reflect on Qualities Important to Collaboration. These professional educator qualities include:

• Establishes rapport with others
• Works well with others and communicates respectfully
• Values teamwork
• Demonstrates a commitment to achieving team goals
• Assumes appropriate roles in the collaborative process
• Demonstrates effective communication skills
• Demonstrates a respectful appreciation for diverse perspectives, including global and international perspectives
• Seeks to develop and maintain professional workplace relationships

Drawing from previous professional experience, discuss specific examples where these qualities have been demonstrated. In thinking of the career pathways that might open once have completed a graduate degree in education, how important will these collaboration skills be? Is there anticipation that higher standards will be expected?