Title: Handbook for Highly Effective Teams in a PLC at Work(r): Essential Actions for Tackling Critical Issues (Building Highly Effective Teams)
Publisher: Solution Tree
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1962188000
ISBN 13: 9781962188005
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New
Weight: 0.76 kilograms

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Effective teams enhance learning and address diverse student needs. This guide outlines steps for building highly effective teams, including establishing norms, setting SMART goals in education, leveraging data-driven instruction, and providing differentiated instruction. By integrating strategies like the teaching-learning cycle within professional learning communities (PLCs), teams can promote student learning and improve outcomes through collaboration and inclusive practices.

K-12 administrators and teachers can use this book to:

Identify 23 critical actions to build maximally impactful teams
Establish clear criteria and assessment protocols by which to measure student learning
Receive tools and resources for every foundational topic
Structure and pace lessons to support students who struggle and inspire those who excel
Improve instructional practices and strategies through regular analysis of student results

Contents:
Introduction: The Promise of Highly Effective Teams
Part 1: Highly Effective Teams Have a Common Foundation
Chapter 1: Essential Action--Identify Team Roles, Norms, and Protocols
Chapter 2: Essential Action--Outline a Process for Addressing Personality Interference With Teamwork
Chapter 3: Essential Action--Analyze Achievement Data and Establish SMART Goals
Chapter 4: Essential Action--Formally Evaluate the Team's Effectiveness at Least Twice Yearly
Part 2: Highly Effective Teams Focus on Learning for All Students
Chapter 5: Essential Action--Ensure Clarity on the Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions Students Will Acquire
Chapter 6: Essential Action--Collectively Study Essential Learning and Clearly Define Mastery
Chapter 7: Essential Action--Establish Clear Criteria for Student Work and Continually Apply Those for Consistency
Chapter 8: Essential Action--Identify Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills Needed to Master Essential Learning
Chapter 9: Essential Action--Teach Students the Criteria We Use in Judging Their Work
Chapter 10: Essential Action--Make Visible a Set of Exemplars for Students
Chapter 11: Essential Action--Use Short-Term Goal Setting
Chapter 12: Essential Action--Identify Course Content and Topics We Can Eliminate to Devote More Time to Essential Curriculum
Chapter 13: Essential Action--Agree How to Sequence Content and Pace the Course
Chapter 14: Essential Action--Use Materials and Professional Expertise to Identify Instructional Strategies
Part 3: Highly Effective Teams Effectively Use Assessments and Data
Chapter 15: Essential Action--Use Team-Created Pretests to Assess Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills
Chapter 16: Essential Action--Develop Common Formative Assessments for Frequent Administration
Chapter 17: Essential Action--Administer Common Formative Assessments Throughout a Unit
Chapter 18: Essential Action--Use Standardized Testing Data and District Benchmarks to Assess Strengths and Weaknesses
Chapter 19: Essential Action--Use Team Assessment Results to Identify Students in Need of Additional Time and Support
Chapter 20: Essential Action--Use Assessment Results to Identify Strategies That Help More Students Master Essentials
Part 4: Highly Effective Teams Provide Extra Time and Support for Learning
Chapter 21: Essential Action--Develop Strategies and Systems to Help Students Acquire Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills
Chapter 22: Essential Action--Create Flexible Time During Units to Provide Extra Support
Chapter 23: Essential Action--Provide Regular Extensions to Students Working Beyond Grade Level
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index

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