The whole is never the sum of the parts – it is greater or lesser, depending on how well the individuals work together. Chuck Noll

Reflection(use handout)

• What is a group? What is a Team?

• Am I a member of a group or a team?

• How do I know?

The task at

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TEAMS!

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Keys to Effective TEAMs

Collaboration is embedded in routine practices.Time for collaboration is built in work day and work calendar.Teams focus on key questions.Products are made explicit.Team norms guide collaboration.Teams pursue specific and measurable performance goals.Teams have access to relevant information.

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Key QuestionsKey Questions

Based on our belief that all students can learn, What is it they need to learn? How will we know when they learn it? What will we do when they don’t learn? What will we do when they already

know it?

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