Leading Impact Teams

Paul Bloomberg: Dr. Paul Bloomberg is one of the nation's most sought-after school improvement coaches. He is a best-selling author, coach, organizer, public education cheerleader, CEO, publisher, husband, parent, and friend. Paul has led multiple, successful school turnaround efforts; he partners with schools and districts globally with a focus on advancing learner agency through collaborative inquiry. Paul is the co-author of the best-selling, first edition of, 'Leading Impact Teams: Building a Culture of Efficacy and Agency', 'Peer Power: Activate an Assessment Revolution' and 'Amplify Learner Voice through Culturally Responsive Assessment'.

Leading Impact Teams: Building a Culture of Efficacy and Agency offers a dynamic school transformation framework for instilling a culture where collective efforts drive remarkable outcomes. The Impact Team Model (ITM) reimagines traditional PLCs into asset-based agents of change. Readers will explore efficacy's pivotal role-a belief in one's ability to reach goals-in propelling teams toward continuous improvement by advancing system-wide learner agency.Reimagine PLCs by anchoring collaborative inquiry with design thinking.Shape self-empowered learners who are intellectually adept and socially conscious.Enhance collaboration and communication by harmoniously leveraging diverse skills and perspectives.Advance formative assessment through an asset-based, cultural lens.Recognize and value learners' cultural strengths as indispensable sources of knowledge.Transcend conventional, deficit-minded teaching methods in exchange for asset-based pedagogies.Strengthen learners' capacity to purposefully and constructively direct their social, emotional, and academic growth.This easy-to-read, practical book includes case studies, videos, and tools that help PLCs build upon stakeholders' assets. Create conditions where innovation, creativity, and empathy thrive-and where students believe in their capacity to learn.