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Case: Team participation I teach an afterschool STEAM program which requires team participation. This class gives the students a lot of freedom, however, I have two students in one group that rarely participate. Most of the time the two students are meowing to each other and pretending to be cats. I can get them to participate when I assign them a task that interests them, but this is usually a task I would consider as busy work. I would really like them to get the most out of the group task that I present them with and not just do busy work. How can I get them to participate more and not be a distraction to others? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I learned in a previous class that before group work or team participation can occur the teacher needs to explain what team work is. This way the students know what it means to be in a group/team and what is expected of them. It sounds silly but some students may have never worked in groups before. This needs to be taken into consideration that maybe they do not know how to work with others. I would start by explaining what team work is, why it is important, what the benefits are, and why we all must participate. I would mention that the group relies on all its members to get a good grade. Therefore, everyone must participate. I would follow up by saying if a member is not showing and using good team work skills then they will have to complete the work by themselves. |
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