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1. Identify the skills and define
your expectations
2. Teach to those skills
What does the skill look like?
What does the skill sound like?
Role Play the Skill
3. Focus on the skill
Groups set goal to work on
Select a specific area to focus on
Reflect on teamwork, share as teams how it help at end of session
4. Reward, reward, reward,
Share how it is going
Give out points, stickers, whatever works
Have good working teams share work
5. Reinforce, reinforce, reinforce
Daily, throughout the year, when you know teams need it
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Teamwork Downloads
7 Essential Skills of Teamwork (.doc)
Teamwork PowerPoint (.ppt)
Teamwork Homework Survey (.doc)
CLASSROOM CULTURE
The
way in which a classroom is set up encourages teams.
My students switch seats every week. We hold class meetings every Friday. And students work in an atmostshpere where they are expected to learners and teachers as well. This is the way in a learnered centered classroom.
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A Student’s thought on Teamwork
“Mrs.
Hinshaw creates really cool opportunities for us to work in teams.
She says we need to learn how to work in class with everyone. I think we need to learn how to get along with everyone in the world. Teamwork is hard work. You have to listen to each other, agree on things, and share the work. You just can’t sit back. When working at the computer there are 2 types of jobs the feeders who give you information and the pilots who click the mouse and help direct the team where to go. You need both types of people to make a good team.”
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“The goal of team work should be to work effectively with everyone in class.”
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Teach
to the Teamwork Essential Skills
Working as a Team…
I Listen to my teams’ ideas and use their ideas to help get information
I Question my team to help them figure out what to do and to extend their thinking
I Persuade
my team by exchanging ideas, defending my ideas and trying to explain my thinking.
I Respect the opinions in my team. I offer encouragement and support for new ideas
and efforts.
I Help my team by offering my assistance.
I Share my ideas and thinking. I share the jobs.
I Participate
by contributing to the team assignment. I am actively involved with the work.
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