Collaborative Planning

My group focused on the question: "What model/programs have been developed to foster team-building, collaborative planning, human relations, conflict-resolutions and/or staff development for middle school teachers and staff? My part of the project was to focus on the collaborative planning aspect and I found a ton of helpful information. Just a few highlights of what's to come for our presentation this Monday are: the four different ways teachers can co-teach or collaboratively teach, and the plus/negatives of each approach. The benefits of collaborative planning in general, tips on ways to collaborate with peers, and there is even a brief layout of an actual collaborative planning meeting, used in middle/secondary schools which will be turned into a handout. This is only a quick explanation of what my portion of the project was, but you'll see the rest this Monday.