The Together Teammate : Build Strong Systems, Make the Work Manageable, and Stay Organized Behind the Scenes / Maia Heyck-Merlin and Heidi Gross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heyck-Merlin, Maia, 1977- author.

Gross, Heidi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers' assistants--Training of.

Teachers' assistants.

Time management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

"For many years, teacher training and development has been the focus of attention for schools while the wider body of school support staff have been neglected. As a result of these individuals not being given the training and resources to work at their highest capacity, the abilities of the instructional and management side of the school are being diminished. If schools wish to improve their performance and provide each child with an education that is tailored to their unique learning style, motivations, and needs, the whole school workforce--including support staff--must be equipped to develop their professional skills."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Section 1 Take Stock: Know Your Role and Set Your Priorities

Chapter 1 Introduction - The Who, What, and Why of Togetherness for Teammates

What is Togetherness, Anyway?

Why This Book Matters to Me

Who, Specifically, This Book is For

Why Togetherness Matters Behind the Scenes

Together Try-Its

How This Book is Arranged

Terminology Choices

How to Make the Most of this Book

Let's Get the Together Party Started!

Chapter 2 Get Crystal Clear - Roles, Priorities, and Targets, Oh My!

What is Your Actual Job? Get Clear on the Outcomes and Inputs

Define Success in Your Together Teammate Role - Set Those Priorities and Targets

Brett's Priority Setting

Jenn's Team-Level Targets

Get Your Own Priorities in Order

Checklist for Priority/Target Setting in Together Teammate Roles

Track for Yourself and Share Progress

Priscilla's RSVP Tracker

Shannon's Priority Tracker

Year-at-a-Glance - Map It Across a Calendar

Shelly's Year-at-a-Glance

Eryn's Year-at-a-Glance

Build Your Year-at-a-Glance

Turbo Togetherness

Manager Moment

Together Tour

What is your most used Together Tool to keep yourself Together?

How do you re-Together yourself when unexpected things pop up?

When is a time you had to adjust your Togetherness practices and why?

How has Togetherness helped you communicate and work with others?

How do you handle working with colleagues who are slightly less than Together?

Why does Togetherness matter to you at work and at home?

Together Teammate Self-Assessment: Consider Your Current Organizational Tools, Habits, and Routines

Section 2 Get Yourself Together: Create Your Together Tools

Chapter 3 Look Far Forward - Create a Comprehensive Calendar

Why Invest in a Long-Term Calendar?.

Comprehensive Calendar Samples

Dominique's Combined Google Calendar

Maggie's Google Calendar

Stacia's Outlook Calendar

Teresa's Paper-Based Calendar

Select a Calendar Tool

Build Your Own Comprehensive Calendar

Get Your All-Day Appointments in Order

Make Sure the Meetings Are in Place

How to Use Your Comprehensive Calendar

Chapter 4 Build a Long-Term List - Yup, This Is Everything!

Why Keep a Long-Term List

Long-Term List Samples

Ana's Long-Term List

Eryn's Long-Term List

Liz's Long-Term List

Fiama's "Shorter-Term" List

Select Your Long-Term List Tool

Build Your Long-Term List

Consider the Right Time Frame

Build out Your Column Headers

Routines to Make Use of Your Long-Term List

Chapter 5 Break Down the Big Stuff - Project Planning

Determine What Needs a Project Plan - And What Doesn't

Create a Project Summary

Fiama's Research Awards Project Summary

Colleen's New Teacher Orientation Project Summary

Project Plan Samples

Clara's Graduation Project Plan

Emily's School Name Change Project Plan

Eryn's Recruitment Project Plan

Build Your Project Plan

Decide Which Tool to Use for Your Project Plan

Break Projects into Smaller Steps

Communicate About the Project with Others

Molly's Project Update

Maggie's Book Launch Daily Email

Plan for the Unexpected Because it Always Happens - Trust Me

Integrate with Your Together Tools

Chapter 6 Fill with Staples, Make Room for Snacks - Build a Weekly Worksheet.

The Purpose of Planning for a Week

Components of a Weekly Worksheet

Pop Quiz: Are You A What-er Or A When-er?

Weekly Worksheet Samples

Jazmin's Weekly Worksheet: Google Calendar + Google Doc

Eliana's Weekly Worksheet: A Together Template

Hannah's Weekly Worksheet: A Together Template

Ashley's Weekly Worksheet: Outlook Calendar

Personalize Your Weekly Worksheet Tool(s)

Practice Building Your First Weekly Worksheet

Put Your Weekly Worksheet into Action

Chapter 7 Host a Meeting with Yourself - and Prep for the Week Ahead

Meeting With Yourself: The Why

Meeting With Myself Checklist Samples

Stacia's Meeting with Myself Checklist

Dominique's Meeting with Myself Checklist

Lauren's Meeting with Myself Checklists

Brett's Meeting with Myself Checklist

Build Your Own Meeting With Myself Checklist

Create the Conditions to Successfully Meet With Yourself

Pick the Right Location

Pick the Right Time

Bring the Right Materials

Communicating After Your Meeting with Yourself

Heidi's Post-Meeting with Herself Email

Kendra's Pre-Vacation Meeting with Herself Email

Put It All Together: Build Your Together System

Customize Your Own Together System

Quick Tool Confirmation

Chapter 8 Get Those Inboxes in Check - Set up Your Digital Life

Set Up Your Inboxes for Success.

Brett's Gmail Inbox Designed for Action and Reference

Katie's Outlook Inbox Ready for Action

Clara's Gmail Inbox Designed for Easy Reference

Erin's Outlook Inbox and Folders for Easy Recall

Get Your Digital Documents in Order

Clara's Google Drive

Sara-Kate's Microsoft Folders

Adelante's Digital Storage System

The Together Group's Digital Documents

Dealing With All That Other Digital Clutter

Chapter 9 Plan for the Pivot - Deal with the Daily Deluge

The Innocent Interruption

Create (Subtle) Visual Signals

Create Shared Signage

Design an On-Call Schedule

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's . . . More Messages

Determine Which Device to Check on and Why

Brett's Inbox Pause

Can't Pause? Well, Determine Your VIPs

Move Swiftly Through Your Inbox(es)

Create Specific Templates

Flag, Star, or Designate Emails as Important

Batch Similar Messages or Tasks

Systematically Capture Incoming New Requests

Determine the Sources of Your Requests

Caught on a Weekly Worksheet! Incoming Communications Requiring Additional Work Time

Caught on a Tracker! Teresita's Categorized Request Tracker

Caught on the iPad! Kevin's Requests Tracker

Pause to Plan Your Pivot - And Then Communicate

Kendra's Midweek Pivot

Heidi's Reprioritization Email

How do you balance the proactive focused part of your job with the reactive tasks that pop up?

How do you handle working with colleagues who are slightly less than Together?.

Why does Togetherness matter to you at work and at home?

Section 3 Get the Team Together: Teammate Tricks to Move the Work Forward

Chapter 10 Craft Clear Communications to Move Others to Action

What Methods Does Your Organization Use to Communicate?

Jordan's Communication Guidelines

Arthur Ashe Charter School's Communications Expectations

AJ's Operations Team Slack Channel

Write Your Messages with a Bias Toward Results

Kendra Makes It Multiple Choice

Eryn Assigns Tasks to a Team

Kendra Creates Structured Replies

Send the Newsletters, Memos, and Notes - Oh, My!

Erin's Weekly Email to Operations Directors

Shamrock Elementary's Weekly Newsletter

Send People to a Centralized Hub

Gem Prep's Link Sheets for Staff

Chapter 11 Make the Most of Your Meetings - Before, During, and After

Get Clear on Your Role in Each Meeting You Attend

Make the Most of Meetings with Your Manager

Venecia's Meeting Agenda with Her Manager

Emily's Meeting Agenda with Her Manager

Lola's Meeting Agenda for a Team

Manage Meetings for a Group or Team

Kevin's Academic Operations Team Meeting Agenda

Shannon's Operations Team Meeting Agenda

Planning for the Next Several Meetings - And Not Just Today's!

Josh's One-on-One Meeting Agenda Topic Tracker

Jen's Topic Tracker for a Team

Maya's Long-Term Topic Tracking

Take Notes in Meetings - And Own the Follow-Up

Note-Taking for Accountability and Follow-Up

Note-Taking for Memorialization and Communication

Note-Taking for Scripting

Be The Meeting Manager - Own The Meeting Start To Finish

Chapter 12 Peek Around the Bend - Forecasting into the Future

Supporting Others to Forecast

Jenny and Jennie's Forecasting Meeting

Lauren Helps Her Colleagues Forecast; Kendra's Pre-Vacation Forecast.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119698838

1119698839

9781119698852

1119698855

OCLC:

1380998199