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 * The Vertical Team Initiative**

I am passionate about the value of vertical teaming between grade levels/schools. I have been involved in working towards getting this started in two of my schools. The work has been put on hold for now due to AMSTI's restructuring. I am hoping that I can in the very near future be involved in this kind of collaboration once again. I think it will prove to be a great resource for teachers across grade levels Below are articles that support the Vertical Team effort. I would love to hear feedback from you all concerning this initiative--do you think that vertical teaming is a good idea or not? How should it be handled? What are the benefits? Could there be negative results from such a collaboration? How should a vertical team be organized--what would be the best way to get it started in your school district?

Angelis, K.C. (2011)**.** High school best practices: Results from cross-case comparisons. High School Journal, 138-153.

Busatto, S. (2004). What's making the difference in achieving outstanding primary school learning outcomes in numeracy? APMC, 24-26.

Gilmer, P. J. (2010). Vertical Teaming: K-12 teachers engaged in scientific research in rural settings. Tallahassee: Rural Research Brief

http://dpi.state.wi.us/cal/pdf/verticalteambrochure.pdf

http://www.allthingsplc.info/pdf/articles/strivingforsuccess.pdf

http://www.bsu.edu/academy/aspire/vteams.htm

http://blogs.plsweb.com/2008/06/power-of-vertical-teams.html