Team Building
Name 2 ice breakers to use during a staff meeting
group games
work with a partner
true or false
Reflective Supervision is telling the educator what to do and how to act at all times.
False
Makes eye contact
repeat back what was said for clarity
How often must supervervision occur
every 2 months (observation plus feedback)
Have you ever been arrested?
What is your Date of Birth?
Are you a US citizen?
Illegal
observe them and provide reflective questions
videotape the team
model for them
offer them training
List a reflective question for the following situation
You observed the teacher interacting with a child by getting down to the child's eye level and then walked away as the child continued to talk.
tell me how you interact with children in a respcetful manner
What does a positive climate/culture mean?
respectful language is used
your input is encouraged
open communication
zero tolerance policy for gossips
supportive administration
2 hours per month
minutes with attendance, date, time and information discussed
EEC requires ________ telephone reference checks
3
name 3 criteria that describes an effective team
clear goals and responsibilities
participates in decison making
respect towards others
communicates with each other
open communication
supportive leadership
List a reflective question for the following observation:
The teacher read a story to 5 toddlers and 1 toddler walked away after you told him that he could not touch the book.
Explain how you knew the children were engaged?
What changes could you make next time to create an interactive read-aloud?
How can you allow the children to touch the book or touch something?
How would you handle this conflict?
You overhead a teacher talking to a parent about another staff person?
Remind them to keep the information confidential
zero tolerance for gossip
How do you become DIrector certified?
take Child care admin plus one more EEC course for DIrector 1
take staff supervision for director 2
List 2 open-ended questions you may aks during an interview to learn more about the candidate's teaching methods
How have you handled a situation......
Have you ever had.......
Tell me about a situation....
There are different stages of a team. Name 2
1. forming
2. storming
3. norming
4 performing
5. adjourning
What is the importance of reflective supervision?
It is an opportunity to work together and it helps the educator to learn how to reflect on their teaching. It allows the educator to think about their teaching and to make changes.
Describe how educators would become familiar with the program's vision and mission statement?
Revisit it during staff meetings.
How many training hours are needed per year for full-time staff:
20 hours for staff working 20 hours or more per week
10 hours for staff working less than 20 hours per week
1/3 must be with diverse learners
List 3 items that should be included in the orientation training
program policies & proecdures
health care policies
classroom routines
Strong start training
employee handbook policies and procedures
True or False
Listening is very important for a team to work effectively because 70% of all communication is
Misunderstood, misinterpreted, rejected, distorted or not heard
true
Immediately or at least the same day in a private area
allow the educator to respond first
continue to ask open-ended questions to help the educator come up with suggestinons
What would you need to dismiss a staff person?
How do you conduct an annual staff evaluation?
plan a date/time/place with uninterrupted time
File in the staff fodler
list 3 items needed in a staff folder
emergency contact information
resume
EED certificate
medial with vaccines
3 reference checks, annual review