# Teacher collaboration tools: coordinate an international project > Agree on a shared plan, one message space and a weekly check-in. Use a simple four-week example to coordinate with a partner teacher. Canonical: https://class2class.org/resources/how-teachers-coordinate-international-projects/ Content contract: 2.0 Revision: 262f6243-374c-40a3-ae32-3cb4a04df463 Payload checksum (SHA-256): 73755321c3ffc5f6868dc698fad508e28b9a4052f1b58310fff9fbd583aba053 Locale: en First published: 2025-12-20T16:28:41Z Last updated: 2026-10-05T09:26:42.700Z Last reviewed: 2026-10-05T09:26:42.700Z ## Direct answer Teacher collaboration tools work best when each has a clear job: a shared plan for dates and activities, one place for teacher messages, and a space for student work. Agree the learning goal, realistic workload and response times before starting an international project. ## Credits - Gloria Palomino Silva, Marketing & Customer Support Specialist (author): https://class2class.org/people/gloria-palomino-silva/ - Leonard Abrahamian, Technical Lead (reviewer): https://class2class.org/people/leonard-abrahamian/ Coordinating with a teacher in another country can feel like one more job in a busy week. Start with a small shared goal and a few clear routines. You do not need to meet live every day or use a different app for every task. ## Give each teacher collaboration tool one job - Shared plan: keep the timeline, activity instructions, team assignments and resource links together. A document both teachers can edit may be enough. - Teacher messages: choose one main space for questions and decisions. Summarise an agreed change in the shared plan. - Student work: agree where each class will post its contribution and how the other class will respond. Class2Class provides project chat and teacher-to-teacher messaging. You can use your school's existing document tools for a shared plan. If you choose an external live-call tool, the teachers arrange the call. Keep student contact details within teacher-managed sharing. ## Agree the plan before students begin Talk about what each class can manage. A short planning conversation - for example, 30 minutes - is a starting point, not a required meeting length. Write down the decisions so both teachers can find them. - What should students learn, and which topic are both classes already studying? - How many weeks and how much lesson time can each class offer? - Will students exchange work at different times, meet live, or do both? - What shared product is realistic? - Which school holidays, exams or access needs could affect the plan? ## Try a manageable four-week plan 1. Week 1: introduce the classes and share a little about each community. 2. Week 2: research the shared question and exchange findings. 3. Week 3: compare the findings and develop an idea together. 4. Week 4: create a joint presentation and reflect on the work. Give each week one clear goal. Adjust the pace together if a class needs longer. For a first exchange, you can use fewer stages or a smaller final product. ## Keep a short weekly check-in - What did our class complete? - What will we do next? - Does the timeline, task or support need to change? A brief weekly update helps both teachers see progress and raise a problem early. Record any change where the whole plan is kept. If a message needs an urgent reply, say so rather than assuming the other teacher is online. ## Plan for different school schedules When live meeting times do not overlap, exchange work asynchronously. One class can prepare a short presentation; the other watches or reads it during its own lesson and sends a response. Agree reply times around teaching days and holidays. Teacher-to-teacher trust grows through clear agreements and honest updates. Say when a task is too large, invite your partner's ideas and change the plan together. The shared space supports this conversation; it does not replace it. For detailed support, see the [guide to time-zone planning](/resources/breaking-time-zone-barriers-asynchronous-global-collaboration/). You can also explore existing project ideas on Class2Class before choosing a topic with a partner. ## Explore classroom projects Explore Class2Class project ideas and choose one to adapt for your class. [Explore project ideas](https://platform.class2class.org/en/discover) ### Do we need to meet live every week? No. You can exchange work during each class's own lessons and use a short teacher message to keep the plan moving. A live call is optional. ### How many tools do we need? Start with as few as possible: one shared plan, one main message space and an agreed place for student work. Reuse tools both schools already know. ## Related content - [/impact/coil-projects-for-students-transform-classroom-global-learning/](/impact/coil-projects-for-students-transform-classroom-global-learning/) - [/resources/breaking-time-zone-barriers-asynchronous-global-collaboration/](/resources/breaking-time-zone-barriers-asynchronous-global-collaboration/)