Building Teamwork Skills Building Teamwork Skills Into Instructional TeamsInto Instructional Teams

Focus of our session

Learn about teaming Experience different structures and

tools to support teams Explore tools and structures for

collaborative teaching Time to plan, discuss, collaborate

Morning Agenda

10:45 – Welcome & Check in 11:00 – What is Instructional

Teaming? 11:20 – Defining YOUR Team

Big Picture of Teaming Talking about the day-to-day

11:30 – Team Time 11:50 – Check Out

Afternoon Agenda

1:00 – Check In

1:10 – Structures for Co-Teaching and Co-Planning

1:50 – Team Time

2:05 – Wrap up & Check Out

Why did you go into teaching?

As you watch the video….

What aligns with your current thinking about Instructional Teams?

What questions does this raise for you?

Defining Your Team

Big Picture

• Who are we as individuals?

•What are our personal goals?

• What past experiences do we bring to this team?

Day-to-Day Details

• Who is going to call parents?

• Who is going to do the bulletin boards?

• How will we keep track of student work?

Defining Your Team

Big Picture

• Who are we as individuals?

•What are our personal goals?

• What past experiences do we bring to this team?

Day-to-Day Details

• Who is going to call parents?

• Who is going to do the bulletin boards?

• How will we keep track of student work?

Check Out

Please fill out the slip of paper and LEAVE it at your space for us to look

at.

Have a great lunch!

See you at 1:00pm

Afternoon Agenda 1:00 – Check In

1:10 – Structures for Co-Teaching and Co-Planning

1:50 – Team Time

2:05 – Wrap up & Check Out

If I were in my classroom/school I would be…..

But I’m HERE now!

Gallery & Graffiti WalkAs you see the different teaching structures

make comments about……

• Positives & Negatives of the structure

• What would need to be planned for to use this structure?

• What curricular areas would make sense for us to use this structure?

Beat The Power Point

• As a team … fill your note card by responding to the prompts on the next slide.

• You have 5 minutes.

• GO!

Beat The PPT• What structures are needed to be an

effective team?

• What topics are important for you to cover?

• What school and meeting routines are important?

Now ... Count the Points!

• If I share something that you’ve written on your note card, you get 1 point!

• If you have something on your note card I didn’t share … you get 2 points!!

• Now … count up your points … And the winning team is …

Co-Planning StructuresCo-Planning StructuresAgendaAgenda

Ways to generate agenda itemsWays to generate agenda items– Post its through out the weekPost its through out the week– Generate it the week beforeGenerate it the week before– A Team Planning NotebookA Team Planning Notebook– At the beginning of the meetingAt the beginning of the meeting– End of meeting & beginning of the nextEnd of meeting & beginning of the next– Emails through out the weekEmails through out the week– Timeline for getting agenda items to facilitatorTimeline for getting agenda items to facilitator– Your ideas?Your ideas?

More Structures & Format More Structures & Format IdeasIdeas

Roles / ResponsibilitiesRoles / Responsibilities Assignment of dutiesAssignment of duties Time lines for completionTime lines for completion Establishing standing items for Establishing standing items for

discussiondiscussion Creating a regular structure for note Creating a regular structure for note

takingtaking Creating a list of students who might Creating a list of students who might

need accommodationsneed accommodations

Planning Formats / Styles

• By content area

• By unit

• For a period of time using assessment data

Things to Think About …

• Can you make accommodations for an area that is repeated throughout the year on a regular basis? (spelling, writing process)

• Do you need to have a regular time to evaluate your teaming?

• Have you built in reflection time to see if your lessons or accommodations need to be fine tuned?

Implementing the PlanImplementing the Plan

Who is going to do what?Who is going to do what? Who will lead the lesson?Who will lead the lesson? What role will others play?What role will others play? Assign specific roles for an adult to Assign specific roles for an adult to

do during the lessondo during the lesson Assign roles for support staff not in Assign roles for support staff not in

the meeting – SEA, BRSthe meeting – SEA, BRS How will this information be How will this information be

communicated to them?communicated to them?

CommunicationCommunication

• Will we keep a record of our meetings?

• Where and how?

• How will we communicate with team members who are absent?

Contingency Plans

When there is a sub …

What if one of us are gone on a team meeting day?

Now ... Count the Points!

If I share something that you’ve written on your note card, you get 1 point!

If you have something on your note card I didn’t share … you get 2 points!!

Now … count up your points … And the winning team is …

Focus of our session

Learn about teaming Experience different structures and tools to

support teams Explore tools and structures for collaborative

teaching Time to plan, discuss, collaborate

Ways to Seek Support

Julie Frentz

Allis Elementary

jfrentz@ madison.k12.wi.

us

Amy Krauthamer-Maloney

Huegel Elementary

akrauthamer@

madison.k12.wi.us

Who is in your building that can help you?

What is one thing that you

are really excited about for this year?