The Vitality of Collaboration

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Most of the band staff went to lunch today. We spent about an hour and a half at a pizza buffet, mostly talking and not eating pizza. Collaboration is a good thing, if done correctly. Here are some key elements that I observe when I work with colleagues:

• Have fun
• Relax
• Focus on positives
• Don’t spend all the time talking about work
• Don’t spend much time talking about negative things
• Do spend time discussing teaching strategies that work for you
• Don’t take yourself too seriously
• Learn something from everyone you can, even if you learn what not to do

Planning is good. Planning as a group is one of the most effective ways to plan. No matter how long you’ve been doing something, someone else somewhere probably has a better approach to it. The people talking with you very well may be some of those people who have a better idea. So listen to their ideas.

We spent today planning the calendar for next school year and started writing and revising the handbook. Tomorrow, we have a staff meeting in the morning followed by a more time working on the handbook and doing instrument inventory. I enjoy working with the people I’ll be working with. These are exciting times.

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