Foundations of Early Childhood

I have enjoyed our journey into the communication and collaboration field.  Your posts have added new insights into the importance of effective communication for successful collaboration.  Thank you and continued success to all

Working toward a common goal is a rewarding experience. The five stages of team development effective team building requires the group to successfully complete all stages of team development from the initial meeting of introductions to the final stage of adjourning  (Abudi, 2010) . As the group works through the development process, coming together to brainstorm, sharing ideas, and looking for acceptance trust is earned. The team leader must ensure the group is respectful of individual ideas, learn to problem solve, collectively, and settle into their roles and responsibilities in the team. As the project comes to an end the group comes together to reflect and evaluate the project’s success or shortcomings. Adjourning, the final stage in team development, leaves some happy, sad remorseful or without emotion. At the project’s completion joining one another for a celebratory farewell brings closure to a chapter of life and the possibility of future undertakings. There is a likelih...

     I work at a center mentoring teachers on implementing DAP.   I had a conflict with one teacher concerning the benefits of having a consistent daily routine in her toddler class. The teachers in the room are of different levels of experience and education. One teacher is eager to learn best practices to improve her work with young children. Any suggestions I make she is willing to implement. The other teacher having been at center longer is set in here ways and often rejects any new strategies. Conversations with both teachers and their supervisor have netted little consistent change. On this particular day I was meeting with the teacher when the senior teacher abjectly refused to consider a change in how they conducted circle time. I was having an off day and instead of listening to her comments objectively I took it personally and responded by telling her she would implement the changes period....