Deck 2: Effective Collaboration at the School and District Levels by Stephen B. Richards

Question 1

Continuing teams are focused on _________________________________.

A) ongoing tasks that schools must contend with yearly
B) an issue that arises and is not ongoing
C) providing in-service training for new teachers
D) issues such as reviewing bids for a new school playground

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is not important for a team to be successful?

A) Team members are motivated and engaged by team tasks.
B) Team members should be varied in skills and talents.
C) Students are always part of the team so that they may voice their opinions.
D) Ensure those affected by the team's decisions have the opportunity to provide feedback to the team.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

An empowered team has members that ________________________________.

A) use the SMART objective approach to identify specific tasks
B) use questionnaires, polls, or interviews
C) identify individual roles without regard to a hierarchical standing in the organizational structure
D) ensure their tasks and outcomes are specific

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Goals, outcomes, and tasks of the team should be ______________________________.

A) vague for flexibility
B) specific for clarity
C) agreed upon by a supermajority of team members
D) always identified by the team leader

Question 5

The team facilitator is least responsible for_________________________________.

A) identifying the team members
B) identifying the roles of team members
C) identifying outcomes for the team to deliver
D) final decisions or outcomes of the team

Question 6

The ___________ objective approach should be used so that teams understand their mission, what outcomes should be, and the timeline for completing tasks.

A) specific
B) collaborative
C) SMART
D) INTEL

Question 7

The team facilitator should develop an agenda for meetings that include which constructs? Circle all that apply

A) How much time to spend on each agenda item
B) The topic, activity, or task associated with each item
C) Why the agenda item is important to the team and its constituents
D) How the agenda items will be addressed and by whom

Question 8

Voting rules for a team meeting could include the following:

A) Unanimous decision making
B) Supermajority decision making
C) Simple majority decision making
D) All of the above

Question 9

When a team assesses their effectiveness they should assess both __________ and __________.

A) their ability to collaborate effectively; the outcomes of the team
B) the diversity of the team members; the outcomes of the team
C) how long the process took to complete; the outcomes of the team
D) both A and C

Question 10

Which options should be excluded when selecting team members?

A) Teachers
B) Students
C) Administrators
D) None of the above

Question 11

What are three of the five advantages to teams?

Question 12

What are three of the five disadvantages to teams?

Question 13

Discuss how a team facilitator may deal with difficult members of the team or interested observers.