WORKING WITH GROUPS

TIPS & TRICKS

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FORMATION OF GROUPS
1. Purpose: Learn how to work in a team. Learn how to come to consensus. Learn how to produce a quality product. 2. Size 3 - 6 3. Physical proximity class, school, county, state, nation, continents? iEarn 4. Frequency daily, weekly 5. Selection
TOP 3 21st Century SKILLS
#1 Communication skills #2 Working in groups #3 Self management of knowledge, skills and career.
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How to Work in Groups

Students learn how to work in groups by participating in: Sports Music/drama performances Clubs Competitions

Roles Responsibilities Balance Act of personal and work life Time management skills Loyalty, respect to each group member How to speak to a group member How to handle conflicts Role play unacceptable group behavior. When to change groups

Evaluation of Groups Performance

Peer evaluation Team Leader evaluation Rubric Team Assignments 95% - project goes back to team for improvements. Typical use of groups: Discussions/opinions Creative thinking/problem-solving Presentations Applications Group test Students learn how to work in groups by participating in: Sports Music/drama performances Clubs Competitions
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GROUPS IMAGE
Groups take ownership of project when each members name is attached to the project.

Team Name Picture Logo Slogan Colors Stationery

Groups
Two Kinds of Group Formal Informal
What are group task roles? Initiating tasks and defining group problems;

Information/opinion seeking; Information/opinion giving, e.g. beliefs, ideas or facts relevant to the group problem; Clarifying, e.g. identifying issues and alternatives arising and interpreting contributions; Summarising, e.g. bringing group ideas together and offering conclusions and potential decisions; Consensus testing involving trial balloons to test agreement 6

What are group maintenance roles?

Group maintenance roles are focused on promoting and maintaining group relationships by: Encouraging, i.e. being friendly and responsive to others and accepting their contributions; Expressing group feelings; Harmonising, i.e. reconciling disagreements and encouraging members to explore differences; Compromising, i.e. being prepared to give ground to maintain group cohesion; Gatekeeping, i.e. facilitating the participation of others; Setting standards for the group to achieve and applying them in assessing group performance.
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Advantages of Working with Group

GROUP COLLABORATION

Every day! Each discussion! Each assignment!

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Ways of Working with others

Supportive working Encourage Collaborate Co-operate Offer constructive criticism Receive criticism Planning
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Hazards to watch out for

Copying Work Responsibilities Encourage others, but look after yourself

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Sharing Work without Cheating

All in your own words

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TALENTS
Builder Researcher Creator You would enjoy: You would enjoy: You would enjoy: Setting up and Searching for Using your artistic, connecting the materials via innovative or technology. books or on the intuitional abilities to Operating Internet for the create solutions or equipment. basis of decisions solve problems. Working with to be made. Creating the groups your hands. Checking details final product using Volunteering for and data for an artistic or musical both indoor and accuracy. medium. outdoor tasks. Analyzing, Speaking to others evaluating or using a language solving problems. other than English.

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TALENTS
COACH Decision-Maker COORDINATOR

You would enjoy: You would enjoy: You would enjoy: Assisting others Creating a vision and Keeping track of all with their tasks. goals for the group to delegated tasks and Frequently follow. maintaining a time communicating to Delegating tasks to management each group member group members based schedule for the to see if they need upon their talents, and group. help. if necessary, Entering data for the Making all group completing the project written portion of the members by using your talents to project. comfortable so that fill the gaps where team Verifying that the everyone is working members did not meet group was following to their fullest the teams all instructions potential. expectations. Informing group Assuming the reward or members they are risk for the groups not on target. success or failure project.
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What are your 3 strongest talents?

Builder, Researcher, Creator, Coach, Decision-Maker, Coordinator

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