TEA Collaborative Learning Group
FINAL Report

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Overall, in what ways did your collaboration with your team impact your professional growth? (e.g., how did this work impact your approach to and understanding of: content knowledge, pedagogy, process of science, teaching standards, use of technology, etc.)?
I had to be much better informed with my colleagues than I am with my students. The mentoring required a deeper level of knowledge, which inturn required me to do further research on polar science and classroom activities.

In what ways do you think your colleagues were impacted by being a part of this collaborative team?
They broadened their curriculum to include mor science. It also made them feel more comfortable in teaching science.

How does this experience compare to / contrast with other professional interactions you have had with your colleagues?
It was much more intense and it focused on specific goals. It also was a deeper level of interaction than just listening to a speaker at a conference.

Overall, what were the most significant outcomes of the mentoring experience?
Presenting together at a conference; establishing a professional rapport with a colleague.

What do you believe are the key elements to a successful mentoring experience?
Attracting mentees that are willing to sustain a 3-year committment.

What recommendations do you have for other TEAs who are working with colleagues to transfer their TEA experience?
Encourage conference attendence to boost their interest.

What, if any, resources/products were created by your team? How can we best make these available to the broader TEA community?

What are your recommendations for improving or modifying the mentoring experience?
Reduce the number of expected mentoring hours; this started to become more important the the actual quality of the mentoring

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