Teacher teams that get results : 61 strategies for sustaining and renewing professional learning communities - Gregory, Gayle; Kuzmich, Lin. (Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, 2007)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-244) and index.
Keywords: Teaching teams; Learning, Psychology of