Teacher Teamwork: How Do We Make It Work? (ASCD Arias), May/2015
| Author(s) | Margaret Searle, Marilyn L. Swartz |
| ISBN10 | 1416620664 |
| ISBN13 | 9781416620662 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 48 |
| Year Publish | 2015 May |
Synopsis
If you ever find team meetings and collaborative work unproductive or fraught with indecision, this short read will turn that wasted time into positive teamwork and collective problem solving. Learn why teacher collaboration is key to meeting today’s challenges of high expectations. And discover tips and steps that ensure you:
- Move groups of reluctant players to highly effective teams.
- Build your team's capacity to make good decisions, focus on student learning, and sustain mutual support.
- Manage and resolve conflicts.
- Create win-win situations, and build team morale.
Don't settle for generic team building advice when you can get this education-specific guide.
About The Authosr:
Margaret Searle is the founder of Searle Enterprises, a consultant group working in the areas of collaboration, problem-solving, and innovative teaching techniques. She presents nationally and works with individual school districts to develop and implement continuous improvement plans. Margaret has been a teacher, Title I director, middle school principal, elementary principal, K–12 supervisor, and adjunct professor for Ashland University. She served as president of the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators and was an education advisor to President George H. W. Bush. Margaret is the author of the Ohio Department of Education'sStandards-Based Instruction for All Learners: A Treasure Chest for Principal-led Building Teams (2004.) Her second book, What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do: Building a Pyramid of Interventions (2007), describes a step-by-step method for diagnosing causes of troublesome issues and provides guidelines for actively involving parents and students in problem-solving. Her third book, Response to Intervention: What Every School Leader Needs To Know About RTI (ASCD, 2010), and the companion DVD on secondary school RTI interventions are practical guides for teachers and administrators who want to build a culture of data-driven decision making supported by research-based interventions. Searle's most recent book,Causes and Cures in the Classroom: Getting to the Root of Academic and Behavior Problems (ASCD, 2013), reveals new neurological research about how underdeveloped executive function skills can cause poor behavior and achievement, and gives specific strategies for addressing these problems.
Marilyn Swartz has experience teaching at multiple grade levels in both special education and general education. She served as a curriculum director for many years and as a consultant for a Special Education Regional Resource Center (SERRC). She has provided professional learning opportunities for educators both nationally and internationally. Marilyn is involved in school improvement work with the Ohio State Support Team. In her current role as an educational consultant, she trains mentors for the entry year program for the Ohio State Department of Education, is an adjunct professor for Ashland University, and serves as a lead trainer for Searle Enterprises, Inc. She completed her doctoral studies in leadership and professional development and has a master's degree in curriculum and instruction. Areas of expertise include curriculum development, Marzano's research-based teaching and behavior strategies, response to intervention (RTI), intervention assistance teams (IAT), differentiation, co-teaching, and the development of integrated systems models.
