Collaboration in the Classroom

What is a situations in your work environment in which collaboration was used to manage a conflict?  What have been some situations in your classroom when you have used collaborative teaching strategies?  What benefit have you seen for the learners in these situations?

Working collaboratively to solve problems with students is the most effective practice.  When you involve staff, parents, administration, and the student you are more likely to come to a successful resolution.  Team meetings increase the number of ideas and solutions identified.  Everyone becomes invested in a group solution.

I have tried to integrate the practice of collaboration in all aspects of classroom instruction.  I encourage students to consider the class and their classmates a community.  If students understand the level of success they can achieve when working as a team they will be more successful as adults. 

Working collaboratively can be extremely challenging at any age.  Early practice and implementations of productive group practices will encourage long-term success.