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COLLABORATION Champion Creatively Alive ChildrenTM

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Champion Creatively Alive ChildrenTM

COLLABORATION

Creativity Discovering novel ways to think, learn and do Critical Thinking Using original ideas to solve problems Communication Expressing thoughts and feelings effectively Collaboration Working in partnership with others toward a common goal

Arts-Infused Education Advocacy Championing the integration of the arts across the curriculum and school-wide to build the 4 Cs

PLUS

Champion Creatively Alive Children Series 21st Century Skills: The 4 Cs


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4 Kinds of Creative Collaboration

for Schools

Creative collaboration between the school and the broader community

Warm-Up Exercise

Creative collaboration among students

Creative collaboration among faculty

Creative collaboration between educators and parents

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http://www.crayola.com/educators/naesp/index.cfm


COLLABORATION

Dispelling Myths

Myth When

students study or work

together, it’s “like cheating.”

Reality When students collaborate, they learn valuable skills.


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Dispelling Myths

Myth Assertive,

popular students take over and

shy, less popular students are

left behind.

With skilled instruction, collaborating enables children to share what they know and can do with others with whom they might not routinely interact.

Reality


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Dispelling Myths

Myth Collaborative

learning experiences are hard for

teachers to grade.

Reality Self- and peer assessments show how students handle conflicts, distribute workloads, provide feedback and contribute.


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4 Cs of Collaboration

Common Goal

Contributions

Compromise–Consensus

Creative, Collaborative Culture

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Common Goal

Do collaborators understand the shared objectives and their roles when they work as a group or on a team?

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How are individual contributions and abilities to work as a team assessed?

Contributions

Are the talents and skills of everyone in the group leveraged?

Is everyone given the opportunity to make contributions?

Do you assign roles that play to individual strengths?

Are diverse points of view solicited and welcome?

How is feedback used to improve collaboration?


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Compromise–Consensus

Do collaborators have opportunities to share constructive feedback?

Do collaborators know how to compromise and reach consensus?

Is the decision making process clear? If no compromise or consensus is reached, who makes the ultimate decision?

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Creative, Collaborative Culture

How is conflict handled? Are disagreements handled respectfully?

Does the group have strategies to make sure everyone contributes—without some people dominating or others left out?

Is there a culture of creative collaboration —an environment in which people respect one another’s ideas and nurture creative expression?

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Four Cornerstones of Collaboration

Group Exercise

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Team Sculpture Challenge

Hands-On Exercise

•  Use Crayola Model Magic® to form spheres, cubes, cones and pyramids. Make as many shapes and sizes as you want.

•  Work together to assemble your shapes into the tallest sculpture possible, making sure that it stands upright.

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Draw Your Collaborative Culture

•  Does the culture feel supportive or divisive?

Hands-On Exercise

•  Do group members share a common goal? •  Are individual contributions respected

and fully used? •  How are conflicts handled? •  Is there a process for compromise

and consensus building? •  Who are the decision makers? •  Who has input into decisions?

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Collaborative Culture

Assessment Tool

• Reflect on your collaborative culture.

• Share your honest responses and reactions.

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Key Points

The role of educators, parents and community members is to collaborate for students’ success, develop students’ collaboration skills and foster a culture of collaboration.

Collaboration is a fundamental 21st century skill. The arts give people a context for collaboration —and an engaging way to learn together. The 4 Cs of collaboration—a Common Goal, Contributions, Compromise–Consensus and a Creative, Collaborative Culture—help us understand the key elements of collaboration for students and adults.

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Champion Creatively Alive Children

Thank you!

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