Collaborate with open minds to understand what's most important
Making meaning of the information collected, drawing inferences and interpreting what is happening can help to identify key knowledge, skills, strengths and areas for development. You will need to consider all relevant contextual variables to construct meaning and how support will be managed as part of this process.
This is an important step as teams consider the wide range of information gathered. Together, understanding what’s important helps us focus on the important factors that we can change or build on and informs our next steps.
“Collaborative problem-solving and decision-making focussed on teaching and learning for students with disabilities have the potential to create fundamental change in the ways that teachers teach and students learn.”
(Mitchell et al., 2010, p. 24).
