While most educators believe working in teams is valuable, not all team efforts lead to instructional improvement. Through richly detailed case studies, The Power of Teacher Teams demonstrates how schools can transform their teams into more effective learning communities that foster teacher leadership. The benefits of successful teacher teams include

• Improved performance for both teachers and students
• Meaningful professional development
• Group adoption of a new curriculum
• Shared insights into student work
• Better classroom management
• Support for new teachers
• New roles for teacher leaders
• Opportunities for mentor support

School leaders will find guidelines, methods and concrete steps for building and sustaining effective teacher teams. Also included are one DVD with video case studies and one CD with reproducibles. The most important reason for building teacher teams is to enhance student learning through improved instruction - and that story is at the heart of this book.

• Title - The Power of Teacher Teams
• Sub Title - With Cases, Analyses and Strategies for Success
• Authored - Vivian Troen
• Primary Author - Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
• Other Author - Katherine C. Boles
• Binding - Paperback w/DVD & CD
• Pages - 248
• Publication Date - 16-Nov-11
• Primary Subject Code - Professional Learning Communities - C89
• Year - 2012
• Item weight - 20 oz.

Vivian Troen and Katherine C. Boles Considered authorities on the subjects of teacher education, teacher leadership and professional development schools, Troen and Boles deliver workshops on Teacher Teams and Teacher Leadership, speak at conferences and seminars and regularly consult to schools and school districts in the United States and internationally. As classroom teache