Session+3+-+Teamwork



=Aims of the Teamwork session:=
 * To identify who TAs team work with
 * To identify and understand key words used in relation to team work
 * To review current thinking on collaborative team work from literature
 * To look at the relationship between communication and collaboration
 * To use current thinking on collaborative working practices to analyse their own work settings

 =** Activity: **= 

Complete the handout:

 

= Activity =


 * 1) What is a team? 
 * 2) When or where in your practice do you engage in teamwork? 
 * Add your answers onto a DISCUSSION thread **

= = = = = = =What is a Team?=

Definitions from literature:

(Katzenbach and Smith, 1993, cited in Lacey, 1998)
 * //“… real teams can be identified by the ability of their members to take risks, to use conflict positively, to trust each other and to work interdependently, using mutual accountability to evaluate their practice.” //**

(Everard and Morris, 1990)
 * // “ A team is a group of people that can effectively tackle any task which it has been set up to do.” //**


 * // “A team is a group in which the individuals have a common aim and in which the jobs and skills of each member fit in with those of others, as … in a jigsaw puzzle pieces fit together without distortion and together produce an overall pattern.” //**


 * Activity:

What other definitions can you find? (Note: not from Wikipedia or the dictionary!)**

=**Continuum of terms (Lacey, P. 1995)**=

//__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">LIAISON: __//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Contact names and roles are known and individuals are contacted when they are needed. //(least amount of contact possible between two people at// //this stage)// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">__COOPERATION**:**__ //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Individuals provide each other with information and carry out requested tasks independently of each other. //(little more contact between two people at this stage)//

//__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">COORDINATION**:** __//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Individuals meet to align their roles and tasks, thus preventing overlap and keeping each other informed. Tasks and roles are carried out separately. //(even more contact between groups of people at this stage)//

//__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">COLLABORATION**:** __//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Individuals plan and evaluate jointly. Sometimes they work jointly. At other timesThey work separately but report back for discussion.//(this indicates the area of the most developed jointness)// <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">

= Activity = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Complete the handout:



<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US;"> =Listening Skills<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> =

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Stop talking. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Engage in one conversation at a time. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Empathise with the person speaking. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ask questions. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Don't interrupt. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Show interest. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Concentrate on what is being said. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Don't jump to conclusions. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Control your anger. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">React to ideas, not to the speaker. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Listen for what is not said. Ask questions. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Share the responsibility for communication. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

= Activity =

Identify what information //__you__// need in order to work effectively as a team member at differing school levels: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * Whole school
 * Classroom
 * Individual child

//Need to…// __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> know who everyone is e.g. support staff, teachers, SMT, head, governors know and understand individual/ group roles and responsibilities e.g. child protection officer (CPO), SENCo, curriculum coordinators have a clear understanding of your own roles and responsibilities i.e. job description
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">//Whole school ... // ****__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

have a clear understanding of your own and others roles have a method of communication on a daily have a method of feeding back have a clear understanding of expectations/learning objectives be involved in planning be involved with other members of staff/outside agencies e.g. SENCo, Ed Psych. be given additional support with strategies (if necessary) e.g. behaviour management be involved in decision making use a feedback mechanism Allow time for the learner to get to know you and vice versa
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">At the classroom level… //**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * //__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Need to: __//**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

have mutual respect have an understanding of the needs of the learner ensure that your expectations are fair
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">At the individual child level //**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * //__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Need to: __//**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

= **Teacher's TV** = [| Working with Teachers; Exploring the relationship]Primary

[|Bayley's Behaviour for TAs - Taking Risks with the Teacher] Secondary