SMART thinking for (still) critical times -- Part 1. Building effective teams -- 1. Cornerstones of collaboration and teamwork -- 2. Fundamentals for getting started -- 3. Teamwork basics -- Part 2. Using tools and processes for effective teamwork: 4. Tools for productive meetings -- 5. Group process and planning tools -- 6. Tools for understanding perceptions and opinions -- 7. Data tools for understanding more than problems -- Part 3. Implementing effective school improvement -- 8. Systems thinking for coherent school improvement -- 9. Schoolwide improvement process -- Appendix A. Tools for SMART schools -- Appendix B. Reproducibles.