Groups at Work: Strategies and Structures for Professional Learning

Tools to design and prepare productive and efficient meetings with groups

Lead skillful groups and effective learning communities using 78 field-tested strategies for structuring time-efficient, task-focused meetings. Reduce preparation time and maximise the learning potential for all by using the authors’ six functions for productive groups: activating; assessing, goal setting, and planning; dialogue and discussion; generating ideas; summarising and synthesising; and text and information processing. Discover facilitation tips, rich examples, and extension ideas.

This book will help K–12 group leaders:

• Receive clear directions for strategy application, including necessary materials, time frames, and group sizes
• Experiment with strategies and design elements in low-risk situations to refine their practice
• Reduce preparation time by accessing ready-made recording sheet masters and PowerPoint slides
• Discover tips for facilitation and collaboration, examples for use, and ideas for extensions