Title: Collaborate with team members to achieve a goal.
Course: Introduction to Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow (19199-18) > Section: Exploring Peer Collaboration and Communication

Collaboration should include

- agreeing with group objectives
- identifying roles necessary to achieve the objectives (e.g., recorder, timekeeper, presenter, researcher)
- knowing the strengths and weaknesses of team members
- demonstrating a willingness to complete one’s delegated assignment.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why are different personality types important when forming a team or group?
- How does teamwork apply to everyday life and future work life?

Communication

- What ways can one contribute to a group assignment?
- What are consequences of not communicating within the group?

Leadership

- What guidelines promote positive collaboration?
- What are the consequences if one team member’s delegated assignment is not fulfilled?

Management

- What is an appropriate response to a group member failing to do his/her share of the work?
- How can a team integrate a new member?