EDL 910 Grand Canyon University Participation

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The resources that I have to address collaboration among teachers, service providers, and other stakeholders are as follows: Videos, magazines, books, articles, and veteran teachers. 

Pozas & Letzel-Alt (2023) named and described three forms of teacher collaboration: (1)Exchange is  considered the reciprocal sharing of information. An example is teachers inform each other about professional content and exchange teaching material. This type of teacher collaboration involves teachers working independently from each other without a shared goal (Pozas & Letzel-Alt, 2023).(2) Synchronization is cooperation based on the division of labor. Teachers share a goal and responsibility, while contributing to a common task. This type of division of work increases efficiency (Pozas & Letzel-Alt (2023). (3)Co-construction entails an intensive form of cooperation in which there is a shared goal, a mutual relating of knowledge, and coordination of teachers’ individual goals with a general common perspective. Pozas & Letzel-Alt (2023) argue that such teacher collaboration has an impact on teachers’ professionalization, improving their teaching practice and teaching quality through constant feedback from and reflection with other teachers. Collaboration is highly necessary, as it supports the individual school, the students, and the teachers for their ability to reflect, build new knowledge, or use innovative teaching strategies. This area is of interest to me because I have observed too many conflicts and power struggles which eventually hinders student success.