1. Distributed Professional Learning Opportunity Developed by ERLC/ARPDC as a result of a grant from Alberta Education to support implementation

2. Seven Qualities of High Performing Groups with Lipton Lipton, Ed.D Co-Director, MiraVia, LLC

3. Maintain a clear focus Explore: Coordination vs. Collaboration Seven Qualities Implications and Applications

4. Coordination

5. Collaboration

11. Together let’s... Create a definition of collaboration Take 2 minutes

12. from Late Latin collabōrāre, from Latin com- together + labōrāre to work to work jointly with others, to co-labor To collaborate

13. A mutually beneficial relationship between two or more parties who work toward common goals by sharing responsibility, authority, and accountability for achieving results. David Chrislip & Carl Larson Collaborative Leadership To collaborate

14. A process through which parties who see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and search for solutions that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible. Barbara Gray Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multiparty Problems To collaborate

15. Collaboration

16. Collaboration?

17. Seven Qualities of High Performing Groups

18. High Performing Groups Maintain a clear focus

19. Clear and measurable goals

20. Maintain a clear focus Clear and measurable goals Hold long-term vision

21. Maintain a clear focus Clear and measurable goals Hold long-term vision Minimize distractions

22. High Performing Groups Embrace a spirit of inquiry

23. Ask genuine questions

24. Embrace a spirit of inquiry Ask genuine questions Avoid quick conclusions

25. Embrace a spirit of inquiry Ask genuine questions Avoid quick conclusions Develop novel solutions

26. Breakout: Discuss the questions that follow

27. Maintain a clear focus In what ways do we... ? Embrace a spirit of inquiry Given your group’s target goals, think about some “what if’s?”, “why not’s?” and other novel questions that might support your work. Are your group’s mission and goals clear to all? What are some things that keep your group focused? What are some ways you handle distractions?

28. Put data at the center High Performing Groups

29. Put Data at the Center Data focus conversations

30. Put Data at the Center Data focus conversations Formative & summative

31. Put Data at the Center Data focus conversations Formative & summative Data drive all decisions

32. High Performing Groups Honor commitments

33. Honor Commitments Identity as group member

34. Honor Commitments Identity as group member Melding of individual agendas

35. Honor Commitments Identity as group member Melding of individual agendas Willingness to lead

36. Breakout: Discuss the questions that follow

37. Put data at the center In what ways do we... ? Honor commitments What are some data sources tapped by your group? How is data used to focus your conversations; inform your progress? What is most important to your group? How are priorities selected and maintained?

38. High Performing Groups Cultivate Relational Trust

39. Presume positive intentions

40. Cultivate Relational Trust Presume positive intentions Congruence

41. Cultivate Relational Trust Presume positive intentions Congruence Communication

42. Seek Equity High Performing Groups

43. Seek Equity Balance participation

44. Seek Equity Balance participation Psychological safety

45. Seek Equity Balance participation Psychological safety Cognitive conflict

46. Assume collective responsibility High Performing Groups

47. Assume Collective Responsibility Accountability: From Old French, acunter, accomputare To count up, to reckon. Answerable

48. Assume Collective Responsibility Accountability: From Old French, acunter, accomputare To count up, to reckon. Answerable Responsibility: From Latin. Respondere, to respond, obligation. A duty, an obligation, to promise in return, Capable of making moral or rational decisions on one’s own and therefore answerable for one’s behavior.

49. Breakout: Discuss the questions that follow

50. Cultivate relational trust Seek equity Assume collective responsibility In what ways do we... ? How would you rate relational trust in your group (on a scale of 1-10)? How balanced are your groups? What voices are represented? What other resources might be important to recruit? Share some aspect of your group work that requires and engages ALL members?

51. The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. Phil Jackson Powerful Collaboratives

52. Thank you Next webinars: Dec 12 Mapping Backwards 12-1 pm Jan 30 Structuring for Success 12-1 pm