Gresham-Barlow Schools Spreads The Word On 'Collaboration Walks'

GRESHAM, OR – The Gresham-Barlow School District sees it as a very simple proposition: teachers can help teachers become, well, better teachers. That's why the district promotes what they call, "Collaboration Walks."

What happens is on a given day, about 10 teachers together and spend the day visiting classrooms in the district's 11 elementary schools.

Afterward, they will sit together, discuss what they've seen and figure out how they can take lessons from the day and use it to further their professional growth – be better teachers.

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They started the program about 3-years-ago and since then they've been getting noticed by other districts around the country.

This week Superintendent Dr. A. Katrise Perera hosted a delegation from Indiana.

The visitors wanted to learn about the program and got a chance to tag along as teachers visited Hollydale Elementary School.

Photos via Gresham-Barlow School District.