Energize Your Teams: Powerful Tools for Coaching Collaborative Teams in Plcs at Work(r) (a Comprehensive Guide for Leading Collaborative Te, Many Thomas W., Maffoni Michael J., Sparks Susan K.
Part of the Every Student Can Learn Mathematics series
Build a mathematics teaching community that promotes learning for K-12 educators and students. This user-friendly resource is divided into two parts, each covering a key team action for mathematics in a PLC at Work(TM). First you'll discover how to coach highly effective mathematics teams within your professional learning community. Then you'll learn how to utilize collaboration and lesson-design elements within your math curriculum for teacher team reflection, data analysis, and action.
Learn to lead math teacher teams and foster effective collaborative teaching strategies:
Build a collaborative math learning culture that engages and promotes learning for students and staff members.
Optimize coaching and foster equity and belonging to encourage collaboration.
Engage in mathematics lesson study to help teams learn from one another and reflect on effective strategies in teaching mathematics.
Develop norms, SMART goals for teachers, agendas, and a plan for working effectively as a collaborative team in a PLC at Work(TM).
Contents: Preface Introduction Part 1: Develop PLC Structures for Effective Teacher Team Engagement, Transparency, and Action Chapter 1: Five Inspirational PLC Leadership Practices Chapter 2: Five Leadership Strategies for Effective Collaboration in Mathematics Part 2: Use Common Assessments and Lesson-Design Elements for Teacher Team Reflection, Data Analysis, and Subsequent Action Chapter 3: How to Create and Nurture a Culture of Change, Growth, Reflection, and Improvement in Your Mathematics Program Chapter 4: How to Lead a Culture of Transparency and Learning With Mathematics Assessments Chapter 5: How to Lead in a Culture of Transparency and Learning With Mathematics Instruction Chapter 6: How to Lead a Culture of Collective Responsibility Epilogue Appendix A References and Resources
Books in the Every Student Can Learn Mathematics series:
Mathematics Assessment and Intervention in a PLC at Work(TM)
Mathematics Instruction and Tasks in a PLC at Work(TM)
Mathematics Homework and Grading in a PLC at Work(TM)
Mathematics Coaching and Collaboration in a PLC at Work(TM)
Designed exclusively for teacher teams, this plan book is a one-stop shop for practical PLC information and resources. Inside its pages, you'll find everything your team needs to thrive from the first day of school to the last. Access forty weekly planning pages, in-depth examples, succinct summaries of PLC concepts, and many more tools that will support your daily collaborative work of championing learning for all.
Use this resource to maintain a healthy collaborative team and stay on top of instruction:
Review the foundational components of the professional learning communities (PLC) process, such as establishing norms, setting SMART goals, and developing common assessments.
Improve team planning and organization.
Utilize many reproducible forms and tools to improve collaboration and to collect and organize information.
Recognize the positive cultural shifts that occur for teams that follow the PLC process.
Explore additional resources to help deepen your knowledge of the work of collaborative teams.
Contents: Introduction Part 1: PLC Fundamentals and Processes - Cultural Shifts in a PLC - A Simultaneously Loose and Tight Culture - Stages of Collaboration for High-Performing Teams - Norms - Smart Goals - The Continuous Improvement Cycle - Priorities for Learning - Systems of Intervention and Tiers of Response Part 2: Additional Resources - Year-at-a-Glance Guide for Site Leadership and Collaborative Teams - Index of Protocols and Templates Part 3: Weekly Planners - Forty weekly planning pages (provides space for six class periods and lists weekdays across the top, Monday-Friday) with text and activities to inform, inspire, and challenge educators. Part 4: Epilogue and References - Epilogue - References and Resources
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Champion continuous school improvement with the support of our Leading PLCs at Work(R) Districtwide Plan Book. Divided into weekly and monthly planning pages, the plan book helps guide leaders in identifying and acting upon major responsibilities, tasks, and goals throughout the year. Also included are PLC checklists as well as multiple tools for self-reflection, project preparation, and meeting planning.
Leaders can use this resource to embed core values into the planning process so that educators at every level accomplish the right work:
Discover how to work backward when designing effective plans for your school district.
Understand why it is essential to have a visual districtwide calendar that holds everyone accountable and provides everyone with the same information.
Receive templates for planning and monitoring activities and due dates.
Utilize daily checklists as well as weekly and end-of-year self-reflection tools.
Learn how to evaluate timelines to optimize time and productivity in your professional learning community (PLC).
Contents: Section 1 Preface--Districtwide Planning How to Use this Plan Book Section 2 Monthly PLC Work (July Through June) Monthly Calendar Daily Planner Monthly Reflections Tool Section 3 Midyear Self-Reflection Tool End-of-Year Self-Reflection Tool Project-Planning Tool Meeting-Planning Tool
All teachers--including career and technical education (CTE) teachers--play a vital role in building a thriving PLC. In this practical resource, the authors explicitly outline how to improve teaching and learning by integrating PLC best practices into CTE programs. Teams of CTE educators will learn how to clarify their purpose, discover their common denominators, and incorporate powerful collaborative processes into their daily work.
Use this resource to learn the vital strategies necessary for building and improving teams:
Become familiar with the common issues that prevent CTE educators from engaging in the collaborative PLC process.
Learn why and how the PLC process benefits both CTE educators and students.
Learn how CTE educators can create collaborative programs that are tailored toward CTE fields of study.
Receive professional guidance and concrete, achievable teaching strategies for creating an effective PLC process.
Access a checklist of crucial action steps for career tech teams at the end of each chapter.
Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Establishing a Collaborative Culture Chapter 2: Forming Collaborative Teams Chapter 3: Setting Up the Logistics of Teamwork Chapter 4: Identifying Essential Learnings and Developing CTE Curriculum Chapter 5: Designing Instruction and Assessments Chapter 6: Reflecting on Data Chapter 7: Responding to Student Learning Epilogue: Turning Parking Spaces Into Rest Spaces Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Appendix B: Reproducibles
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