Education expert and award-winning researcher Chad Dumas provides teacher team leaders with clarity on their role and approach, accompanied by actions that help teams get going, gain momentum, overcome obstacles, and refine skills that maximize their effectiveness in professional learning communities. Uncover the responsibilities, assumptions, and mindsets of effective teacher team leaders and utilize simple, go-to moves, techniques, and strategies that will transform team collaboration.
K12 teacher team leaders can rely on this handbook to: - Understand the three key responsibilities of the team leader in a PLC
- Cultivate assumptions and mindsets for successful team collaboration
- Utilize tools to implement simple actions that transform team functioning
- Reflect on their progress and determine future action steps
- Address common challenges that impede their effectiveness
Contents:Introduction
Part I: Teacher Team Leader FoundationsChapter 1: Defining Your Role
Chapter 2: Understanding Your Approach
Part II: Teacher Team Leader ActionsChapter 3: Getting Started
Chapter 4: Gaining Momentum
Chapter 5: Overcoming Obstacles
Chapter 6: Refining Your Skills
Chapter 7: Addressing Behavioral Challenges
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index