{"id":32224,"date":"2022-10-13T16:55:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T20:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?page_id=32224"},"modified":"2022-10-13T16:55:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T20:55:37","slug":"adult-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/adult-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

A positive and collaborative adult culture is essential to a positive and collaborative student culture. <\/span><\/h2>\n

As educators, we must attend to both. <\/span><\/p>\n

We can’t expect our student culture to thrive if that quality is not present in our adult community. As adults, we set the tone. Schools should be places where everyone is a learner, where everyone collaborates, where all voices are heard, and where we share responsibility and power.<\/span><\/p>\n

But how? Below we share our favorite resources on a few essential elements of a thriving adult culture: effective teaming, better meetings, culture-building and self-care.<\/p>\n

Effective teaming<\/h2>\n

If you’ve been fortunate to work as part of an effective teaching team, we don’t need to convince you of the power and benefit of such deep collaboration (not to mention the moral support!). According to The Successful Middle School<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A signature component of middle schooling is the interdisciplinary team of two or more teachers working with a common group of students for a shared block of time, ideally in proximate space. Effective teams serve as the foundation for a strong learning community…They can provide young adolescents for the sense of belonging, social bonding, and connectedness. They can also lead to improved student achievement, improve family engagement, and other positive outcomes. (p. 51)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But the benefits of effective teaming require a strong foundation.<\/p>\n

To achieve these benefits of teaching teams require daily common planning time. Educators need regular opportunities to discuss how – and how well – they are meeting learners’ needs. During common planning time, teachers plan how they will integrate curriculum and personalize learning. They analyze and reflect on assessment data and student work, discuss current research, and reflect on their team’s effectiveness. (p. 51)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whether you’re just getting started or have been teaming for years, these resources can help you as you collaborate with your colleagues:<\/p>\n