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EEC3005 Communications and Connections for Early Childhood Professionals Kiersten Waller Deliverable 05 Team Meeting Agenda Activity 1 Building our Team Place your directions for a team building activity here such as an interactive game or exercise Include a desired outcome of the activity Human Knot 1 Team members will stand in a circle shoulder to shoulder 2 Team members reach their right hand into the middle grabbing someone else s hand 3 like a handshake until everyone is holding a hand Next members do the same with their left hand ensuring they do not grab the hand of the same person they are holding with their right hand 4 When all hands are held members can begin trying to untangle to form a large circle Members must not let go of each other s hands to untangle They can let go to adjust their grip to avoid getting injured 5 The first team to untangle forming a large circle wins this game Desired Outcome To effectively use teamwork dynamics and skills in order to achieve a common goal Activity 2 Highlighted Research Article Place your reference for a research article here that highlights important content for early childhood education and include a brief summary of its content to share and discuss with the team https search ebscohost com login aspx direct true AuthType ip shib db ehh AN 112343066 site eds live custid s9076023 Masterson M L 2015 Small Steps With Big Rewards Connecting With Coteachers YC Young Children 70 5 28 33 This article summarizes the importance of the relationship s teachers have among each other and the influence it can have when teaching children around them It explains that teachers may have very different personalities so it is important for staff members to get to know one another and define a clear line of communication and expectations with each other to effectively communicate and work as a team It highlights the idea of setting aside time for communication to discuss what is working well in the classroom versus what could use improvement or modifications It also speaks of using strategies such as asking for help mediating productive solutions relieving stress celebrating success and growing professionally EEC3005 Communications and Connections for Early Childhood Professionals as a team When staff members team members and teachers are all able to collaborate together in their professional growth together it can effective their teaching practices and influences in a positive way and make room for collaborative growth and change in early childhood education Activity 3 Team Goal Setting Exercise Place your directions for a team goal setting exercise either as a whole group or in small groups to set goals for your program s improvement To motivate team members to begin thinking meaningfully about goal setting have them answer two questions together as a team Why does this team exist What is the best case scenario to describe what this team would accomplish our ideal Considering the reasons for our team s existence and our vision of its ideal future individually write out three things that you would personally like the team to accomplish by the end of next year In other words what would you like to see as team goals Have everyone share his or her desired team goals List them on a white board and then group and prioritize them Then test your top goals against SMART criteria Are your goals Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic and Timely Use selected goals by completing the goal chart on the attached worksheet Follow up discussion questions 1 What are some barriers that might make it difficult to reach each goal 2 How can those barriers be overcome 3 What are some things that you can do individually to help achieve the team goals 4 How should we recognize or celebrate when we reach a goal 5 How do we hold ourselves accountable for reaching each goal Step One future Step Two Step Three Step Four Step Five EEC3005 Communications and Connections for Early Childhood Professionals 6 How do we stay in touch with our goals In other words how do we keep the goals fresh in our minds so that we do not forget them or not pay attention to them 7 How can we make reaching our goals more efficient Enjoyable Masterson M L 2015 Small Steps With Big Rewards Connecting With Coteachers YC Young References Children 70 5 28 33


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