Module 2 Belonging: Family/Team Building Day 1


Overview Time
Purpose Learning Objectives
Major Sections Equipment, Materials, and Supplies
Transparencies Handouts
Prepared Newsprint Trainer Resources
Materials and Aids Room Requirements
Predelivery Preparation Trainer Outline

Overview

 This module provides a foundation that fosters trust and safety which are essential for realizing healthy individuals and families, and team­building.


Time

 2 1/2 hours


Purpose

 To understand stages of team development and the need to acknowledge individual strengths, and to define and establish team norms, and to promote community­based goals and plans.


Learning Objectives

 Participant will be able to:
  1. Define group norms for team development
  2. Compare the four stages of team development as it applies to individuals, families, and community development
  3. Consider specific knowledge, skills, behavior, and attitudes related to trust and team­building
  4. Create a team shield that is representative of the cultural diversity and positive attributes and strengths of Indian people.

Major Sections

I.Establish Team Norms/Team Break­Outs (10 minutes)
II.Define Team Building and How to Create "Family" (15 minutes)
III.Interactive: Experiential Activities (30 minutes)
LUNCH (12 noon to 1:30 p.m.)
III.Continued: Return to Break­Out by Community Teams-Teams begin shield-making assignment (45 minutes)
IV.Exercise/Full Group: Sharing Our Shields: Facilitator will gather every participant back into the larger group (30 minutes)
BREAK(20 minutes)



Equipment, Materials, and Supplies

Transparencies

T-2.0:Module 2 Purpose and Learning Objectives
T-2.1:Team Definition #1
T-2.2:Team Definition #2
T-2.3:Tuckmans Stages of Group Development Chart
T-2.4:Effective Team Members
T-2.5:Five Squares Exercise Instructions
T-2.6:Obstacles to Team Effectiveness
T-2.7:What Team Building Can Do
T-2.8:Emotional Roller Coaster
T-2.9:Learning Wheel



Handouts

HO-2.1:Broken Squares Instruction Sheet (Group)
HO-2.1a:Broken Squares Instruction Sheet (Observer/Judge)
HO-2.2:Group Problem Solving Guidelines
HO-2.3:Team Building Resources
HO-2.4:Notes on Team Building With My Partnership
HO-2.5:Exercise Instructions



Prepared Newsprint

PN-1.1:Team Norms



Trainer Resources

TR-2.1:Directions for Making Squares for Broken Square Exercise
TR-2.2:Effective Teams - Article
TR-2.3:Building Trusting Relationships "The Leadership Challenge". Jim Kouzes B. Z. Posner (1987). pp. 146-152. w/permission
TR-2.4:Negotiation Training (abstract)
TR-2.5a-c:Three Quotes
TR-2.6:Emotional Roller Coaster
TR-2.7:Learning Wheel



Materials and Aids

Room Requirements

Predelivery Preparation

 T-2.0 Module 2

Purpose and Objectives

Keep team membership to 25 or less

Break out by community teams of 5 ­ 25.

Each team will have a facilitator for this exercise.

PN-2.1: Team Norms


Trainer Outline

I. Establish Team Norms/Team Break­Outs (10 minutes)

A. Instruction

Facilitator announces that we are going to do some work on building our team. Using newsprint, the facilitator shows the team what some of the norms are for the group (as an example). Facilitator describes need for any team to first establish norms. Some "examples" are shared with the group. They are:

B. Discussion

These "team norms" will be taped on the wall and will reflect the beginning of team development for each team.

The facilitator then asks group to think of other Norms they want to follow. These are added to the list which is on the NEWSPRINT.

C. Interactive

OPTIONS . . . to get people to relax with interactive exercise, have the group divide into diads, and agree which one is the risk taker and which one is the support person. Then, facing each other the risk taker will do five standing push-ups. Then switch roles. All the while each role must say the following:

Risk Taker-"I trust you."

Support Person-"I'm here for you."

II. Define Team Building and How to Create "Family" (15 minutes)

A. Instruction

T-2.1: Team Definition #1

T-2.2: Team Definition #2

T-2.7: What Team Building Can Do

T-2.6: Obstacles To Team Effectiveness

1. Facilitator begins by defining what a "team" is:

Definition of Team: "Teams are collections of people who must rely on group collaboration if each member is to experience the optimum of success and goal achievement." (William Dyer)

(or) "A team is created when a work group has at least one goal that is common to all members and when accomplishment of that goal requires cooperative, interdependent behavior on the part of all group members." (W. Warner Burke)

2. Team Development: Facilitator outlines the four levels of team building:

T-2.3: Tuckman's Stages of Group Development (Tuckman's Stages of Group Development)

B. Discussion Points

  1. What usually happens when groups "storm" in your community?
  1. Storming is an IMPORTANT part of team building, but we often run away or avoid the storming part. Why? Facilitator takes spontaneous feedback from the group about why they think we avoid the "storming" part of group development. Write three or four responses on the newsprint, then go to exercise.
  2. Review the emotional rollercoaster that is experienced during the storming process (transparency). This occurs when we lose something in the course of compromise. This is natural.
  3. Review the transparency "Effective Team Members" characteristics and norms of an effective team.
T-2.8: Emotional Roller Coaster

TR-2.6: Emotional Roller Coaster

T-2.4: Effective Team Members

III. Interactive: Experiential Activities/In Teams (30 minutes)

A. Instruction

Facilitator gives the community team its assignment and time limitations to complete its assignment. The facilitator must be sensitive to the following:

Important Note to Trainer
  1. Choose an exercise that is inclusive and does not out any participants with physical limitations.
  2. Choose an exercise that does not involve excessive "touching" or physical contact which shows insensitivity or violation of personal boundaries, or other issues of participants.
  3. Choose an exercise that will address team development.

B. Instructions

The facilitator will instruct participants in one of the options for this exercise:

Option #1: Developing a Dream House

Dream House Drawing Exercise: Each group must draw its ideal dream house on newsprint, with one marker and without speaking. Set time period allowed.

Option #2: Construct Card House

Each team must build something with 5 x 7 index cards and masking tape which is "Tall and Beautiful," without speaking to each other. This must be completed within set time period.

T-2.5: Five Squares Exercise Instructions

HO-2.1: Broken Squares Group Instruction Sheet

HO-2.1a: Broken Squares Observer/Judge Instructions

TR-2.1: Trainer Instructions for Making the Squares for Broken Square Exercise

Option #3: Five Square Exercise (done in teams of 5 only with others acting as observer/judge.) (See TR-2.1)

Each participant receives an envelope with pieces of squares inside. The instruction is to: Option #4: Introductions and Awareness

C. Processing (25 minutes)

Process with the small groups upon completion of task or time limit. T-2.9: Learning Wheel

TR-2.7: Learning Wheel

LUNCH (12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.)

Teams begin shield-making assignment

III. Continued: Return to Break­Out by Community Teams (45 minutes)

A. Trainers

Each team is assigned one facilitator/trainer.

B. Discussion Points

Symbols have always been important to Native cultures. We see symbols every day in today's society. What are some examples of Native symbols that were used? (Totem Poles, War Shields, Clan Symbols, Masks, Painted Drums, Logo's, Family Crests, etc.)

C. Instructions

  1. You have 45 minutes to make your own "team shield" which represents team, with available supplies. It's a team effort.
  2. Facilitators will take "shields" and display; participants will continue to have access to the shields if they want to add to them. Shields will be referred to throughout the training. Group decisions will form the shield or symbol.
  3. When time is up, we will return to the larger group to share the meaning of our shield. Select a spokesperson from the team to report back to the full group.
Facilitator will gather every participant back into the larger group

IV. Exercise/Full Group: Sharing Our Shields (30 minutes)

A. Instruction

  1. The facilitator will ask that a spokesperson from each team share with the larger group the meaning of its shield.
  2. After each presentation, a second facilitator will assist in affixing the shield to the wall which will become that community team's place.
  3. Affirming applause from the group after each team presents their shield.

B. Summarize

  1. It should be pointed out that there is seldom enough time to complete the shields and participants are encouraged to continue working on them.

BREAK (20 minutes)



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