Adjourning Stage of Team
Development
The Adjourning
stage of team development means the project will be coming to an end and the
team members celebrate their success or evaluate any problems and then capture
the best practices for future use (Abudi, 2010). My school works together each year to create
an atmosphere of fun, positive strategies with a sense of teamwork several
weeks before our standardized testing weeks for all of our students. Teachers decorate the hallways with banners
of encouragement. Our primary grades are
test buddies for the upper grades. They
provide snacks and create awesome art projects for the older students. We all gather together for a huge pep rally
the day before testing. Teachers perform
skits and dress-up in themed costumes.
The children sing, dance, and cheer.
By the time testing day arrives, the students and teachers feel more
prepared and relaxed. We have seen a
great improvement in attitudes and test scores.
It ends each year with each of us looking forward to next year. We start brainstorming ideas all throughout
the next year. Everyone shares a great
sense of accomplishment.
I have absolutely loved being a team with my fellow
Walden students with each course. It has
been amazing meeting and working with educators from all around the world. I appreciate how we encourage and support
each other with every new endeavor. This
has been a learning experience I will never forget. I hope we are able to keep in touch in the
future as colleagues.
References
Abudi,
G. (2010). The five stages of team development: A case study. Retrieved from
