Team Building

Jeff Bucchino, "The Wizard of draws“  http://www.cartoonclipart.com. 

5 Aims of Teambuilding

Getting AcquaintedTeam IdentityMutual SupportValuing DifferencesDeveloping Synergy

Getting Acquainted

Structures and activities for students to get to know and like their

teammates.

Team Identity

Structures and activities for teammates to forge a

unique team identity.

Mutual Support

Structures and activities for teammates to feel mutual

support – on the same side, encouraging and appreciating

each other’s efforts.

Valuing Differences

Structures and activities for teammates to clarify

their values, learn to understand and respect the values of others, and feel their own values are

understood and respected.

Developing Synergy

Structures and activities for creating student

interactions that create a better product or a wiser decision than even the

best student could accomplish alone.

Why?5 Reasons to do Teambuilding

Create TEAMS in which Together Everyone Achieves More

Promote real world teamwork skills

Create the ‘will’ and ‘skill’ to cooperate

Build positive student relationsEnhance classroom climate and

have fun

Top 3 Reasons for Becoming a Teamplayer

“Michael, if you can’t pass, you can’t play.”

“Gettin’ good players is easy. Getting’ ‘em to play together is the hard part.”

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”

Round TableRules:One piece of paperOne pencil or pen1st team member takes the paper

and pencil and writes his answer/contribution to the question/prompt

Paper is passed to the team member to the left

Repeat until all team member have contributed

Round Robin Topic

Our Team Likes

Ideas for Curriculum-Based Round Tables

Making words (from a larger word)

Alphabetical list – A – Asteroid

B – Black hole

Brainstorming – pre or post lesson/unitTeam Math Round Robin - Team create a

problem, send to next team to solve, problems rotate until all groups have solved all problems

Team Sentences or Team Word Find

Ideas for Curriculum-Based Round Tables

Cooperative Learning StructuresFact or FictionJigsaw Round RobinNumbered Heads TogetherRound TableMix-Freeze-GroupStay and StrayTeam Stand-N-Share

CreditsClip Art used with permissionJeff Bucchino, "The Wizard of

Draws“  http://www.cartoonclipart.com.