1. Welcome Boundless Learning: 21 st Century Learning Communities B UILDING D IGITAL L EARNING T EAMS

2. U : Unveil interests, talents, and commonalities. N : Name team operating standards. I : Identify high performance teaming principles. T : Target goals and roles. E : Establish team identity. D : Determine logistics and tools for working together. UNITED Protocol

3. U nveil interests, talents, differences, commonalities, and learner characteristics. Each one reflects important aspects of the team member and gives insight into how each person can contribute to the team. U NITED Protocol

4. Digital Learning Team members have different talents. U NITED Protocol U nveil interests, talents, differences, commonalities, and learning characteristics. “I’m a high scoring computer gamer.” “I attended the NASA astronaut training camp in Alabama last summer.” “I speak Spanish fluently and am great in math.”

5. N ame team operating standards. Listen actively to understand. Be positive and respectful. Appreciate differences. Offer help and support willingly. Contribute to the community. A high performing team identifies a core set of standards to guide routine operations to promote positive interactions and efficiency. In many circumstances, these standards are the same or similar to the community operating standards. As team members work together over time, the standards begin to reflect the particular needs of team. U N ITED Protocol

6. I dentify six high performance teaming principles. PRINCIPLESLOOKS LIKE..SOUNDS LIKE..FEELS LIKE POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE “Sink or Swim Together” Demonstration of an understanding that all team members are vital to reaching the team’s goals Support of one another to maximize your individual and team potential INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY “No Free Riders” Demonstration of an understanding that all team members share equal responsibility and roles in all aspects of the classroom and instruction PERFORMANCE MONITORING “Check it out” Assessment of progress in reaching team goals and demonstrating teaming principles and operating standards Shared decision making about areas of improvement and change ENGAGEMENT & MOMENTUM “Execute” Active involvement of all team members in completing team tasks. Frequent, positive interactions toward reaching learning goals. Collaborative problem-solving, exchange of information and resources Energy, involvement, enthusiasm toward tasks and helping others. COLLABORATIVE COMPETENCE CAP: Communicate/Appreciate/ Praise Competence and cooperation in planning, team actions, and progress monitoring. Positive conflict resolution TECHNOLOGY OPTIMIZATION “Power Up” Use of technology to support learning activities and complete team projects Shared responsibility for integrating technology tools that improve learning UN I TED Protocol

7. High Performance Teaming: Six Guiding Principles Positive Interdependence Individual Accountability Performance Monitoring Engagement and Momentum Collaborative Competence Technology Optimization High Performance Teaming: Six Guiding Principles Sink or Swim Together No Free Riders Check It Out Execute CAP: C ommunicate A ppreciate P roblem-Solve Power Up

8. Positive Interdependence Sink or Swim Together Individual Accountability No Free Riders Performance Monitoring Check It Out Engagement and Momentum Execute Collaborative Competence CAP C ommunicate/ A p preciate / P roblem Solve Technology Optimization Power Up

9. Promote equal opportunities for high productivity ! Build teams that are…… “greater than the sum of its individual parts.

10. S pecific with clear outcomes of what you want to accomplish M easurable indication of what you accomplished A ttainable through a series of action steps R esults-oriented toward targeted change T ime-bound with clear action steps across a manageable timeline UNI T ED Protocol T arget goals and roles.

11. DateTEAM NAMETARGETRESULTS By_____the________ will…………… How will you know if your team is successful? November 4the Global Learners will complete the World History Student Guide By earning an “O” or “H” team performance rating. December 8the 21 st Century Thinkers will show appreciation for team members by completing thee following statement during WRAP-Up: “I liked the way you_______.” GOALS: (example) By November 4, each member of the Global Learners will complete the World History Student Guide and our team will earn an “O” or “H” Performance Rating. By December 8, the 21 st Century Thinkers will show appreciation for team members by completing the following statement during WRAP-Up: “I liked the way you_______.” UNI T ED Protocol

12. T arget goals and roles. UNI T ED Protocol

13. Role Assignments D Facilitator Coach Data Manager Supply Manager F C S R Recorder

14. ROLES GENERAL TASKS Supply ManagerKeep group area organized. Distribute materials. FacilitatorFacilitate group tasks and H-O-T Performance Ratings. RecorderRecord information for group tasks. CoachRemind group members of community standards. Encourage and support. Data ManagerKeep time. Check that vocabulary review was completed. Enter data into computer.

15. E stablish team identity. UNIT E D Protocol

16. D etermine logistics for working together. UNITE D Protocol

17. U : Unveil beliefs, vision, and mission N : Name operating standards I : Identify high performance teaming principles T : Target goals and roles E : Establish team identity D : Determine logistics

18. High Performance Stars Form: Partnerships, Groups, and Teams DATE Started POWER STARS Date Completed 7/12/138/17/13 Partnership, Group, Team Name: Members: Subject: Period:

19. High Performing Learning Community: H-STAR H Recognizing a High Performing Learning Community Boundless Learning

20. High Performing Individuals: BL Tickets BL Tickets

22. Welcome Boundless Learning: 21 st Century Learning Communities UNITED: Building High Performance Learning Teams

23. U : Unveil interests, talents, and commonalities. N : Name team operating standards. I : Identify high performance teaming principles. T : Target goals and roles. E : Establish team identity. D : Determine logistics and tools for working together. UNITED Protocol

24. U nveil interests, talents, differences, and commonalities. U NITED Protocol Question 1: I am interested in__________. Question 2: I am talented in____________.

25. N ame team operating standards. U N ITED Protocol Select an operating standard from the list below or create a new one for your team. Listen actively to understand. Be positive and respectful. Appreciate differences. Offer help and support willingly. Contribute to the community.

26. I dentify and learn the six High Performance Teaming principles. PRINCIPLES TEAM MEMBERS Sink or Swim Together No Free Riders Check it out Execute CAP: Communicate/Appreciate/Praise Power Up UN I TED Protocol *Place a check under each team members name when a principle is learned.

27. T arget goals and roles. DateTEAM NAMETARGETRESULTS By_____the________ will…………… How will you know if your team is successful? GOAL: GOALS: (example) By November 4, each member of our the Global Learners will complete the World History Student Guide and our team will earn an “O” or “H” Performance Rating. By December 8, the 21 st Century Thinkers will show appreciation for team members by completing the following statement during WRAP-Up: “I liked the way you_______.” UNI T ED Protocol

28. T arget goals and roles. Date (Week of) Facilitator Supply Manager Coach Recorder Data Manager NAMES Team Roles Date (Week of) Facilitator Supply Manager Coach Recorder Data Manager Team Members TEAM ROLES

29. E stablish team identity. UNIT E D Protocol S Share 3 – 5 ways your team demonstrated CAP (effective Communication/Appreciation of ideas and team members/good Problem- solving) I Identify commonalities & differences. G Generate a team name that reflects: 1). interests, talents, commonalities 2). the content being studied 3). success Generate a team handshake. Generate a team motto. N Notify the learning community of your team identity by creating an engaging, multi-media presentation.

30. D etermine logistics for working together Logistics is about managing the flow of information, resources, and team members’ needs in order to meet the team learning goals. It is developing a support system to help the team reach a level of high performance. UNITE D Protocol Logistics