Adjourning and Team Development
This week’s information on the five stages of team development and group communication has provided deeper insight for the teams that are brought together in the early childhood field. A team is formed between parents, teachers, specialty staff and administration to ensure that each child is getting the best care in the child development center. Last week I had to say goodbye to three of my infant families because they were moving up in the program. My co-teacher and I spent a year working with each of these families to prepare their infant for the Pre-Todd class. For a year we shared in their joys, worries, leaned on each other for support and as their child grew and achieved their development milestones we grew as a team. I consider the team that is formed between parents, students and teachers are a high-performing group. This group is the hardest to leave because of the time, effort, and memories that are made from giving your all to make it a high performing group.
How do you imagine that you will adjourn from the group of colleagues you have formed while working on your master’s degree in this program?
If anyone was to ask me what has been the most important thing that you have learned from earning your MA at Walden, I would say it is the value of networking with people in the same professional field. The early childhood field has many issues that only professionals in the same field can understand. I look forward to attending the graduation and meeting some of my fellow colleagues that have encouraged, supported, and motivated me during the program. The best way that I will adjourn from the group of colleagues that I have formed will to send a letter of thanks in their email, or on the blog and attempt to stay in contact through social media and emails.
Why is adjourning an essential stage of teamwork?
Adjourning is an essential stage of teamwork because it is gives the team members a time to celebrate their achievement and success and also reflect on ways to improve the outcome of project in the future. I personally believe the adjourning phase of team development gives the members of the group a chance to reflect on the events of the project and grow professional and personally from it.
Shirley,
ReplyDeleteI like your take on the adjournment phase. It can be a time to celebrate achievements and reflect on the outcomes. That is a positive way of looking at it. What better way to grow professionally. It sure has been a pleasure reading your blogs in this course. Hopefully our paths cross again.
Hi Shirley,
ReplyDeleteI am not quite sure where we are to post our notes of gratitude but here goes:
Thank you for your positive blog posts. I understand that we are on this road together. We are all mothers, daughter, sisters, friends, and employees but we have made the decision to improve our lives by achieving greatness. I wish you nothing but success and I will look forward to seeing you in Maryland next year for graduation. Keep up the good work and continue inspiring others!