Creating Norms

Whether working with an established team of colleagues or just starting out as a PLC, it is crucial to establish clear norms for your time together.  Patterns of behavior can quickly form and habits that derail or sabotage the work of your team (i.e. bird walks, complaining, discussion about nuts and bolts type items, etc.)  can inadvertently come to the surface without thoughtful norms to hold each other accountable in place.  As you create your norms as a team, consider utilizing a tool such as this Learning Forward Creating Norms protocol to help guide your decisions.