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Interdisciplinary Connection - Week 31

My interdisciplinary connection map
Andrews (1990) defines interdisciplinary collaboration as occurring "when different professionals, possessing unique knowledge, skills, organizational perspectives, and personal attributes, engage in coordinated problem solving for a common purpose" (cited in Berg-Weger &. Schneider, 1998).  This sums up solely the interdisciplinary goal I have identified.    We are all engaging on a co-ordinated approach for a common purpose.  

 Below is my professional Connections map. I have included people whose paths I cross regularly as well as those I only cross with intermittently.  I have identified two in red that I would consider being potential connections in my current classroom situation.  I am sure that this diagram could end up very complex being in a small community where we interact on a regular basis. 

"When working in an interdisciplinary manner we can draw on multiple perspectives, practices, epistemologies and methodologies to identify how these can be utilised to solve real world problems."

At Grey Main School we work very collaboratively and within our planning we where possible try to combine two or more disciplines.  As a school we have an overarching 'Big Idea" from where we develop a key idea and develop key questions  This provides many opportunities for interdisciplinary connections.  Within my class we are working on becoming more multi-modal and using a wide variety of platforms to enhance our learning. We utilise the skills of each other and share the knowledge together. Collaboration is a major part of our day. 
Potential Interdisciplinary Connections with Possible Goals
I would like to strengthen connections as part of identifying the Interdisciplinary Connection link with the  Intensive Wraparound Service.  This service and its implications is very new to me as I venture through the journey of supporting a learner and their family through this transition.   I have had many connections with many other support agencies working alongside this learner and now we are going to be working all together as part of the IWS to plan future outcomes for them.  The biggest challenge we will face is our isolation from many of these agencies and how we can all collaborate successfully so we are all clear on our goals and developing successful outcomes.  

 In the Interdisciplinary and Innovation Education video it points out the we need to seek out the dynamic people among and beyond us. This will be particularly pertinent for this situation as many 'barriers' in personality and personnel have been identified and encouraging the team to look  above and beyond the known will be crucial.  For some of us on the team it may involve looking to  'learn new ways of pedagogy that can inform and develop our practice working with multi agencies who are usually not working alongside each other.  Our Kura is the lynch pin in keeping this all together. 
References:
Berg-Weger, M., &. Schneider, F. D. (1998). Interdisciplinary collaboration in social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 34, 97-107.

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