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You’ve reached your limit. Here’s how you can stretch it

By Jennifer Abrams
Categories: Collaboration, Continuous improvement, Fundamentals
February 2022
Collaboration is one of the most frequently used words in education and, in some ways, the least taught. Over two decades as a teacher, coach, and professional development facilitator in a California school district, I learned that I had a credential in my subject, but I didn’t have a credential in how to collaborate and work with other adults. During the last decade, my consulting work has focused on filling that gap by supporting adult-to-adult communication in schools. I constantly ask myself and the educators with whom I work: How do we stretch ourselves at our learning edges to become our best adult selves at school? And how do we communicate well with one another in service of our students (Abrams, 2021)? This ongoing column

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References

Abrams, J. (2021). Stretching your learning edges: Growing (up) at work. MiraVia.

Clark, T.J. (2020). The 4 stages of psychological safety: Defining the path to inclusion and innovation. Berrett-Koehler.

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Jennifer Abrams (www.jenniferabrams.com @jenniferabrams) is a communications consultant and author. Among her many publications are Having Hard Conversations and Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work (Miravia, 2021)


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