Finding Time for Teams: Student Achievement Grows as District Support Boosts Collaboration

Autor/inn/en	Johnston, Jef; Knight, Mary; Miller, Laura
Titel	Finding Time for Teams: Student Achievement Grows as District Support Boosts Collaboration
Quelle	In: Journal of Staff Development, 28 (2007) 2, S.14-18 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-928X
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Teamwork; Teacher Collaboration; Public Schools; School Districts; Feedback; Student Evaluation; Teacher Improvement; Teaching Methods; Goal Orientation; Evaluation Methods; Research Utilization; Curriculum Development; Intervention; Faculty Development; Nebraska + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Lehrerkooperation; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Forschungsumsetzung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung
Abstract	Finding time for teams to work in schools is both a necessity and a responsibility. If educators are sincere about efforts to improve student learning, leaders must take responsibility for providing team time for teachers and a structure in which they are able to work collaboratively. The Papillion-La Vista (Nebraska) Public Schools took to heart the responsibility of providing time for teams. The district needed to strengthen its use of assessments to improve instruction and provide students with feedback. More importantly, leaders wanted teachers to use assessments to improve instruction. District leaders planned and created classroom goals teams in 2002-2003 to help teachers develop strategies to evaluate student assessments and target their instruction based on the results. In 2004, the district developed a second set of teams that meet during the school day to focus on two activities: curriculum planning and student interventions. The effort to use collaborative teams has enabled the district to progress toward NSDC's goal of high-quality professional learning for all staff and to improve teaching in ways that raise student achievement. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Staff Development Council. 5995 Fairfield Road Suite #4, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 513-523-6029; Fax: 513-523-0638; e-mail: NSDCoffice@nsdc.org; Web site: http://www.nsdc.org/news/jsd/index.cfm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10