Teamwork & Collaboration

Teamwork & Collaboration involves building collaborative relationships, products, and services with others who represent diverse cultures, races, ages, genders, religions, abilities, lifestyles, and viewpoints. Developing this competency includes working within a team structure as well as negotiating and managing conflict.

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Each core competency is divided into three levels:

Involved students know the indicator or the criteria for demonstrating it. They can talk about it, write about it, describe it or explain it.
Engaged students can perform or demonstrate the indicator or criteria; that is, they can do it.
Leading students are innovating, extending, transforming, showing initiative, integrating, or collaborating.

Below are indicators and examples of competency at each level.

Involved-level Competency

Involved-level Teamwork & Collaboration Badge

Competency Indicators

How might someone demonstrate this competency?

Describes reasons for displaying a positive attitude towards group work and the shared responsibility of contributing towards a common goal
Explains reasons for using team norms and roles when working towards a shared objective
Expresses the value of diversity and inclusiveness in group work
Recognizes instances of conflict
Contributes ideas and listens to the contributions of others

Examples

What are some specific ways this competency might be demonstrated?

Comments in an online community about the value of following the rules
Tells a new trades student why they need to follow safety protocols
Messages a friend to relay something interesting that they learned from an international student
Observes tension between two teammates
Adds original ideas to a discussion at a fundraising club meeting

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Engaged-level Competency

Engaged-level Teamwork & Collaboration Badge

Competency Indicators

How might someone demonstrate this competency?

Displays a positive attitude towards group work and the shared responsibility of contributing towards a common goal
Puts the use of team norms and roles into practice when working towards a shared objective
Participates in diverse and inclusive groups
Identifies conflict and contributes towards mediation or resolution
Offers suggestions that build on the ideas of others

Examples

What are some specific ways this competency might be demonstrated?

Praises team members for their efforts and equally shares the workload in a group project
Ensures the tools they use are put away properly so tools will be available for the next student
Volunteers to help organize a festival that celebrates international culture
Observes tension between two teammates and asks them if they would like to talk about it
Likes another club member’s fundraising idea and mentions resources that might help

Leading-level Competency

Leading-level Teamwork & Collaboration Badge

Competency Indicators

How might someone demonstrate this competency?

Adjusts to fill a variety of roles (contributor, lead, support) in group work
Initiates and promotes team norms and roles when working towards a shared objective
Advocates for diverse and inclusive participation in collaborative work
Identifies and addresses conflict while maintaining active engagement until mediation is successful and a resolution reached
Synthesizes and refines suggestions of others to offer helpful ideas and solutions that contribute towards the common goal

Examples

What are some specific ways this competency might be demonstrated?

Takes a turn being the recorder and leader at club meetings
Creates a firearms safety video for the upcoming field trip
Encourages an older classmate to join the group project
Observes tension between two teammates and talks to the teammates, first separately and then together, until the conflict is resolved
Likes another club member’s idea and offers to work on the committee to develop the plan