Groups at Work: Strategies and Structures for Professional Learning

Groups at Work: Strategies and Structures for Professional Learning

8 ratings 5.0 out of 5 stars

Jan 1, 2011

This indispensable resource for developing skillful groups includes more than 78 field-tested strategies for structuring time-efficient, task-focused meetings and work sessions. The strategies are organized by six functions reflecting the major activities that engage productive groups: 1) activating 2) assessing, goal-setting and planning 3) dialogue and discussion 4) generating ideas 5) summarizing and synthesizing 6) text and information processing

Fantastic resource to help develop excellent meetings and facilitate positive, productive work groups. The ideas can be used in an endless varieties of settings, groups, and around every content area or topic imaginable. HIGHLY recommended. Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman are the masters of professional learning and adult learning strategies.