EFFECTIVE TEAMING

Oregon Response To Intervention Project Cadre 5October 2009

Outcomes

Learn about what makes teams effective Norms Purpose Commitment Logistics Communication

Learn how your personality type can contribute to teamwork

Learn how to use this information as a member of your leadership team

Learn how to take this information back to help school teams

Objective:Each district will begin to build district and school

teams who will lead the RTI process.

Objective: Each school district will begin to build district and school teams that will lead the RTI process.

Herding Cats

Why Teaming?

What Makes an Effective Team? In teams, discuss the following:

Have you ever been a part of an extremely effective team?

Defining “team” Teamwork is an Individual Skill (Avery, 2001)

A team is a group of individuals responding

successfully to the opportunity presented

by shared responsibility.

Teamwork Is An Individual Skill

Norms

Why are team norms important? Reduces Conflict & Stress within the Team. Enables Team Members to Hold Each Other

Responsible Early Resolution of Issues Enables Team Members to Focus On their

Goals & Objectives

How do you develop team norms?

Make sure every single team member is there.

Brainstorm all the issues that might create tension in the team

Agree to the top 5 (you can add more later, but getting started with fewer is more effective)

Brainstorm the opposite of the problem - for example if unproductive meetings is an issue then the opposite would be productive meetings

What about….

Timeliness Confidentiality Participation Honesty Openness Respect

Articulating Norms

Articulate the norms using this framework

If we are to (state the positive outcome desired) then we (state the expected behavior/(s).

For example: If we are to have productive team meetings then we start and finish on time, use an outcome oriented agenda and action list, and only one person speaks at a time.

Sample Norms

If we are to have productive team meetings then we start and finish on time use an outcome oriented agenda and

action list Are honest and open about what we

think

Develop Your Leadership Team Norms

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Critical Components of Teaming Purpose Commitment Logistics Communication

Clear Purpose Common understanding is key Improvement of instruction and

increased achievement for all students

Not… Griping Pass the buck

Defining Your Purpose

Develop a purpose statement for your Leadership team. It should: Be no more than 3 sentences in length. Provide a standard against which teams

can routinely measure themselves.

Develop Your Purpose

In your leadership team take 5 minutes to develop your purpose.

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Commitment

What is each individual’s motivation for joining this team?

Take 2 minutes for individual responses.

Share with your team (1 minute).

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Keep in mind . . . Teamwork is an Individual Skill (Avery, 2001)

Every team performs to the level of its

least invested member.

Logistics

Roles

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Facilitator Data manager Communicator Recorder

Organized Data

Academic and behavioral Universal screening and progress

monitoring Ready to present – easy to read format

Communication: Understanding how your personality impacts your leadership team

NORTH Acting - “Let’s do

it”, like to act, try things, plunge in.

SOUTH Caring - like to

know that everyone’s feelings have been taken into consideration and that their voices have been heard before acting.

EAST Speculating - likes

to look at the big picture and all possibilities before acting.

WEST Paying attention to

detail - likes to know the who, what, when and why before acting.

What are the strengths of your style? (2 adjectives) What are the limitations of your style?

(2 adjectives) What style do you find most difficult to

work with and why? What do people from other

“directions” or styles need to know about you so you can work effectively?

What do you value about the other three styles?

Strengths and Weaknesses Back in district groups. What directions do you have in the

group? Is it well balanced? What are you missing? Or what is your

team’s weakness? What will you struggle with? How will you use this information to make your leadership team effective?

Communication

How are decisions made in this group?

Effective Team Skills:Four Decision Making Options

1. Consensus decisions - involve all2. Voting - involve all3. Consultative - alternative when

whole group is not necessary for decision

4. Command - alternative when an individual has the specific authority or job requirement to make a decision.

Consensus Continuum

Perfectly acceptable. Move Forward.

I can live with it. Move forward.

I think more work is needed before decision is make. Do not move forward.

I do not agree and feel the need to stand in the way of adopting this decision. Do not move forward.

Anticipating Conflicts

Discrepant reading achievement in grade levels

Different philosophies Parents are complaining, “you do

everything for the struggling kids” Lack of follow through on interventions Agenda, agreements, protocols aren’t

followed

When working agreements aren’t followed…

How do you handle conflict management?

Conflict Management Techniques Team Skills:

Take preventative actions Define a process for resolving conflicts Facilitating dialogue Use direct confrontation and feedback Use consensus building methods

A communication strategy

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DARE: Data (I notice...)

Assumptions (I think it must be that...)

Reaction (I feel. . .)

Expectations (I bring this up so that...)

Scenario

Every Monday afternoon the team meets to discuss phases of implementation of RTI. The team member responsible for the district’s data consistently shows up late. What do you do?

Use the D.A.R. E strategy

Common beliefs about teaming

Teamwork is an Individual Skill (Avery, 2001) Teams get built by someone and stay

that way.

Teams don’t stay built. Many events challenge team dynamics. Professionals should learn how to build and maintain their own teams.

Strong Teams

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Establish purpose and agenda for each meeting

Define the role of each person Have data and other materials

available Are accountable for results Take responsibility for maintaining

itself Evaluate Outcomes Celebrate Success

Five CharacteristicsFive Characteristics

Trust

Conflict Capable

Commitment

Accountable

Results

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How will you help your school teams be effective? Developing norms Purpose Commitment Logistics Communication

Coaching

A closing thought . . .

Individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.-Vince Lombardi