APPENDIX E: Sample Group Contract
Contributed by Jennifer McKanry, College of Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis and adapted from Culturally Responsive Teaching work by Courtney Plotts.
Group Name: ____________________________________ Date:________________________
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VALUES: Consider what your group values are that have guided you well in working with others. Brainstorm a list of the values each of you holds. Include below a complete list of group member values. |
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SKILLS INVENTORY: Consider what strengths each of you brings to the group. Include below a list of skills available among all group members. |
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PAST EXPERIENCES & PREVENTION PLANS: What challenges have you experienced in previous group projects? What plans can you put in place now to prevent such challenges in your work together in this course? |
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TIMELINE CONSTRAINTS: Consider how much time each of you are able to dedicate to the project and what constraints there might be on your work (e.g. working full-time, mornings are very busy, weekends more available). Consider also when you will be most available over the duration of the project (e.g. more available at beginning than end, then do not volunteer to be the final drafter or proof reader). |
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Group Roles
We have identified ____________________________________ to be our Project Manager who will keep us on track with our commitments.
We have identified ____________________________________ to be our Writer/Editor who will consolidate our work and assure we have a common voice and are APA compliant.
We have identified ____________________________________ to be our Poster who will submit the Group Contract and Analysis in Canvas.
*Note some groups will have more than 3 people. In those cases you can identify additional useful roles or decide to divide up these roles into different components.
We share these goals and expectations, and agree to these policies, procedures, and consequences (each team member should sign below).