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The Teacher Team Leader Handbook
Simple Habits to Transform Collaboration in a PLC at Work®
Teacher team leaders, this book is for you. It will build your knowledge and skills in approaches and actions that get more done in less time, and with greater joy, to help your team truly become the engine that drives the most promising strategy for improving student achievement.
Effective habits to transform PLC collaboration
Education expert and award-winning researcher Chad Dumas provides teacher team leaders with clarity on their role and approach, accompanied by actions that help teams get going, gain momentum, overcome obstacles, and refine skills that maximize their effectiveness in professional learning communities. Uncover the responsibilities, assumptions, and mindsets of effective teacher team leaders and utilize forty simple, go-to moves, techniques, and strategies that will transform team collaboration.
K–12 teacher team leaders can rely on this handbook to:
- Understand the three key responsibilities of the team leader in a PLC
- Cultivate assumptions and mindsets for successful team collaboration
- Utilize tools to implement simple actions that transform team functioning
- Reflect on their progress and determine future action steps
- Address common challenges that impede their effectiveness
Related Topics
LeadershipProfessional Learning Communities at Work®Professional Learning Communities
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“I appreciate the honesty of the author’s journey from an inexperienced leader to a seasoned principal, highlighting the importance of learning from others and growing through collaboration. The emphasis on influence over positional authority resonated deeply with my belief in empowering staff to leverage their strengths and foster a positive school culture, increasing team leader effectiveness and, ultimately, team effectiveness.”
“Chad Dumas takes you from the beginning (mindset, assumptions, struggles) and walks you through creating and leading teams, not forgetting the challenges you can encounter and how to work through those. Bravo! This is a must-read for campus and team leaders.”
“Dumas demystifies the role of teacher leaders in the magical alchemy of school improvement. New and established leaders striving for collective teacher efficacy will find intentional mindsets and moves for building team trust and realizing results.”
“This is a must-read for anyone leading teams. It is a complete guide and is packed with skills and examples that will make an amazing difference in getting work done while also building relationships. It is a masterpiece I wish existed when I was first starting my role as a curriculum coordinator.”
“Practical. Actionable. Transformative. I love this book, and it’s not just for teacher team leaders. Whether a person is a new team leader or an experienced one, there is something for everyone that will help them to elevate their leadership, transform teams, and accomplish the work of PLCs.”
“Chad M. V. Dumas delivers an exceptional guide for educators aiming to enhance collaboration within professional learning communities (PLCs). What sets this handbook apart is its applicability. Dumas presents not only theoretical concepts but also concrete tools and reflective questions that educators can implement immediately. The inclusion of planning and reflection tools at the end of each chapter reinforces the book’s practicality, allowing readers to tailor the strategies to their unique contexts.”
“The Teacher Team Leader Handbook empowers educators by outlining practical strategies to enhance collaboration within a PLC. Dumas dives into simple, actionable steps that can be implemented to improve team effectiveness and ultimately improve student achievement. What's more, these strategies are not just a one-time fix but a continuous process of improvement. It is a must-read for educators looking to turn their PLC into a powerhouse for learning.”
“PLCs are complex, challenging, and can feel seemingly impossible. Chad provides inspiration, practical strategies, and meaningful next steps to shine a light toward how to transform ‘kind of’ PLCs into work that truly transforms student learning and collaborative practice. His unique way of taking complex strategies and processes and simplifying them into practical and concrete strategies that teacher leaders can grasp and apply is essential reading for every school, every teacher, and every leader.”
