Component B: Assumes Collective Responsibility

Professional Learning Resources

These resources are available for you to use and adapt to help with implementing Component B with your team.  If you have other great resources to share, please SUBMIT it to Margie Johnson by emailing her at margie.johnson@mnps.org.

Resources	Description—Click on Resource Name to Access It
Academic Team Notebook	Academic team notebooks provide a systematic, focused way for a team to record their meeting minutes and monitor their progress
Avery, C. (2016). Taking Responsibility for Teamwork. Business Know-How. </</td>	Article about the balance between teamwork and personal responsibility
Belbin’s Team Roles	Blog post about understanding team roles, which helps improve team performance
DuFour, R. & Mattos, M. (2013). How do Principals Really Improve Schools? Educational Leadership, 70(7), 34-40.</</td>	Article about principals empowering teachers to take collective responsibility of student achievement
Gap Analysis Tool </</td>	This gap analysis tool can be used for the team to self-reflect and monitor the progress of using teaming practices
Greening, D. Agile Base Pattern: Embrace collective responsibility. Senexrex. </</td>	Article that discusses the importance of collective responsibility when trying to make improvements
Keeping Meeting Records	An information page about keeping meeting records for the team to consider
Meeting Reflection Tool </</td>	A reflection tool to self-assess teaming practices
SMART Goals Worksheet	A worksheet for creating SMART Goals
Team Roles and Responsibilities </</td>	A document with suggested roles and responsibilities for various team members
What Do We Collectively Believe and Value	A template to be used for helping a team identify collective beliefs and values