Finding Time for Collaboration
Author: Raywid, M.A.
Publication Date: 1993, September
Journal: Educational Leadership
Journal Volume: 51(1)
Pages: 30-34
Full text available online at: http://www.ascd.org/ed_topics/el199309_raywid.html
Abstract (written by WestEd)
Raywid argues for a radical change in how teacher-time is perceived. She states that "the time necessary to examine, reflect on, amend, and redesign programs is not auxiliary to teaching responsibilities nor is it 'release time' from them. It is absolutely central to such responsibilities, and essential to making schools succeed." Further, she asserts that schools, not teachers, must provide the time. The bulk of the article is dedicated to studying examples of how schools are finding time for collaborative activity: freeing up existing time, restructuring or rescheduling it, using it better, or purchasing it.
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