"Ready-to-use templates and clear instructions make this material user-friendly and clear. Especially helpful is the cross-reference matrix showing how a strategy can be used in more than one area." —William Osman, President New Jersey Staff Development Council "An excellent introduction integrates the five ′theaters of the mind′ in a brief and coherent way." —Christelle Estrada, Director of Professional Development Services Salt Lake City School District, UT A comprehensive set of tools for achieving lasting results and sustaining a professional learning community! Sustaining results-oriented team efforts is hard work, and achieving diversified solutions to complex issues over time requires commitment and creativity. To support the momentum of learning communities, Teacher Teams That Get Results: 61 Strategies for Sustaining and Renewing Professional Learning Communities provides an illustrated collection of ready-to-use tools and examples of plans in action for results-oriented faculty and staff. Focusing on the where, what, why, how, and when to use each of the 61 strategies, best-selling authors Gayle H. Gregory and Lin Kuzmich offer the tools your team needs to succeed. You will learn to: Create and sustain a growth-oriented climate that encourages feedback and builds trust Share knowledge and skills to expand and optimize results Build resilience, develop creative solutions, and manage change Determine priorities and create excellence when goal setting, tying data to practice, and analyzing results An indispensable guide for teachers, teacher leaders, and school administrators, this handbook is ideal for school and district staff serving as meeting and workshop leaders and facilitators.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction: Tools That Get Results Purpose for This Book What We Know About Adult Learning Brain Bits Adult Learning Principles Learning Styles What Different Learners Need Initial Group Development Phases of Group Development and Behaviors Benefit of Professional Learning Communities Getting the Intended Results Learning Teams That Get Results Tools to Succeed as Teams In This Book 1. Creating a Growth Oriented Culture Strategy 1. ABC Conversations Strategy 2: Birthday Month Strategy 3: Community Circle Strategy 4: Concept Formation Strategy 5: Consultation Line Strategy 6: Find Someone Who Strategy 7: Four Corners Strategy 8: Give and Go Strategy 9: Mapping the Journey Strategy 10: 3-2-1 Strategy 11: Nominal Group Process Strategy 12: Personal, Interpersonal, Task Model (P.I.T.) Strategy 13: Processing Pause Strategy 14: Random Partners Strategy 15:Synectics Strategy 16:T Chart and Y Chart 2. Sharing Knowledge and Skills Strategy 17: DIP Party Strategy 18: Four Corner Cards Strategy 19: Inside Outside Circle Strategy 20: Jigsaw Strategy 21: Know, Want to Know, Learned (KWL) Strategy 22: Perspective Lens Strategy 23: Pluses and Wishes Strategy 24: Plus, Minus, Interesting Strategy 25: Promissory Note Strategy 26: Right Angle Strategy 27: Round Robin, Round Table Strategy 28: Round the Room Brainstorming Strategy 29: Star Gazing Strategy 30: Think, Pair, Share Strategy 31: Wallpaper Poster 3. Building Resilience and Creating Solutions Strategy 32: Checking the Oil Strategy 33: Communication Matters Strategy 34: Doubling Up Strategy 35: Environmental Scanning Strategy 36: Field Force Strategy 37: FLOW Strategy 38: Gallery Walk Strategy 39: Graffiti 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 4. Determining Priorities and Creating Excellence 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: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Strategy 58: The Interview Strategy 59: The People Ladder Strategy 60: Think Abouts… Strategy 61: Data Chats 5. Putting It All Together Part One: Initial Group Development Part Two: Sustaining Groups Over Time and Through New Initiatives Putting It All Together: Examples for Implementation Keeping Notes, Logging, and Our Methods Keeping Your School, Team Culture, and Climate Healthy Summary References Index