The Portfolio Group

Our April meeting went very well. Even though the group was small, the work was fabulous. The Lyons' chapter is very close to the first draft being out the door.

Donna did some of the proof reading, Paul and I have been putting in most of the example writing, not previously published, and Cheryl the literature and smooth factor.

We have been working fairly well as a team and the writing partnership between Paul and I is back in full swing.

Great job everyone.

PS. First draft has been sent to editors and reviewers.

I presented part of our "Mapping the Journey of Collaborative Reflective Practices Through Traveling Journals" powerpoint presentation during my Doctoral Residency class last Monday. I kept all of our names on the title page and said a few words about each member of the Portfolio Group to set the context and show that we are a very collaborative group that crosses district boundaries. I enjoyed sharing our work again, and the presentation was very well-received.

However, I once again bumped into my question of ""How do I balance my values of making my work public and respecting my colleague's privacy when so much of my work as a collaborator is entwined in other people's work?"

One of my classmates in the residency class asked me some specific questions about our group member who is a school principal. It turns out that my classmate's own child is a student at the principal's school. I did not divulge any particular information about real journal entries, but the experience certainly made me think of the tensions that are involved.