Does Teacher Collaboration Promote Teacher Growth?

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Goodwin, B. (2015). Does teacher collaboration promote teacher

growth?.Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 73(4), 8283.
President and CEO of McRel, Author of The Twelve Touchstones of Good
Teaching: A Checklist for Staying Focused Every Day
Trade Article designed to inform educators of the research available on teacher
collaboration and its effects
Key Points Made by the Author
Professional development does not help teachers improve
o Short term professional development without follow up produces
no significant results
o Using model and practice to implement what is learned shows
no positive results
o Follow up of professional development needs to focus on
adaption

Way in which this

source influences the
field related to your
inquiry (ex. Math

Peer coaching with adaption of what was learned is more effective

o The quality matters more than quantity in peer coaching
o Measure how time is spent not how much time is used
o Peer partners lean toward being positive with little critique of
practice
o Peer partners with guiding questions and protocols for
observations offers a more productive coaching session and
stronger growth in teacher practice
Teacher collaboration needs outside expertise
o Left on their own teachers tend to share their existing practices
and stay in their comfort zone.
There are three motivating approaches- behaviorists, situated, and
cognitive
o These motivators need to be used in balance to be able to effect
change and get teachers on board
This article can help educators create a teacher collaborative approach that may
be more effective than those previously studied.

teaching/learning
elementary)
Potential relevance to
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Stage of action
research where the
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This article offered some insight into peer coaching and teacher collaboration
that is most effective. It gave me some ideas for how to structure my research
and implement some controls with the teachers. It also had some research
studies as sources for the article that I can reference.
List all stages of the action research process where this source will be used
and briefly describe how it has informed your work.
Background- This article has information about research that has been
conducted around teacher collaboration. It offers some insight into what has
been found on the topic. This article may be used as previous research is
discussed.
Data Collection/Analysis Methodology- I am going to look at guiding
questions for the teachers to use during collaboration. This article may be used
as I look how I am going to collect and use the data.
Implications and Future Actions- This article can be used to discuss future
action to be taken moving forward. It can be used to establish a protocol for
future meetings or a mentoring program.