Exam 11: Leading Task Groups in Schools

The Student Support Team meetings in your school are currently led by the principal. They are not functioning well. Ordinarily, it is a gripe session and the principal often cancels the meetings or extends the meetings over the time allotted. He knows something is not working and has asked you to take over as convener. How would you structure the first meeting?

Who decides the agenda for a task group meeting?

During initial meetings of task groups each of the following happen EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic of a successful task group?

Which of the following would NOT be a ground rule in a task group?

How is leading a task group similar to, and different from, leading other types of groups in schools?

Task groups are more likely to fail when the leader

Task groups

You have been asked to be the advisor for a high school service club whose mission is to perform service to the local community. What are important issues you would need to consider in planning for the group and what would your agenda be for the first session?

Create an outline for leading a problem-solving discussion on a specific topic using Figure 11.3.

What is the role of activities in task groups, and how should the activities be used?

Discuss the role of group process in the high school peer mentor training program and how it was important to the group's success.

Task groups in schools can be led by

Create a professional development workshop for teachers about how to use group process in their classroom lessons.

Consider the chapter example. If you were taking over Mrs. Dean's book club, what would you change?

Content in a task group is