E.26 Demonstrate team membership

After mastering E.26, your students should be able to answer the following questions:

• What is a team? Describe working in a team.
• How is a team led?
• What are the four stages of team development?
  1. Group members look for leadership and a specific directions to go in.
  2. Group members actually start to organize themselves into a team.
  3. Information and ideas flow freely and people feel good about being a team.
  4. Team members depend on one another and the team is able to solve problems
• Describe an effective team discussion.
• Describe an effective disagreement during team discussion.
• Describe how a team makes decisions.
• Describe an ideal teammate.
• Name and describe five important skills for being an effective team member.
  1. Communication skills
  2. Feedback skills
  3. Problem-solving skills
  4. Conflict resolution skills
  5. Group consensus skills
• Define the following team member roles:
  • Coordinator
  • Contributor
  • Recorder
  • Technician
  • Energizer
  • Time Manager
  • Evaluator/Critic