Developed by Education Northwest (formerly NWREL), this guide offers a data-driven model for implementing professional learning teams to strengthen teacher collaboration, improve instruction, and inc
Learning Made Simple books give you skills without frills. They are matched to the main qualifications and written by experienced teachers and authors to make often tricky subjects simple to learn. Ev
"This book investigates issues around teams in the virtual and hybrid classroom, offering a view of current research and practice on the subject of virtual and collaborative teams in teaching and lear
If you lead in organizations that have adopted agile methods, you know it’s crucial to create the right environment for your agile teams. Traditional tools such as Gantt charts, detailed plans,
This book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art on the adaptive and maladaptive functions of humor. Humor is inescapable in our daily interactions - also at the work place. Affiliati
The busy administrator’s guide to creating strong teams, changing culture, and improving performanceResearch shows that “teacher collective efficacy” can increase student learning more than any other
Engage and teach your team wherever and whenever—from one of the world's leading e-learning authorities. The digital electronics revolution keeps us connected with almost anyone around the world and
Management Extra brings all the best management thinking together in one package. The series fuses key ideas with applied activities to help managers examine and improve how they work in practice. Man
The very basis of forming organizations is to bring people together for working on common goals. Organizations are generally managed through creation of divisions, departments, and teams for productiv
Virtual teams are an integral part of today’s global business environment. Traditional face-to-face communication is frequently being replaced with technology mediated communication methods including
Learning For Success explores the relationship between team performance and team learning based both on theory and on real-world projects. Authors Peter Storm, Chantal Savelsbergh and Ben Kuipers con
Teams are commonly celebrated as efficient and humane ways of organizing work and learning. By means of a series of in-depth case studies of teams in the United States and Finland over a time span of more than 10 years, this book shows that teams are not a universal and ahistorical form of collaboration. Teams are best understood in their specific activity contexts and embedded in historical development of work. Today, static teams are increasingly replaced by forms of fluid knotworking around runaway objects that require and generate new forms of expansive learning and distributed agency. This book develops a set of conceptual tools for analysis and design of transformations in collaborative work and learning.
Written for all team members-leaders and team members-10 Steps to Successful Teams provides practical insight and advice along with easy-to-use tools and assessments that will get teams up and running
Teams are commonly celebrated as efficient and humane ways of organizing work and learning. By means of a series of in-depth case studies of teams in the United States and Finland over a time span of more than 10 years, this book shows that teams are not a universal and ahistorical form of collaboration. Teams are best understood in their specific activity contexts and embedded in historical development of work. Today, static teams are increasingly replaced by forms of fluid knotworking around runaway objects that require and generate new forms of expansive learning and distributed agency. This book develops a set of conceptual tools for analysis and design of transformations in collaborative work and learning.
An illustrated collection of 61 strategies-and the where, what, why, how, and when to use each one-plus examples of plans in action for results-oriented teams.
Inter-Dependent Teams: people working together to achieve a common goal. Extra-Dependent Teams: people learning together to develop a common practice. Extra-Dependent Teams: Realising the Power of Sim
Inter-Dependent Teams: people working together to achieve a common goal. Extra-Dependent Teams: people learning together to develop a common practice. Extra-Dependent Teams: Realising the Power of Sim
Part of the Every Student Can Learn Mathematics seriesBuild a mathematics teaching community that promotes learning for K-12 educators and students. This user-friendly resource is divided into two par
Designing Creative High Power Teams and Organizations: Beyond Leadership sheds light on how ordinary teams and organizations can be transformed to unleash creativity, improve performance and promote i
Learning to work effectively and efficiently in a group is an important part of learning to be a substantive contributor in today’s environment. Teams: A Competency Based Approach provides a solid cov
Learning to work effectively and efficiently in a group is an important part of learning to be a substantive contributor in today’s environment. Teams: A Competency Based Approach provides a solid cov
Multicultural Teams outperform other teams when you need creativity, commitment and buy in - but only if they are designed and managed well. This book will explain how to design and manage your multi
