Faculty Groups : From Frustration to Collaboration

Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii About the Author xv Why Educators Should Work Together: The Case for Faculty Teamwork 1(10) Many Teachers Know Why 1(1) Many Teachers Remain Unconvinced 2(2) But We Don't Know How 4(3) What We Can Do 7(4) How Groups Develop and How Groups Get Stuck 11(16) Groups Develop Across Time 11(3) Stage I Groups 14(3) Stage II Groups 17(2) Stage III Groups 19(1) Stage IV Groups 20(3) Not All People or Work Groups Develop Successfully 23(4) Skillful Membership 27(20) Effective Member Checklist 27(7) Section 1: Attitudes and Feelings 34(2) Section 2: Processes and Procedures 36(2) Section 3: Communication and Participation 38(1) Section 4: Support and Encouragement 39(2) Section 5: Intergroup Relations 41(2) Section 6: Work and Productivity 43(1) A Final Activity: The Collaboration Survey 44(3) Skillful Leadership 47(18) Effective Leader Checklist 47(7) The Leadership Myth 54(1) Effective Leadership 55(1) Leading a Stage I Team 56(2) Leading a Stage II Team 58(3) Leading a Stage III Team 61(1) Leading a Stage IV Team 62(3) Designing Effective Meetings 65(10) Meeting Basics 66(1) Steps in Planning a Meeting 67(6) Meetings of Groups at Different Stages of Development 73(1) The Role of Members in Successful Meetings 74(1) Keeping Your Group on Track During Stage I and II 75(10) The Goals of Stage I 76(4) The Goals of Stage II 80(5) Keeping Your Group on Track During Stage III and IV 85(12) The Goals of Stage III 85(4) Team Performance Checklist 89(4) The Goals of Stage IV 93(4) Intergroup Collaboration and Culture Change 97(14) Changing a Negative School Culture 98(3) The Organizational Support Checklist 101(10) Supporting Teams and Providing Professional Development 111(8) Ineffective Team-Building Methods 114(1) Effective Team-Building Methods 115(1) Steps Toward Improving Team Performance 116(1) A Case Example 117(2) Imagining a Collaborative Future: Some Stories and a Modest Proposal 119(10) Focusing on Collaboration 119(4) Where to Start? 123(3) A Modest Proposal 126(3) Resource A: Effective Member Checklist 129(8) Resource B: The Collaboration Survey 137(2) Resource C: Effective Leader Checklist 139(8) Resource D: Team Performance Checklist 147(4) Resource E: The Organizational Support Checklist 151(8) Bibliography 159(8) Collaboration and Student Outcomes 159(1) Organizational Culture 160(1) Groups and Group Development 161(1) Effective Membership 162(1) Effective Leadership 163(1) Effective Meetings 164(1) Team Building/Organizational Development/Staff Development 165(2) Index 167