Collaboration is the Key

Each individual student has a door to success, and each door is completely unique. Students come from many different backgrounds, they have many different values, different interests, different learning styles...  Thinking of all the many differences, an overwhelming feeling would not be surprising at all.  It could make a teacher wonder how in the world they are ever going to reach all their students and ensure the success of each one of them.  While this does indeed seem like a daunting task, there is a solution that makes the problem much simpler: Collaboration.  Collaboration is the universal key that will unlock each and every students' potential for success.

Collaboration is extremely beneficial for the students, the teachers, the school, and the community.  It is important for us to consider ways that we can collaborate with others to improve the quality of education we are involved with. Communicating with other teachers and sharing ideas can be a great way to come up with new strategies and resources to implement in your classroom.  Maintaining friendly and open relationships with your co-workers will be advantageous in more ways than one.  I also believe it's a great idea to encourage your students to share their thoughts.  Ask for their feedback and listen to their voices.  Along with communicating with your co-workers and students, it would also be helpful to include the parents of your students.  Generally, parents know their children better than anyone and can offer great advice for ways to reach them.  A blog can be a great tool for collaboration. It will enable teachers to make posts about their class and others to provide feedback.  Another great resource is a symbaloo.  A symbaloo will allow teachers to post their resources and websites in one place and share them others.  With technology as advanced as it is, there is an incredible amount of tools available for teachers to utilize. So, it's important to have fun with it.  Create, explore, and collaborate! It will definitely be worth your time :)