Teaching in Common: Challenges to Joint Work in Classrooms and Schools

Despite frequent calls for increased collaboration among teachers, we know very little about what this means for real educators in real schools. Offering vivid portraits of four collaborations, DiPardo traces complex connections across school culture, pedagogic innovation, and teachers' lived experience. She discusses the demands of the public school workplace and the challenges and benefits of collaboration, providing valuable insights for preparing the next generation of teachers for collaborative activity.