Author: Jennifer Borman Title: Research & Development Specialist/Higher Education Role: Research/tech assistance org Location: Providence, RI Date: 06-26-02 Structuring time for teacher collaboration is a crucial first step, but it's not enough to just provide time without offering other resources. These resources include training in collaboration, a cogent framework for joint work, books, materials, and expertise, and lastly, a purposeful set of expectations for teachers and students. To do this we recommend that teachers be encouraged to apply for blocks of planning time. This would be similar to applying for a grant in which teachers be required to submit a proposal describing the use of their time, i.e., who would be involved the objectives of their collaboration, and the resources they would need to accomplish their goals.

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