The presentation outlines the collaborative culture at Greystone Centennial Middle School, emphasizing the importance of shared vision, scheduled collaboration time, and teachers working as a team to enhance student learning. It highlights the roles of staff members and the methods used to improve instructional practices through collective responsibility and feedback mechanisms. The document encourages continuous conversation and engagement within the learning community.

1. Collaboration...
Get Over Yourselfie

2. This Presentation...

3. Who Are We?

4. Carolyn Cameron
Hockey Mom
Band Groupie
Lead Learner
Pit Crew Member

5. Brad Arndt
Snowboarder
School Teacher
Learning Community
8
Designer of Learning
Nut Movement
Member

6. Jenna Wilkins
Triathlete
School Teacher
Learning Community
8
Designer of Learning
Nut Movement
Member

7. Where Do We Come From?
Greystone Centennial Middle School
Spruce Grove, Alberta ~ Parkland School Division
*Grades 5-9
*640 Students
*35 Teachers
*12 Support Staff

8. What Are We About?

11. What the Research Says...

12. Building a Collaborative
Culture
Time to meet during
the workday
Focus on essential
outcomes, varied
assessments,
analysis of student
achievement
Develop norms or
protocols to clarify
-Richard
DuFour,2004
expectations
regarding roles,
responsibilities, and
relationships among
team members

13. Teachers Improve
Their Practice
in the Company of
Their Peers

14. Effective Teaching Framework

16. Teacher Learning as a
Collective Endeavor
~ Viviane Robinson
Greater Diversity of
Thinking
Collective
Responsibility
Program Coherence

17. PLCs are meant to be forums in
which difficult conversations
occur...in order for the instructional
practices of all teachers to change
and improve as the prime route to
producing much higher levels of
student learning.
~Odden, 2009

18. Collaboration at Greystone
*Scheduled into Day
*Teachers as Designers
*Common Planning Tool
*Look at Student Work
*Feedback Loops

20. And these “nuts” took it one
step further............

21. Your turn to be a nut!

22. Debrief
• What did you notice about how the game
played out?
• Was it easier to jump in first? Second? Last?
• What sort of feelings did you experience?
• Was there anything that made it easier to
jump in? Why do you think that is the case?

23. Building a Sandwich
(or adult beverage!!!) Metaphor for
Collaboration
What do you need for successful
collaboration?
◦ Common Shared Vision - for
us...excellence in student learning
◦ Support
◦ Risk-taking
◦ Openminded
◦ Professional Standards

24. Greystone Planning Document

26. Welcome to
Learning Community 8

27. Flexible Spaces, Flexible
Schedule,
Flexible Groupings

28. Feedback from Staff

29. What Do the Kids Have to
Say?

32. Conversation Time...

33. Thanks for the conversation. Let’s keep it
going...
Follow us on Twitter:
@carolynjcameron @barndt77 @jennawilky
#psd70 #gcms
Check out our Website:
www.psd70.ab.ca/schools/greystone