1. Collaborating with your School-Based Team- Working with TD, STF CIS Site Coordinator and Instructional Coaches

2.  Participants will reflect on the importance of collaborating in the Diplomas Now model  Participants will receive examples of how to collaborate to effectively implement DN in their school, including teambuilding and communication exercises as well as practical ways that teams can collaborate on a day-to-day basis.

3.  Participants will be able to articulate the importance of cross organizational collaboration in the Diplomas Now partnership.  Participants will be able to identify the various DN teams and their roles within the DN partnership.  Participants will be able to identify specific tools that they can use to collaborate with their Diplomas Now partners specific to school teams.

4.  What is collaboration?  Why is DN collaboration hard?  Why is DN collaboration important?  How do you collaborate? (using 7 norms of collaboration)  Personal collaborative behavior inventory  Practical ways to collaborate in DN- Examples and tools  Examples of how to leverage partners effectively

6. 1. My immediate reaction to this article was: 2. How does this relate to my work with DiplomasNow? 3. Taking into the account the list of competencies andskills identified as those needed for crossorganizational collaboration, what skills would youmost like to work on to make your collaborative workwith in DN more effective?

8.  Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together in an intersection of common goals--for example, an intellectual endeavor that is creative in nature-— by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus. * Sampson, M. (2010, May 10). Defining Collaboration: Collaboration as "Human Behavior“. Retrieved from http://currents.michaelsampson.net/2010/05/collaboration-sense1.html http://currents.michaelsampson.net/2010/05/collaboration-sense1.html

10. National Exec Team DNIST Local Exec Team Local Ops Team School Team Standard Structure *in applicable cities

11.  Three different priorities and goals  School administration goals and buy in  Various individual roles  May be accustomed to working individually

13.  Collaboration is fundamental to implementation  Increases effectiveness and productivity  Provides peer support  Enhances each organizations product  Creates foundation to further the schools improvement plans

14.  2 nd year implementation  A + B focused

15.  Built upon prior year strengths and pain points  Co-constructed with all DN partners  A compass and strategy, but non-restrictive  Outlined DN team support for high priority goals

16.  Programs, with more responsibility turning over to school partners. The goal is sustainability.

17.  7 norms of collaboration 1. Pausing 2. Paraphrasing 3. Posing Questions 4. Putting Ideas on the Table 5. Providing Data 6. Paying Attention to Self and Others 7. Presuming Positive Intentions  Adapted from: Garmston, R., and Wellman, B. (2009) The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, 2nd edition. Norwood, MA: ChristopherThe Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups

19.  DN outings  Spend time understanding DN member - Myers Briggs, Compass exercise, feedback animal, work time exercise  Create a set of standard norms and agenda items  Evaluation and difficult conversations - feedback session  Know your DN teams strengths and utilize them when relevant ( for example Q2Q, data, social emotional)

22. Aki Kurose

23.  City Year-TD STF  City Year-CIS Site Coordinator  CY-Instructional Facilitators

24. PITW # 83: Give Immediate Feedback Follow the link in your email to complete the Learning Evaluation Survey. or If you did not receive an email, please go to the Summer Academy 2013 page on cyconnect. Select the “Learning Evaluations” link on the left side of the page and choose the appropriate survey.

25. Comments, Questions and Contact Info: Nick Hernandez: nhernandez@cityyear.orgnhernandez@cityyear.org Julia Leb: jleb@cityyear.orgjleb@cityyear.org Dan Anderson: dan.anderson@jhu.edudan.anderson@jhu.edu Stephanie Butler: stephanie.butler@cisboston.orgstephanie.butler@cisboston.org Sheila Drummond: drummonds@cisnet.orgdrummonds@cisnet.org