TOGETHER We Really are Better How Collaborative Efforts Support Each Child and Family Camille Catlett amp Samtra Devard Were all in this together Ready Who se Child is it Collaboration ID: 765087
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TOGETHER We Really are Better! How Collaborative Efforts Support Each Child and FamilyCamille Catlett &Samtra Devard We’re all in this together…
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Whose Child is it?
Collaboration An unnatural act among consenting adults Lily Tomlin
Models ofCollaboration: Silo Approach
Models ofCollaboration: Limited Partnership
True Collaboration A commitment to work together across clearly recognizable sectors or subsystems to address problems and achieve goals that could not be accomplished by working individually Mattesich et al, 2004
Principles of Highly Effective Collaboration Be proactive (take initiative & responsibility) Begin with the end in mind (establish and live by your values) Put first things first (prioritize) Think win/win (find solutions that address multiple challenges)Seek first to understand, then be understoodSynergizeSharpen the saw (renew your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual selves)
Be Proactive
A Road Map for Facilitating Collaborative Teams
Begin With the End in Mind The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be to assure each an equal opportunity, not to become equal, but to become different — to realize whatever unique potential of body, mind, and spirit he or she possesses. John Fischer
Put First Things First
Minnesota Regional Centers of ExcellenceRegion 1 & 2 Region 3Region 4Region 5 & 7Region 6 & 8Region 9Region 10Region 11 (East & West)
Higher preschool performance and promotion to next grade More positive engagement with peers, adults, and learningBuffers negative impact of poverty on academic and behavioral outcomes(Family Engagement) Think Win/Win: Engage Families to Help Children Succeed
Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
Synergize: Hold each other accountable for the readiness of each child in your community
Sharpen the Saw
Where do you go for good information?
identifying specific research-based practices that have been validated through a rigorous review process Odom, Brantlinger, Gersten, Horner, Thompson, & Harris, 2005
Evidence-based practice decisions integrate the best available research evidence with family & professional wisdom & values Buysse & Wesley, 2006; Buysse, Wesley, Snyder, & Winton, 2006
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COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS Requires A Philosophical Shift…From To Visitors/Outsiders PartnersDeficits StrengthsControl Collaboration Expert Model Partnership ModelInformation Gate Keeping TransparencyLack of Support Support OptionsRigidity FlexibilityPaternalistic Empowerment Copyright 2010 Juliette Schlucter Bridgekeeper
Who se Child is it?OURS 'Whose child is this? ' I asked one day Seeing a little one out at play'Mine', said the parent with a tender smile'Mine to keep a little whileTo bathe her hands and comb her hairTo tell her what she is to wearTo prepare her that she may always be goodAnd each day do the things she should''Whose child is this? ' I asked againAs the door opened and someone came in'Mine', said the teacher with the same tender smile'Mine, to keep just for a little whileTo teach her how to be gentle and kindTo train and direct her dear little mindTo help her live by every ruleAnd get the best she can from school''Whose child is this? ' I ask once moreJust as the little one entered the door'Ours' said the parent and the teacher as they smiledAnd each took the hand of the little child'Ours to love and train togetherOurs this blessed task forever.' Jessie Girl Rivera
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