Ako Tuitui at OVS - Collaboration

We think about our Collaboration in Term 3.

The Learning Objectives and activities are recommendations for you to use as a springboard into Ako tuitui, a full version of which can be found on Staff Shared and OneNote.

Collaboration

These are the key Ako tuitui in this section

65 …discussion, debate & reflection that builds understanding

Taking turns at speaking and listening

Everyone has different perspectives

Debate makes us think more deeply
Reflecting and reviewing allows understanding to grow

Growth mindset allows us to add to our understanding

67 …actively listening and evaluating points of view allows us to evaluate what is said

Active and reflective listening

Asking questions means we are listening
Body language shows you are listening
Paraphrasing clarifies and increases memory

Clarifying ensures understanding

70 … setting goals and milestones to be more disciplined and efficient

Knowing what is expected of us so we can plan

Working with others builds understanding
Setting clear goals and milestones
Collaborating with a global network of people
Critical review helps to understand

73 …taking different combinations of ideas & concepts & creatively remixing them to be innovative

Everyone can be creative

Listening to others ideas give us new ideas
The Learning Process helps us to develop creative outcomes

Innovation
Ingenuity

76 …mutually supportive learning relationships, which require empathy and honesty

Helping each other speeds up our learning
We can all help each other
Building friendships through sharing thinking and working together

Empathy
Communities work well when everyone helps each other

77 …changing levels of initiative, thoughtfulness & humility to resolve differences of opinions

Everyone has different ideas and attitudes

Listening and talking helps us understand each other
We need to talk about our differences

Other people’s ideas can change our opinion
Humility

78 ...practising collaboration capabilities until they become habits of mind

Lifelong learners
Everyone learns from each other
We can challenge each other’s understanding
We must be able to defend our understanding
Defending our thinking