Teacher Team Leader Handbook

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 40 simple, go-to moves, techniques, and strategies that will transform team collaboration. K 12 teacher team leaders can rely on this handbook to: Understand the three key responsibilities of the team leader in a PLCCultivate assumptions and mindsets for successful team collaboration Utilize tools to implement simple actions that transform team functioningReflect on their progress and determine future action stepsAddress common challenges that impede their effectiveness Contents:IntroductionPart I: Teacher Team Leader FoundationsChapter 1: Defining Your RoleChapter 2: Understanding Your ApproachPart II: Teacher Team Leader ActionsChapter 3: Getting StartedChapter 4: Gaining MomentumChapter 5: Overcoming ObstaclesChapter 6: Refining Your SkillsChapter 7: Addressing Behavioral ChallengesEpilogueReferences and ResourcesIndex