BUILDING COMMUNITY: 4TH-GRADE TEAM REACHES THROUGH CLASSROOM WALLS TO COLLABORATE

摘要

The actions and reflections of the 4th-grade teacher team from McWhirter Elementary Professional Development Laboratory School in Webster, Texas, offer an inside look at the self-organizing system of team-based teacher leadership. Teacher learning teams provide a structure that can focus and accelerate school-based instructional improvement initiatives. In high-functioning teacher teams such as this one, teacher leadership flourishes. This shared leadership enables teachers to reach through the isolation of their individual classroom practice and build a collaborative community dedicated to the success of all students.