{"id":13191,"date":"2017-08-23T08:21:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T12:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=13191"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:52:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T18:52:35","slug":"laying-the-groundwork-for-effective-teaching-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/laying-the-groundwork-for-effective-teaching-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Laying the groundwork for effective teaching teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Or, What to Bring to the First Staff Potluck<\/h1>\n

\"#everydaycourage\"Opening up to fellow educators can be hard. We all know we’re doing the best we can, but many of us also feel like we could be doing better for our students. We want to do the best we can and sometimes we get terrified that it’s not enough. What if none of the other teachers feel this way?<\/p>\n

Except: they do.<\/p>\n

And that’s why it’s important to be brave enough to connect with the other teachers on your team, to really get to know them as people — and to let them get to know you in return. They can be some of your most important resources during the school year.<\/p>\n

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Why put the work in?<\/h2>\n

I know from my own teaching experience that an effective team made all the difference for me as a teacher. Being part of an effective teaching team:<\/p>\n