{"product_id":"meeting-wise-making-the-most-of-collaborative-time-for-educators-9781612506951","title":"Meeting Wise: Making the Most of Collaborative Time for Educators","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat’s the scarcest resource in schools? Almost any educator will answer, “Time.” The lack of time for colleagues to work together is one of the biggest barriers to improving teaching and learning. All too often, educators also say that the biggest waste of time ismeetings. People in schools attend dozens, if not hundreds, of meetings a year. How can that time be used wisely?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book, by two editors of \u003cem\u003eData Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning\u003c\/em\u003e,attempts to bring about a fundamental shift in how educators think about the meetings they attend. The authors make the case that these gatherings are potentially the most important venue where adult and organizational learning can take place in schools, and that making more effective use of this time is an important key to increasing student achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMeeting Wise\u003c\/em\u003e, the authors show why planning meetings is a high-leverage strategy for changing how people work together in the service of school improvement. To this end, they have created a meeting-planning “checklist” to develop a common language for discussing and improving the quality of meetings. In addition, they provide guidelines for readers on “wise facilitating” and “wise participating,” and also include “top tips” and “common dilemmas.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimple, succinct, and practical, \u003cem\u003eMeeting Wise\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to be read and applied at every level of the educational enterprise, from district leadership meetings and professional developmentsessions to teacher-team meetings and even teachers’ meetings with parents and students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e Overview of the Book 3\u003cbr\u003e How to Use This Book 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION I: THINKING DIFFERENTLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Why Focus on Meetings? \u003c\/b\u003e9\u003cbr\u003e Time as a Resource 9\u003cbr\u003e Meetings as Powerful Learning Spaces 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Meeting Wise Checklist \u003c\/b\u003e19\u003cbr\u003e Purpose 21\u003cbr\u003e Process 24\u003cbr\u003e Preparation 32\u003cbr\u003e Pacing 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Using the Checklist \u003c\/b\u003e39\u003cbr\u003e Complete Agenda Overhaul\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreenville Fifth-Grade Team Meeting 40\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Targeting Intentional Collaboration\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackson County Central Office Leadership Team 48\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Targeting Adult Learning\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheldon Academy Faculty Retreat 54\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Targeting Outcomes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh School Parent\/Teacher Conference 58\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Targeting Problem Solving Over Compliance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStatewide Quarterly Superintendents’ Meeting 61\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Targeting Connections\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Anti-Bullying Network Virtual Meeting 64\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Meeting Wise Agenda Template 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION II: WORKING DIFFERENTLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Setting Up for Success \u003c\/b\u003e73\u003cbr\u003e Foudnational Setup Tasks 73\u003cbr\u003e Recurring Setup Tasks 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Wise Facilitation \u003c\/b\u003e85\u003cbr\u003e Keeping to (and Deviating from) the Agenda 88\u003cbr\u003e Supporting Full Engagement 99\u003cbr\u003e Managing Conflict 108\u003cbr\u003e Maintaining Awareness of the Role You Play 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Wise Participation\u003c\/b\u003e 119\u003cbr\u003e Keeping to (and Deviating from) the Agenda 121\u003cbr\u003e Supporting Full Engagement 124\u003cbr\u003e Managing Conflict 129\u003cbr\u003e Maintaining Awareness of the Role You Play 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Becoming Meeting Wise\u003c\/b\u003e 141\u003cbr\u003e Finding an Entry Point 142\u003cbr\u003e Words to the Wise 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION III: RESOURCES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Selected Readings 153\u003cbr\u003e Selected Protocols 155\u003cbr\u003e Protocols in Brief 161\u003cbr\u003e Quick Reference Guide 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes 173\u003cbr\u003e About the Authors 175\u003cbr\u003e Index 177","brand":"Harvard Educational Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188856086871,"sku":"9781612506951","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/meeting-wise-making-the-most-of-collaborative-time-for-educators-9781612506951","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}