Collaborate with others

Fellow Faculty

• Collaborate with the teachers in your same content area.

• Seek advice for classroom management from teachers with more experience in your grade level or content area.

• Take advantage of opportunities to co-teach.

• Create or coordinate cross-disciplinary connections.

• Be willing to share lesson plans, materials, and resources with colleagues and contribute to a culture of mutual support.

Administration

• Ensure that lesson plans adhere to school, district, and state requirements.

• Include focus criteria (e.g. learning intentions, scaffolding strategies) set by administration in your lesson plans.

• Utilize and adapt mandated curriculum in ways that best serve your specific students.

• Seek administrative guidance and support in meeting school-wide learning targets. 

Specialized Staff

• Collaborate with Special Education teachers to best serve students with disabilities.

• Collaborate with EL teachers for best practices in teaching EL learners.

• Consult with school counselors about strategies for at-risk students or students with behavioral concerns.

• Communicate attendance concerns to staff.

• Ensure that you are up-to-date on students' IEP, IHP, and 504 plans.

Families & Community

• Communicate with families regularly via phone, email, or in person.

• Send messages to parents to acknowledge positive achievements as well as behavioral concerns.

• Collaborate with parents and families on strategies to meet students' individual learning or behavioral needs.

• Look for opportunities to integrate or serve the school community or local community in lesson plans.