Collaboration

Collaboration Agreements:

In order to be an effective and collaborative team, we agree to:

Work directly on the task at hand.
Use positive and respectful language.
Be ready and prepared to work on the task at hand.
Ask our group for help when needed.
Willingly and actively assist others (especially if one person has already completed his or her own task).
Use our resources (group members, web, textbooks, trade books, parents and teachers) to answer questions.
Use our physical space and our body language to actively engage others and complete tasks.
Work as a team, both in and out of the classroom.
Use all materials carefully and respectfully.

Rubric for Collaboration

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Qualified 3
Responsibility for Oneself	Is not prepared and ready to work with the team. Does not do project tasks. Does not complete tasks on time. Does not use feedback from others to improve his/her work.	Is sometimes prepared and ready to work with the team. Does some project tasks, but needs to b reminded. Completes some tasks on time. Sometimes uses feedback from others.	Is prepared and ready to work with the team. Is available for meetings and uses the team’s communication system. Does what he or she is supposed to do without having to be reminded. Completes tasks on time. Uses feedback from others.
Helping the Team	Does not help the team solve problems; may cause problems. Does not share ideas with other team members. Does not give useful feedback to others. Does not offer to help others.	Cooperates with the team but does not actively help it. Makes some effort to share ideas with the team. Sometimes gives useful feedback to others.	Helps the team solve problems, manage conflicts, and stay focused and organized. Shares ideas that help the team improve its work. Gives useful feedback (specific and supportive) to others so they can improve their work.
Respect for Others	Does not pay attention to what teammates are talking about. Does not show respect for teammates (may interrupt, ignore ideas, hurt feelings).	Usually listens to teammates, but not always. Is polite and kind to teammates most of the time, but not always.	Listens carefully to teammates. Is polite and kind to teammates.

Beginning
1

Developing
2

Qualified
3

Responsibility

for Oneself

Is not prepared and ready to work with the team.

Does not do project tasks.

Does not complete tasks on time.

Does not use feedback from others to improve his/her work.

Is sometimes prepared and ready to work with the team.

Does some project tasks, but needs to b reminded.

Completes some tasks on time.

Sometimes uses feedback from others.

Is prepared and ready to work with the team.

Is available for meetings and uses the team’s communication system.

Does what he or she is supposed to do without having to be reminded.

Completes tasks on time.

Uses feedback from others.

Helping

the Team

Does not help the team solve problems; may cause problems.

Does not share ideas with other team members.

Does not give useful feedback to others.

Does not offer to help others.

Cooperates with the team but does not actively help it.

Makes some effort to share ideas with the team.

Sometimes gives useful feedback to others.

Helps the team solve problems, manage conflicts, and stay focused and organized.

Shares ideas that help the team improve its work.

Gives useful feedback (specific and supportive) to others so they can improve their work.

Respect for

Others

Does not pay attention to what teammates are talking about.

Does not show respect for teammates (may interrupt, ignore ideas, hurt feelings).

Usually listens to teammates, but not always.

Is polite and kind to teammates most of the time, but not always.

Listens carefully to teammates.

Is polite and kind to teammates.