Group Work

Table 1: Forms to Use in Working with Teams

Forms When Used Objective
Team Assignment First Day of Class Get students together
Team Rules First Day of Class Establish rules and Protocols
Contract First Week of Class Group establishes a contract that they will be held accountable to
Accountability First Week of Class Don’t slack off in a group if you don’t perform you will fail
Team Assignments End of the 1st week Give students certain assignments do perform so every member of the group has a purpose
Team Member Assessment Middle of Assignment and End of Assignment Assess the performance and contributions of other group members
Group evaluation Middle and End of Semester Teammates will write about what worked and what did not

This table will be used for students in grades 10-12 and will consist of them coming together as a team, understanding how an efficient team performs, develop a contract that they will need to uphold in order to pass, and team and individual assessments of themselves and others performance. In my opinion students must understand that in our society many times people must work together in order to complete a task. Developing these skills in a classroom within a group of students will prepare students for their real-world experiences in their professional field. Forming students into group members should be done by both the students and the instructor. To many times students will work with their friends or people that they are familiar with in some cases this works out and people can work well with one another in other situations friends take advantage of one another and slack off. This table displays a contract and the fact that students will be held accountable for their actions will force them to either sink or swim. The grade of the students will be different that that of the group’s final project. The project should be factored in but each student should show equal contribution and the students reflections should reflect this in their work.