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

n 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: nPreface nForeword nIntroduction Section 1: Preparing the Learning nAction 1: Map the Learning Pathway nAction 2: Prepare the Preassessment nAction 3: Administer the Preassessment nAction 4: Respond to Identified Student Learning Needs nAction 5: Design the Learning Program Section 2: Implementing the Learning nAction 6: Implement the Learning Program nAction 7: Monitor the Impact of Instruction nAction 8: Analyze Which Instructional Practices Are Having the Greatest Impact nAction 9: Adopt the Most Impactful Instructional Practices Section 3: Reviewing the Learning nAction 10: Administer the Postassessment nAction 11: Determine the Team's Impact on Student Learning nAction 12: Action the Team's Learnings Section 4: Adopting an Alternative Approach nPreparing the Inquiry nAction 1: Identify the Learning Issue nAction 2: Prepare the Preassessment nAction 3: Administer the Preassessment nAction 4: Respond to Identified Student Learning Needs nAction 5: Design Actions to Address the Learning Issue nImplementing the Inquiry nAction 6: Implement the Learning Actions nAction 7: Monitor the Impact of Actions nAction 8: Analyze Which Actions Are Having the Greatest Impact nReviewing the Learning nAction 9: Administer the Postassessment nAction 10: Determine the Team's Impact on Student Learning nAction 11: Action the Team's Learnings Section 5: Putting It All Together nDevelop the Collaborative Meeting Agenda Conclusion nAppendix A nAppendix B nCollaborative Teams That Work is the ultimate guide to excellent collaboration. To support your PLC's path forward, auth