Collaborative Teams That Work: The Definitive Guide to Cycles of Learning in a PLC

by Colin Sloper, Gavin Grift

Overview

Collaborative Teams That Work is the ultimate guide to excellent collaboration. To support your PLC's path forward, authors Colin Sloper and Gavin Grift outline 12 specific actions that lead to greater, more effective teamwork. Rely on this resource as you set up your collaborative teams, and then refer back to it before, during, and after meetings to maintain focus on the right work.

• Understand the positive effects of collaboration in education.
• Examine the cycle of learning and how it optimizes education for both students and teachers.
• Implement 12 actions to collaborate more effectively.
• Adapt the cycle of learning and collaborative techniques to other types of educational teams.
• See the big picture of collaboration and how the learning cycle fits into the educational system over many years.

Contents:
Preface
Foreword
Introduction

Section 1: Preparing the Learning
Action 1: Map the Learning Pathway
Action 2: Prepare the Preassessment
Action 3: Administer the Preassessment
Action 4: Respond to Identified Student Learning Needs
Action 5: Design the Learning Program

Section 2: Implementing the Learning
Action 6: Implement the Learning Program
Action 7: Monitor the Impact of Instruction
Action 8: Analyze Which Instructional Practices Are Having the Greatest Impact
Action 9: Adopt the Most Impactful Instructional Practices

Section 3: Reviewing the Learning
Action 10: Administer the Postassessment
Action 11: Determine the Team's Impact on Student Learning
Action 12: Action the Team's Learnings

Section 4: Adopting an Alternative Approach
Preparing the Inquiry
Action 1: Identify the Learning Issue
Action 2: Prepare the Preassessment
Action 3: Administer the Preassessment
Action 4: Respond to Identified Student Learning Needs
Action 5: Design Actions to Address the Learning Issue
Implementing the Inquiry
Action 6: Implement the Learning Actions
Action 7: Monitor the Impact of Actions
Action 8: Analyze Which Actions Are Having the Greatest Impact
Reviewing the Learning
Action 9: Administer the Postassessment
Action 10: Determine the Team's Impact on Student Learning
Action 11: Action the Team's Learnings

Section 5: Putting It All Together
Develop the Collaborative Meeting Agenda

Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
References

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951075897
Publisher:	Solution Tree Press
Publication date:	07/09/2021
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

About the Authors vii

Preface ix

Foreword Anthony Muhammad xiii

Introduction 1

Section 1 Preparing the Learning 11

Action 1 Map the Learning Pathway 13

Action 2 Prepare the Preassessment 25

Action 3 Administer the Preassessment 33

Action 4 Respond to Identified Student Learning Needs 35

Action 5 Design the Learning Program 43

Section 2 Implementing the Learning 49

Action 6 Implement the Learning Program 51

Action 7 Monitor the Impact of Instruction 57

Action 8 Analyze Which Instructional Practices Are Having the Greatest Impact 63

Action 9 Adopt the Most Impactful Instructional Practices 69

Section 3 Reviewing the Learning 75

Action 10 Administer the Postassessment 77

Action 11 Determine the Team's Impact on Student Learning 79

Action 12 Action the Team's Learnings 83

Section 4 Adopting an Alternative Approach 89

Preparing the Inquiry 93

Action 1 Identify the Learning Issue 95

Action 2 Prepare the Preassessment 99

Action 3 Administer the Preassessment 103

Action 4 Respond to Identified Student Learning Needs 105

Action 5 Design Actions to Address the Learning Issue 109

Implementing the Inquiry 115

Action 6 Implement the Learning Actions 117

Action 7 Monitor the Impact of Actions 121

Action 8 Analyze Which Actions Are Having the Greatest Impact 125

Reviewing the Inquiry 129

Action 9 Administer the Postassessment 131

Action 10 Determine the Team's Impact on Student Learning 133

Action 11 Action the Team's Learnings 137

Section 5 Putting It All Together 141

Conclusion 165

Appendix A 167

Appendix B 171

References 173

Index 177

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Collaborative Teams That Work does a masterful job of mapping the learning pathway through the development of twelve essential steps for effective teams. Not only do these steps provide a strong action orientation, they also produce results. This book resolves a key barrier in the collaborative process and is a must-read to enhance team effectiveness and student learning."

—Dennis King, educational speaker, author, and PLC expert

"Sloper and Grift's Collaborative Teams That Work is a must-have for schools on the journey to becoming a resilient professional learning community. The authors guide us through twelve action steps that highly effective teams undertake to ensure high levels of learning for both students and adults. A highlight of the book is an emphasis on the job-embedded professional development that occurs during collaborative team meetings. Both teams new to the PLC concept and more experienced teams will find that this book provides clarity around their work and will undoubtedly move them deeper into the process."

—Diane Kerr, educational speaker and author

"This book holds the secret to taking collaborative teams to the next level. The twelve actions are so strategic and intentional that they have to be the foundation of every team. I felt like the authors were speaking directly to me and addressing my school's current reality. No matter where you are on the PLC journey, Collaborative Teams That Work is an essential tool for every team."

—Daniel Evans, Jr., principal, Moores Mill Intermediate School, Alabama (Model PLC)