1. Collaborative Planning at Liberty Middle School IB Middle Year Program 2010 Liberty Middle School

2. …The answer is collaboration

3. Human Knot http: www.ag.ohio_state.edu/~b dg/collaboration.html www.ag.ohio_state.edu/~b dg/collaboration.html www.ag.ohio_state.edu/~b dg/collaboration.html

4. Collaboration Vs. Cooperation CollaborationCooperation

5. 11 Tips for Effective Collaboration Stay focused on the question, problem or challenge. Collaboration is not about agreement but about creation. Give balanced feedback that acknowledges strengths as well as gaps. Listen thoughtfully and openly. Respect differences and focus on understanding where different opinions and ideas come from. Reveal your thinking to others. Don’t be afraid to sound rude or uncooperative Be reflective, patient, and persistent.

6. 11 Tips for Effective Collaboration Look openly and critically at the evidence. Look for patterns in the work. Be willing to change. Take personal responsibility to read, listen, observe and remember (Do your homework) Collaboration is messy and unpredictable; the results may be nothing more than prototypes of something better in the future and that’s ok

7. Reflection What opportunities for collaboration are there at your school?

9. Reflection How does the story of the Little Red Hen connect to collaboration?

10. Planners in the MYP The planner is an organizing tool used to help in the collaborative planning process It allows for the synthesis of the essential components of the MYP

11. …The answer is collaboration (revise)