{"product_id":"the-handbook-for-highly-effective-teams-in-a-plc-at-work®-essential-actions-for-tackling-critical-issues-building-highly-effective-teams","title":"The Handbook for Highly Effective Teams in a PLC at Work®: Essential Actions for Tackling Critical Issues (Building highly effective teams)","description":"Transform your teacher teams into the driving force of student success and collaboration with this practical, action-driven guide. A companion to Learning by Doing, this handbook delivers 15 essential actions that highly effective teams use to strengthen collaboration, clarify student learning goals, use assessments as powerful learning tools, and ensure every student gets the time and support they need to learn at high levels. This easy-to-read, conversational book provides the tools, strategies, and real-world insights teams need to boost student achievement.\nPerfect for K–12 administrators, teachers, and instructional coaches, this book will help you: Build high-impact teams with 15 critical actions that drive student learning Establish clear success criteria and assessment protocols to measure progress Access practical tools and resources for every foundational aspect of collaboration Structure lessons effectively to support struggling students while challenging high achievers Continuously refine instructional practices using student results and team analysis\nContents:\nIntroduction: The Promise of Highly Effective Teams\nPart 1: Highly Effective Teams Have a Common Foundation\nChapter 1: Essential Action—Identify Team Roles, Norms, and Protocols\nChapter 2: Essential Action—Outline a Process for Addressing Personality Interference With Teamwork\nChapter 3: Essential Action—Analyze Achievement Data and Establish SMART Goals\nChapter 4: Essential Action—Formally Evaluate the Team’s Effectiveness at Least Twice Yearly\nPart 2: Highly Effective Teams Focus on Learning for All Students\nChapter 5: Essential Action—Ensure Clarity on the Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions Students Will Acquire\nChapter 6: Essential Action—Collectively Study Essential Learning and Clearly Define Mastery\nChapter 7: Essential Action—Establish Clear Criteria for Student Work and Continually Apply Those for Consistency\nChapter 8: Essential Action—Identify Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills Needed to Master Essential Learning\nChapter 9: Essential Action—Teach Students the Criteria We Use in Judging Their Work\nChapter 10: Essential Action—Make Visible a Set of Exemplars for Students\nChapter 11: Essential Action—Use Short-Term Goal Setting\nChapter 12: Essential Action—Identify Course Content and Topics We Can Eliminate to Devote More Time to Essential Curriculum\nChapter 13: Essential Action—Agree How to Sequence Content and Pace the Course\nChapter 14: Essential Action—Use Materials and Professional Expertise to Identify Instructional Strategies\nPart 3: Highly Effective Teams Effectively Use Assessments and Data\nChapter 15: Essential Action—Use Team-Created Pretests to Assess Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills\nChapter 16: Essential Action—Develop Common Formative Assessments for Frequent Administration\nChapter 17: Essential Action—Administer Common Formative Assessments Throughout a Unit\nChapter 18: Essential Action—Use Standardized Testing Data and District Benchmarks to Assess Strengths and Weaknesses\nChapter 19: Essential Action—Use Team Assessment Results to Identify Students in Need of Additional Time and Support\nChapter 20: Essential Action—Use Assessment Results to Identify Strategies That Help More Students Master Essentials\nPart 4: Highly Effective Teams Provide Extra Time and Support for Learning\nChapter 21: Essential Action—Develop Strategies and Systems to Help Students Acquire Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills\nChapter 22: Essential Action—Create Flexible Time During Units to Provide Extra Support\nChapter 23: Essential Action—Provide Regular Extensions to Students Working Beyond Grade Level\nEpilogue\nReferences and Resources\nIndex\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1962188000\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1962188000.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:William M. 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