Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other's fund of collective intelligence.

In a research-poor context,isolated experience replaces professional knowledge as the dominant influence on how teachers teach.

The number of books students read...is among the best indicators of student reading development.

Learning, without any opportunities to share what we've learned, is a little like cooking for ourselves; we do it, but we probably won't do it as well.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much

Givers reject the notion that interdependence is weak. Givers are more likely to see interdependence as a source of strength, a way to harness the skills of multiple people for a greater good.