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This short video shows exactly what collaborative teams in professional learning communities do. Unscripted footage of real meetings, interspersed with key points from PLC print resources, brings the concept of collaboration to life. Designed to reinforce the content on teams in Learning by Doing, the video covers essential steps to building a culture of collaboration: Embed collaboration. Create time to collaborate. Focus on learning questions. Generate products. Establish norms. Use SMART goals. Provide relevant information. The video can be viewed alone or in teams. Activities in the Facilitator's Guide extend the learning for teams into a three-hour, hands-on workshop. Benefits Educator-to-educator advice on how to work together in teams Unscripted, real team meetings Short format for quick viewing alone or with a team Facilitator's Guide with activities to extend and deepen the learning Content aligns with Learning by Doing and Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work(tm)--both books available for further study.