Group wise: Group work has its dangers, but facilitators have some helpful strategies

0 Robert J. Garmston 2004 Group wise: Group work has its dangers, but facilitators have some helpful strategies Journal of Staff Development Ready to push ahead with teacher collobration as a key competent of your school's quest for higher achievement? While group work is critical to schoolwide improvement, says collaboration expert Robert Garmston, it has its dangers. One danger for teams: "Getting bogged down and becoming defensive or adversarial when members express new ideas or introduce new data." In his popular Journal of Staff Development column (Summer 2004), Garmston describes the skills, structures, and protocols required for educators to work collaboratively toward common goals. Citation: Garmston, R.J. (2004). Group wise: Group work has its dangers, but facilitators have some helpful strategies. Journal of Staff Development (Summer 2004, Vol. 25, No. 3). Retrieved from the National Staff Development Council 4 Apr 2008. Link: http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/garmston253.cfm   http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/garmston253.cfm