Lucy West

Collaboration sites provide formalized opportunities in which up to twenty-five teachers coaches and administrators meet to plan, observe, and refine their teaching practices. The work is collaborative and both experienced and new teachers use research based planning tools to guide them through designing, observing and reflecting on lessons. The visiting teachers then return to their schools and work on the same or similar lessons. This is a cyclical process that can occur three or four times a year and usually involves teams of teachers and coaches from various schools.