What approach to staff development promotes teamwork and collegiality?

Answer - Small groups, hands-on training, approachable and knowledgeable staff, and a feeling that the training will be worthwhile and useful will all help to promote teamwork and collegiality.

Action Plan - Invest time for focused collegial dialogue at school improvement and staff meetings where research based materials and best practice information can be exchanged and discussed.  Data specific to student academic achievement should be shared and utilized to inform modifications to curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices.