If you're ever responsible for leading a school committee or a districtwide effort, here's an indispensable guide for developing teamwork, commitment, and a shared responsibility for success. Discover practical, field-tested insights and approaches to try in your next group experience:

• Key stages of the collaborative learning process;
• Leadership qualities that are essential to collaboration;
• Group practices and norms that support collaborative learning;
• Activites that uncover the diversity among group members and develop a trusting atmosphere; and
• Tools and methods for helping groups articulate a core purpose, identify their visions for success, and assess current realities that may affect a decision.

Also included are plans and strategies for developing ongoing staff development programs.

(ASCD E-Book, 2000) Downloadable PDF File.

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