Resource Type: Essentials

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The benefits of teaming for students & educators

Mountain View School kindergarten lead teacher Danielle Ashenbrener describes why Next Education Workforce models are great for both students and educators.

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The impact of teaming on the role of the school leader

Krista Adams talks about how her role as principal of Stevenson Elementary School has shifted as her school has adopted a Next Education Workforce model.

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Benefits of teaming: Educator retention, educator leadership opportunities, & student learning

Justin Wing, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at Mesa Public Schools, shares three benefits of Next Education Workforce models — educator retention, educator leadership opportunities, and student learning.

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Two recommendations for adopting a Next Education Workforce model

Justin Wing, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at Mesa Public Schools, shares two recommendations for those considering adopting Next Education Workforce models: changing your mindset and starting slowly.

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Building and Maintaining Healthy Teams: Team Culture and Self-Improving Teams

Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Program Strategist Will Butler shares recommendations for creating healthy, stable and sustainable teams.

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Teaming challenges: Working together & managing conflict

In this clip, Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Program Strategist Kelly Owen shares what she sees as the biggest challenge for educators interested in adopting a team-based model and makes recommendations for how teams might overcome that challenge.

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Advice for educators interested in adopting a team-based approach

Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Program Strategist Kelly Owen shares two pieces of advice for educators interested in adopting a team-based approach.

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The value of distributed expertise

Professional Pathways Site Lead Valerie Roderick describes how educators can learn and grow from being members of teams that distribute their expertise. She also makes the connection between teaming and the issue of educator burnout: we can’t expect educators to be all things to all people at all times, and distributing expertise helps to make educators’ jobs manageable.

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Principled Innovation®

Principled Innovation® is our ability to be able to ask the question, “We can, but should we?” In this clip, MLFTC Dean Carole Basile describes the connection between Principled Innovation and Next Education Workforce models.

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Benefits of Teaming: Support, Complementary Strengths, and Multiple Mentors

In this clip, MLFTC Resident Jordan Dick describes what she sees as the benefits of working on a team of educators with distributed expertise.

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The impact of the teaming model on teams with teacher candidates

Here, Kelly Owen, Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Program Strategist, describes the impact of Next Education Workforce models on Lead Teachers, Teacher Candidates and students.

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