community Learning as symbiotic Self Reflection New Ideas Different Perspectives Considering New Options Inspiration Developing New Knowledge Reflection Two heads are better than one! Different Views in the classroom New Learning Establishing Relationships with those outside the school Me CT Studen t Faculty Mentor, lia Johnson, Ph.D., Poster Sponsored By ORSP & UWEC Dept. of Art & Design *Artwork Created by Students at DeLong Middle School*

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CollaborationCollaboration

Dana Reck University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireDana Reck University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

“[Collaboration] is a mutually beneficial relationship between two or more parties who work toward a common goal by sharing responsibility, authority and accountability for achieving results” UW-Eau Claire’s

Complex Thoughts publication on Collaboration

Personal InterestBlock experience: in my teacher education program at UW-Eau Claire, I was involved in the cohort, a program based on collaborative learning. A unit writing challenge: my coursework inspired me to seek out a unique collaboration with a middle school adaptive arts teacher. I designed and taught a unit to an Adaptive Art class. Personal Interest: more practice in the Adaptive Art room before beginning student teaching.

Using Art to Study Collaboration:Adaptive Art, an Enriching Experience

“Whenever new ideas come into the classroom that have been thoughtfully developed, students benefit”

Kathryn Rulien-Bareis, Cooperating Art Teacher & Collaborator

StakeholderStakeholder

GainsGains

Collaboration between teachers leads to highly effective teaching and learning

geared toward specific student populations and needs.

Book: Learning to teach, teaching to learn : stories of collaboration in teacher

education / edited by D. Jean Clandinin ... [et al.]. 1993

Websites: Collaborative Solutions. <http://collaborativesolutions.us/about.htm>. Complex Thoughts Collaboration. UWEC Activities and Programs Complex

Thoughts. UWEC adapted from Cougar Clues, University of Minnesota-Morris, and Chrislip and Larson’s Collaborative Leadership. <http://www.uwec.edu/dc/ap/complexthoughts/Collaboration.html>

“Whenever I work with new people, I am inspired to consider new things…” Kathryn Rulien-Bareis, Cooperating Art Teacher & Collaborator

Research QuestionsResearch Questions

What needs to be in place for collaboration to be successful?

Who benefits from collaboration?

What does the process that leads to a productive collaboration look like?

Communication Time Scheduling Lack of Funding

“If you bring the appropriate people together in constructive ways...they will create authentic visions and strategies for addressing the shared concerns of the organization or community.”

UW-Eau Claire’s Complex Thoughts publication on Collaboration

My StoryMy Story

ProcessEngaging a busy teacher: present myself and explain the project to the teacher I hoped to work with, Ms. Kathryn Rulien-Baries at DeLong Middle School.Communication: many emails and meetings to decide what experiences the students would benefit the most from. Research: writing, editing, rewriting, creating assistive technology aids, and much email communication for an excellent art unit and experience for all involved.Setup: emails and meetings helped review the unit and decide on presentation day.Teach: reflect and repeat!

ChallengesChallenges

Personal StatementPersonal Statement

Recommended ReadingRecommended Reading

Empowered

New Ideas, Perspectives, Knowledge

Establishing Relationships

Camaraderie

Articulation

Initiative

Flexibility

Investment in students and community

Learning as symbiotic