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Teaming for Success. “Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work” Vince Lombardi. The Role of Teacher Teams. Improve Student Achievement Developing strategies to help students
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“Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work” Vince Lombardi
The Role of Teacher Teams • Improve Student Achievement • Developing strategies to help students • Extra help, second chance opportunities • Interdisciplinary planning • Maintain School Climate • Supporting school policies, rules, and procedures • Developing incentives that encourage good behavior Improve Student Attendance • Parental Involvement • Developing plan and ideas
Advantages of Teacher Teams • Personalized the learning experience for students • Share accountability • Motivate each other • Provides support for new teachers • Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
The 4 Stages of Team Development • Forming-coming together • Storming-initial conflict • Norming-overcoming obstacles • Performing-working together
First Signs of Ineffective Teaming • Teams don’t gel together • Teams are not cohesive in their approach • Teams don’t see eye to eye • Teams can't resolve conflict or disagreements
Shared Leadership – Teams supporting school vision for instruction, tiered student response, and climate Each group will look at the following two stems: What is the current level of impact of your teams around this pillar and your school goals? If your teams had high levels of efficacy, what would they be doing next around this pillar?