Team+Norms

= Developing Team Norms =


 * Each team should create its own norms.
 * Norms should be stated as commitments to act or behave in certain ways rather than as beliefs.
 * Norms should be reviewed at the beginning and end of each meeting for at least 6 months.
 * Teams should formally evaluate their effectiveness at least twice a year.
 * Teams should focus on a few essential norms rather than creating an extensive laundry list.
 * Violations of team norms must be addressed.

//For an explanation of the above list, refer to// Dufour __Learning by Doing__ p. 106

Garmston and Wellman (1999, p. 37) identified seven norms of collaboration for teams. They contend that when team members practice the following norms, they promote the productive dialogue essential for effective teams: 1. Pausing 2. Paraphrasing 3. Probing for specificity 4. Putting ideas on the table 5. Paying attention to self and others 6. Presuming positive intentions 7. Pursuing a balance between advocacy and inquiry

Once the team creates its norms, the list should be posted on this page of the team's wikispace. The list can be projected at the beginning and end of each collaboration meeting for review.


 * //Sample Team Norms//**  **//from the Sophomore Team//**:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Be on time
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Respect our time together
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Come to the meetings prepared
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Speak with good purpose
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Be an active member of the team
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Use the wiki as a resource