Everyone has their own ideas and is unique which is why collaborating with each other is so important. Through collaboration, information can be easily spread and new ideas can be shared. Collaborating with other people is something that everyone will need to do at some point in their life and learning how to do it more efficiently is an important skill to learn. There are many programs that make collaboration easier and can be used to help students collaborate together or help teachers collaborate with each other.
Collaboration Between Students
Collaboration Between Educators
Collaboration is not just for students, educators can also benefit greatly. One of the best ways for educators to collaborate with each other is through social media. Through the use of specific hashtags and by following other educators it is possible to collaborate with people from all across the world. On social media educators can collaborate on lesson plans and different ways of teaching a wide variety of students.
Hello Chris, I am Mackenzie! I enjoyed your post on collaboration very much! I agree completely that collaboration can make or break a classroom environment. As a teacher, it is so important to collaborate with your students to better understand their needs and foster their learning. It is also important to collaborate with fellow educators. I am currently in my clinical student teaching placement, and my mentor teacher always tells me how important this aspect of being a teacher is. Through collaboration, she learns new ideas and strategies, and can even ask for advice during times of need. To continue, I loved you mentioning Minecraft! I think that engaging out students is our number one priority, and using a game that is relevant within their lives to teach them will definitely promote that engagement. I also carried that with me from that chapter in our textbook, Sail the 7 C's. Thank you for this helpful post!
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