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Teacher teams that get results : 61 strategies for sustaining and renewing professional learning communities / Gayle H. Gregory, Lin Kuzmich.

By: Gregory, Gayle.
Contributor(s): Kuzmich, Lin.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2007Description: xxvii, 248 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 1412926130 (pbk.); 9781412926133 (pbk.).Subject(s): Teaching teams | Learning, Psychology ofDDC classification: 371.148
Contents:
Introduction: tools that get results. Purpose for this book ; What we know about adult learning ; Brain bits ; Adult learning principles ; Learning styles ; Initial group development ; Team advancement wheel ; Phases of group development and behaviors ; Benefit of professional learning communities ; Getting the intended results ; Learning teams that get results ; Tools to succeed as teams ; Getting results ; In this book -- Creating a growth-oriented culture. What is a growth-oriented culture? ; Emotional intelligence ; Why do we need a positive climate and culture? ; Risk factors ; Primary purpose for the strategies in this section. Strategy 1. ABC conversations ; Strategy 2: birthday months ; Strategy 3: Community circle ; Strategy 4: Concept formation ; Strategy 5: Appreciating diversity ; Strategy 6: Find someone who ; Strategy 7: Four-corners processing ; Strategy 8: Give and go ; Strategy 9: Mapping our journey ; Strategy 10: 3-2-1 ; Strategy 11: Nominal group process ; Strategy 12: Personal, interpersonal, task model (P.I.T.) ; Strategy 13: Processing pause ; Strategy 14: Random partners ; Strategy 15: Synectics ; Strategy 16: T chart and Y chart -- Sharing knowledge and skills. The age of accountability ; Habituating what we learn ; Communities of learners ; Primary purpose for the strategies in this section. Strategy 17: Four-corner cards ; Strategy 18: Inside-outside circles ; Strategy 19: Jigsaw ; Strategy 20: Know, want to know, learned (KWL) ; Strategy 21: Perspective lens ; Strategy 22: Pluses and wishes ; Strategy 23: Plus, minus, interesting ; Strategy 24: Promissory note ; Strategy 25: Right angle ; Strategy 26: Round Robin, round table ; Strategy 27: Round the room brainstorming ; Strategy 28: Star gazing ; Strategy 29: Think, pair, share ; Strategy 30: Wallpaper poster --
Building resilience and creating solutions. Starting versus sustaining ; Building resilience ; Motivation ; Creative solutions ; Got success? ; Primary purpose for the strategies in this section. Strategy 31: DIP party ; Strategy 32: Checking the oil ; Strategy 33: Communication matters ; Strategy 34: Doubling up ; Strategy 35: Environmental scanning ; Strategy 36: FLOW ; Strategy 37: Force field ; Strategy 38: Gallery walk ; Strategy 39: Graffiti board ; Strategy 40: Hot buttons ; Strategy 41: Journey mapping (also known as histo-mapping) ; Strategy 42: Musical chairs ; Strategy 43: Parking lot ; Strategy 44: Roadblock removal ; Strategy 45: The question matters: reviewing student work ; Strategy 46: Two sides of the story -- Determining priorities and creating excellence. Transitioning with multiple initiatives ; Responsive change ; Setting priorities ; Storytelling ; Adapting to results ; Goal setting ; The future focus ; Primary purpose for the strategies in this section. Strategy 47: Building on success ; Strategy 48: Cause-and-effect planning ; Strategy 49: Celebrations and next steps ; Strategy 50: Current snapshot ; Strategy 51: Four squares for creativity ; Strategy 52: Lesson and unit studies ; Strategy 53: Prioritizing the impact of solutions ; Strategy 54: Prioritizing work and learning ; Strategy 55: Probable and preferred future ; Strategy 56: Pros and cons ; Strategy 57: SWOT ; Strategy 58: The interview ; Strategy 59: The people ladder ; Strategy 60: Think abouts ; Strategy 61: Data chats -- Putting it all together. Initial group development ; Sustaining groups over time and through new initiatives ; Putting it all together: examples for implementation ; Keeping notes, logging, and our methods ; Keeping your school and team culture and climate healthy ; Summary.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-244) and index.

Introduction: tools that get results. Purpose for this book ; What we know about adult learning ; Brain bits ; Adult learning principles ; Learning styles ; Initial group development ; Team advancement wheel ; Phases of group development and behaviors ; Benefit of professional learning communities ; Getting the intended results ; Learning teams that get results ; Tools to succeed as teams ; Getting results ; In this book -- Creating a growth-oriented culture. What is a growth-oriented culture? ; Emotional intelligence ; Why do we need a positive climate and culture? ; Risk factors ; Primary purpose for the strategies in this section. Strategy 1. ABC conversations ; Strategy 2: birthday months ; Strategy 3: Community circle ; Strategy 4: Concept formation ; Strategy 5: Appreciating diversity ; Strategy 6: Find someone who ; Strategy 7: Four-corners processing ; Strategy 8: Give and go ; Strategy 9: Mapping our journey ; Strategy 10: 3-2-1 ; Strategy 11: Nominal group process ; Strategy 12: Personal, interpersonal, task model (P.I.T.) ; Strategy 13: Processing pause ; Strategy 14: Random partners ; Strategy 15: Synectics ; Strategy 16: T chart and Y chart -- Sharing knowledge and skills. The age of accountability ; Habituating what we learn ; Communities of learners ; Primary purpose for the strategies in this section. Strategy 17: Four-corner cards ; Strategy 18: Inside-outside circles ; Strategy 19: Jigsaw ; Strategy 20: Know, want to know, learned (KWL) ; Strategy 21: Perspective lens ; Strategy 22: Pluses and wishes ; Strategy 23: Plus, minus, interesting ; Strategy 24: Promissory note ; Strategy 25: Right angle ; Strategy 26: Round Robin, round table ; Strategy 27: Round the room brainstorming ; Strategy 28: Star gazing ; Strategy 29: Think, pair, share ; Strategy 30: Wallpaper poster --

Building resilience and creating solutions. Starting versus sustaining ; Building resilience ; Motivation ; Creative solutions ; Got success? ; Primary purpose for the strategies in this section. Strategy 31: DIP party ; Strategy 32: Checking the oil ; Strategy 33: Communication matters ; Strategy 34: Doubling up ; Strategy 35: Environmental scanning ; Strategy 36: FLOW ; Strategy 37: Force field ; Strategy 38: Gallery walk ; Strategy 39: Graffiti board ; Strategy 40: Hot buttons ; Strategy 41: Journey mapping (also known as histo-mapping) ; Strategy 42: Musical chairs ; Strategy 43: Parking lot ; Strategy 44: Roadblock removal ; Strategy 45: The question matters: reviewing student work ; Strategy 46: Two sides of the story -- Determining priorities and creating excellence. Transitioning with multiple initiatives ; Responsive change ; Setting priorities ; Storytelling ; Adapting to results ; Goal setting ; The future focus ; Primary purpose for the strategies in this section. Strategy 47: Building on success ; Strategy 48: Cause-and-effect planning ; Strategy 49: Celebrations and next steps ; Strategy 50: Current snapshot ; Strategy 51: Four squares for creativity ; Strategy 52: Lesson and unit studies ; Strategy 53: Prioritizing the impact of solutions ; Strategy 54: Prioritizing work and learning ; Strategy 55: Probable and preferred future ; Strategy 56: Pros and cons ; Strategy 57: SWOT ; Strategy 58: The interview ; Strategy 59: The people ladder ; Strategy 60: Think abouts ; Strategy 61: Data chats -- Putting it all together. Initial group development ; Sustaining groups over time and through new initiatives ; Putting it all together: examples for implementation ; Keeping notes, logging, and our methods ; Keeping your school and team culture and climate healthy ; Summary.