A well-designed plan is flexible and focused on the team's goal
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This article is adapted from Team to Teach: A Facilitator’s Guide to Professional Learning Teams (NSDC, 2008). The book outlines the steps a learning team takes in its quest to improve the knowledge, skills, and practices of its members so they in turn are best equipped to reach and teach all students. The book is available through the Learning Forward Bookstore at https://store.learningforward.org.
Use the tools on pp. 35-37 to draft the team plan, outlining milestones and timelines to take the team where it needs to go. The team growth plan highlights specific indicators in 10 important areas for teams to keep track of how well their work and processes are progressing.
Here are questions for teams to consider as they openly share assumptions about teaching as part of their planning process.
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