Counselor's Corner: Lifeskill ? Teambuilding ? Tierra Linda Middle ...

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December?s Lifeskill of the month is Teambuilding. The process of developing teams involves building relationships so that members of the team feel connected to one another. A team is a group of individuals who work interdependently towards the achievement of a goal or the completion of a task. In other words, members of a team come together, agree on a goal and agree that the only way to achieve the goal is to work together (Johnson & Johnson 1995)

Proven benefits of cooperative learning
(from http://cooperativelearning.nuvvo.com/lesson/3841-teambuilding-getting-students-ready-to-work-together)
Greater productivity and academic achievement
Constructive thinking skills: planning, inferring, analyzing, gathering data and strategizing
Social competency: trust in others, perspective taking, sense of personal identity, interdependence, sense of direction and purpose
Motivation: high expectations of success and achievement; high commitment and persistence
Social support: constructive management of stress; high quality relationships that extend life and are helpful to people
Psychological health: the ability to develop, maintain and improve one?s relationships and situation in life; success in achieving goals
Self-esteem: improvement due to positive peer relations and achievement
Positive interpersonal relationships: supportive friendships; appreciation of peers? skills and contributions
Intergroup relationships: caring concern; acceptance of multicultural diversity commitments to the common good.

During our next long Advisory, students will be participating in Teambuilding activities. Ask your child about it.

Happy Parenting!

Vivian Hyun Garlick, MS, LMFT
School Counselor
Tierra Linda Middle School
650-508-7370 x128/ vgarlick@sancarlos.k12.ca.us

Source: http://www.tierralindaschool.org/2012/12/03/counselor%E2%80%99s-corner-lifeskill-teambuilding/

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