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Collaborating

BC Ministry of Education Core Competencies

Collaborating involves the skills, strategies, and dispositions that people use to work together to pursue common purposes and accomplish common goals.

People who collaborate effectively recognize how combining others’ perspectives, strategies, and efforts with their own enhances collective understanding, use, and impact. They value the contributions of group members, interact supportively and effectively using inclusive practices, and strive for shared commitment and mutual benefit.

British Columbia Ministry of Education, Core Competencies, 2019

Profile 1

  • I can participate with others .

Profile 2

  • I can contribute during group activities.
  • I can cooperate with others.
  • I can listen respectfully to other people's ideas.
  • I can work with others for a specific purpose.

Profile 3

  • I can take on different roles and tasks in the group and work respectfully and safely in our shared space.
  • I can express my ideas and help others feel comfortable to share theirs so that all voices are included.
  • I can work with others to achieve a common goal and can evaluate our group processes and results.

Profile 4

  • I can identify and apply roles and strategies to facilitate group work.
  • I can draw on past experiences to negotiate and develop group processes.
  • I can be an active listener and speaker.
  • I can share my ideas and try to connect them with others’ ideas.
  • I can ask clarifying questions about others' ideas and check for understanding when appropriate.
  • I can test my ideas with others and consider their input.
  • I can help resolve conflicts and challenges as they arise.
  • I can recognize how my contributions and those of others complement each other.
  • I can plan with others and adjust our plan according to the group’s purpose.

Profile 5

  • I can recognize the interdependence of our roles and draw on these to move us forward.
  • I can ask thought-provoking questions, integrate new information and various perspectives from others, and think critically about whose voices are missing.
  • I can disagree respectfully, and anticipate potential conflicts, and help manage them when they arise.
  • I can give, receive, and act on constructive feedback in support of our goals.
  • I can evaluate and revise plans with other group members.
  • Ican play a role in collectively monitoring the progress of the group and adjust my contributions as needed.

Profile 6

  • I help create connections with other groups or networks to further our common goals and our impact.
  • I can step outside my comfort zone to develop working relationships with unfamiliar groups.
  • I can develop and coordinate networking partnerships beyond and in service of the group.
  • I can demonstrate my commitment to the group’s purpose by taking on different roles as needed.
  • I can acknowledge different perspectives and seek out and create space for missing or marginalized voices.
  • I can summarize key themes to identify commonalities and focus on deepening or transforming our collective thinking and actions.
  • I can recognize when wisdom and strategies from others are needed and access these to address complex goals.
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