1. Maximizing Effectiveness Using Positive Behavior Support Methods in the Classroom: Collaborative Teaming

2. Objective Understand the importance of collaborative teaming
Understand the characteristics and benefits to effective teaming
Identify critical team roles and responsibilities

3. Have you ever been part of this team?
No agenda is prepared
Meeting starts late
No time schedule has been set for the meeting
No one is prepared
No facilitator is identified
No one agrees on anything
No action plan is developed
Everyone is off task
Negative tone throughout the meeting

4. Ingredients for Successful Teams
Supportive environments
Encouraging team members
Adequate time for meetings
Clarification of expected roles
Common goal to achieve
Mutual respect for others and all ideas
Process for conflict resolution

5. Anything I can do, WE can do better
Individual contributions
Team contributions
Different perspectives
Looking at things objectively
Productivity
Accuracy
Consensus
Notes: look at each individual point and relate it back to the “teaming activity”

6. Possible Kinds of Teams
Individual classrooms
Grade level
Academic / subject level
Team rotation
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7. Benefits to Teaming Share experiences Share expertise
Share materials/lesson plans
Assistance with difficult situations
Observe classroom and individual students
Different perspectives
Consistency for students across teachers

8. Possible Meeting Roles
Team leader - facilitates, reviews the purpose, and keeps the team focused on the meeting
Recorder - responsible for transcribing the team’s responses on a master record
Timekeeper- responsible for monitoring the amount of time available, and keeps the team aware of time limits

9. How can we stretch our minds?
Continuously seeking to improve what you do and make it BETTER
Problem-solve
Bring in new and additional people
Identify those individuals that can provide you with additional resources
Collaborate with other agencies
Try new interventions and strategies
10% Stretch

10. Activity: A Clear Image…
How well do you really know your team members?
Independently list 3 things about yourself that are true and one thing about yourself that is false
Do not indicate which items are fact or faction… that is up to your team to decide
Share information with your team
Example: I just hit four numbers in the lotto, I use to have red hair, I practiced ballet for 13 years, I use to work in a high school

11. Activity: Teaming/Collaboration
What kind of team are you on?
i.e., grade level team
What is your team purpose?
What is the role of your team?
Does your team deal with behavior issues?
Identify additional strategies that might enhance team collaboration and allow your team to address behavior issues at the classroom level.