Rules for Teams

Setting the team norms and rules are essential for a smooth collaboration. Read the rules as a team. What rules do you find most valuable? What are your strengths in teamwork? Are you guilty of breaking some of the rules? Read the text in an orange textbox. Are you typically Compliant, Engaged, or Empowered? Scroll down to analyze the image below. Who are you in a group dynamic? This list was put together by peers in EdTech Minor. What would you add to this list?

• Don't procrastinate!
• Each person needs to be accountable
• Each person needs to contribute
• Be engaged
• Everyone should listen when directions are being given.
• Everyone does their fair share of work.
• Stay in contact
• Communicate with each other in a timely manner
• Be respectful of each others time
• Don't disappear without communicating with someone in a team
• Keep an open mind!
• Don't afraid to ask questions - we are a team!
• Don’t afraid to suggest new ideas and directions
• Ask for permission to raise sensitive issues
• Manage your time wisely
• Adhere to due dates
• Work to meet needs of partners... be flexible
• Be objective. Focus on the issues, not the personalities
• Make new friends!
• Be creative!
• Be empowered
• Have a sense of humor
• Be open to suggestions
• Take a “good faith position” - start with the assumption that everyone wants what is best for the group.
• Compromise
• R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me
• DON'T BE ONE OF THEM:

Who are you in a group dynamic? Neither role depicted above is positive. If you are the one who does most of the work, you may be an enabler or too controlling, and in the end, your teammates won't learn, and you will put yourself in a stressful situation.