BRITISH ONLINE CONFERENCE (DAY 5)

THE 4 CS AND ME

Carol Higho

We talk about 4 Cs (Clarity, cut, color, carats). The teachers’ versions are Communication, Cooperation, Collaboration and Creativity. We want our students to become familiar with the Four Cs (Communication, Cooperation, Collaboration and Creativity), but how do we develop and improve our abilities in these four skills professionally within our school?
 

1.      Communication = clarity

Communication is the first thing we learn as a child, but as we grow older, it becomes the hardest thing to do.

AWARENESS (A)

a.       Teacher to Teacher

b.      Teacher to Parent

c.       Teacher to Student

d.      Teacher to DoS / Admin

UNDERSTANDING (U)

As a teacher, we need the understanding.

a.       Lesson plans : learning objectives

b.      High points : motivation, praise, recognition

c.       Need to know : facts, information

d.      Result/scores : assessment/evaluation

e.       To Dos : planning and organization

ENGAGEMENT (E) and INTEGRATION (I)

How, what, why, where, and when do you communicate?

a.       Print : letters, notices, info sheets

b.      Online : updates, changes, etc

c.       Text messaging : times, dates, places

d.      Blog : news, views, features

e.       Face to face/meeting : formal / informal

f.       Phone calls : only in emergency

2.      Collaboration = Cut

Without good communication skill, collaboration will be frustrated.

AWARENESS (A)

T – 2 – T Collaboration = School – 2 – School

UNDERSTANDING (I)

Collaboration through communication

a.       Working as group team

b.      Sharing and shared experiences

c.       Outcomes, objectives, time

d.      Builds new conduct

e.       Adds value

f.       Compromise a targets

ENGAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION

a.       Make time to collaborate on a plan

b.      Have clear objectives

c.       Don’t try and do everything – begin at small and not all

3.      Creativity = color

Creativity is intelligence having fun. There are ways to build creativity:

a.       Theme plans not lesson plans

b.      Presentation of ideas and results

c.       Student responsibility

d.      Parent involvement

e.       Library project that tie in

f.       Plan backwards

4.      Cooperation = carats

There is no system in the world or any school in the country that is better than its teachers. Teachers are the life blood of the success of school. The teachers should work as team and show what they know.

a.       Built in group time

b.      Plan for substitutions

c.       Map the why to the final

d.      Keep the home crowd

e.       Welcome the visitors

f.       Don’t forget away matches

g.      Training