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This reflective account of early collaborative experiences and the evolution of a collaborative relationship with a German mathematics educator documents a broadening of perspectives and presents a professional growth model of intercultural collaboration. Even though my students had benefited, previous collaboration with fellow teachers had failed to provide me with the anticipated sense of satisfaction and fulfilment. Only after my experience with Hans-Georg Weigand did I understand the missing element. Different patterns of collaborative interaction and an outward spiralling through phases of professional growth marked the evolution of our collaborative relationship. Through analysis of fulfilling co-teaching and co-authoring experiences I realised that the sense of fulfilment that accompanies professional growth is crucial to sustainable integrative collaborative relationships.
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Arvold, B. (2003). Intercultural Collaboration: A Celebration of Commonalties and Differences. In: Peter-Koop, A., Santos-Wagner, V., Breen, C., Begg, A. (eds) Collaboration in Teacher Education. Mathematics Teacher Education, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1072-5_13
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