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Group Trust: Fostering Psychological Safety on Teacher Teams

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Session description

Effective team collaboration requires teachers to be vulnerable about their instructional missteps, misguided assumptions about students, and willingness to speak up when they disagree. If you lead a team, join this thought-provoking session and deep dive into actionable leadership moves to foster psychological safety on your team.

Outline

(10m) Interactive thinking exercise
(10m) Examples in the classroom and on teacher teams.
(10m) Research
(25 min) 3-5 actionable leadership moves
(5m) Inspirational video close

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Supporting research

Right Kind of Wrong by Amy Edmondson. (2023)

The Fearless Organization by Amy Edmondson. (2019)
TEDx Talks. (2014, May 4). Building a psycho-
logically safe workplace: Amy Edmondson:
TEDxHGSE [Video]. YouTube. https://www
.youtube.com/watch?v=LhoLuui9gX8

What Google Learned From Its Quest To Build the Perfect Team. (2016) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html

"Skillful Team Leaders Use Clear Parameters to Build Trust" by Elisa MacDonald https://www.middleweb.com/48472/leaders-build-trust-with-clear-parameters/

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Presenters

Elisa MacDonald

School Team Leader Consultant and Author

www.elisamacdonald.com

Session specifications

Topic:

Instructional Leadership

TLP:

Yes

Grade level:

PK-12

Audience:

Curriculum Designer/Director, District Level Leadership, School Level Leadership

Attendee devices:

Devices not needed

Subject area:

Other: Please specify

TLPs:

Cultivate Belonging

Disclosure:

The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session