Collaborative efforts often bring together people who may differ greatly—or who simply dislike each other. Yet Principled Innovation emphasizes the Civic assets of inclusivity and perspective taking, which support the transformation that can occur when collaborating across differences (Practice C2). In this short Edutopia video, two very different teachers discuss the way that collaboration helped them learn to appreciate each other professionally and to work together to create more effective teaching and learning solutions (Practice P1).
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Teacher collaboration: spreading best practices school-wide
Video
3 minutes
By: Edutopia
Educator-prep | K-12 educators
Making connections:
Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.
Values sort
Tool
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Icebreakers
Tool
15 minutes
By: University of Florida
Mindful reflection process for developing culturally responsive practices
Tool
40 minutes
By: Greater Good Science Center
Inclusivity in the classroom
Tool
45 minutes
By: Yale University
Teams solve problems faster when they’re more cognitively diverse
Article
20 minutes
By: Alison Reynolds and David Lewis, Harvard Business Review