teaching teams

"In Formative Tools for Leaders in a PLC: Assessing, Analyzing, and Acting to Support Collaborative Teams, authors Kim Bailey and Chris Jakicic provide school leaders with tools and strategies to gauge the work of teams in implementing the professional learning community (PLC) process. Using the three stages of assessing, analyzing, and acting as a feedback loop, leaders examine the current reality of their schools along with major indicators of PLCs. The authors offer guidance for gathering evidence from school teams, processes, and artifacts and using data to inform and support areas that need improvement and celebrate those that are doing well. By reading this book, K-12 leaders will learn how to use a formative process to improve their schoolwide PLC practices"--Provided by publisher.

Examines twelve essential components of productive Interdisciplinary Teaching Teams, demonstrating strategies that improve team performance.

A guide to the development of teaching teams in education, with advice on building trust, developing healthy communication, and managing conflict.

"Guaranteed success for the co-taught classroom for the increasing number of teachers working in co-taught classrooms, this book provides practical ideas for defining teacher roles, planning lessons, providing effective instruction, and maximizing the value of each team member. Former co-teacher and national presenter Anne Beninghof shares stories, and real-life co-taught lesson examples that emphasize creative yet time-efficient instructional strategies that lend themselves beautifully to the co-taught classroom. Teachers and instructional leaders at all levels and in a wide variety of content areas will find this book replete with valuable co-teaching guidance so that success is guaranteed. Offers tips for effective teaching strategies for every type of team teaching situation imaginable Includes guidelines for successful team-teaching with specialists in technology; literacy; occupational/physical therapy; special education; speech-language therapy; ELL; gifted The author is an internationally recognized consultant and trainer This user-friendly, comprehensive book is filled with concrete ideas teachers can implement immediately in the classroom to boost student learning and engagement"--Provided by publisher.

Identifies ways in which school librarians, teachers, and principals can work together to promote real literacy learning in schools.

Discusses co-teaching, including roles and responsibilities, classroom set-ups and environments, goal setting, conflict resolution, and scheduling.