Essentials of Team Building: Principles and Practices / Edition 1

by Daniel W. Midura

Overview

Team building is a proven approach for helping people become respectful competitors, cooperative team members, and community leaders. Now you can help your students or group develop those same important skills with Essentials of Team Building: Principles and Practices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900736050882
Publisher:	Human Kinetics, Inc.
Publication date:	06/28/2005
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Daniel W. Midura, MEd, is a physical education specialist and coordinator at Falcon Heights Elementary School in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. He has been a physical education specialist for 35 years; in that time he has presented at more than 100 conferences and workshops. In addition, he has coauthored three books and was named the Minnesota Physical Education Teacher of the Year in 1994. He was awarded the 1995 NASPE (National Association for Sport and Physical Education) Teacher of the Year for Minnesota and has received other awards and honors in connection with his teaching. He has served as president of the Minnesota AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) and is an adjunct faculty member at Bethel University and Saint Mary's University.

Donald R. Glover has taught physical education, including adapted physical education, since 1967 at the preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. He currently teaches elementary physical education methods at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls.

In 1981 Glover was recognized as Minnesota's Teacher of the Year and was named the Minnesota Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year in 1989. He has written four books, published numerous magazine and journal articles on physical education and sport, and has been a clinician at more than 100 workshops and clinics.

Glover earned his master's degree in physical education from Winona State University in 1970. A former president of MAHPERD, he is also a member of AAHPERD, NASPE, COPEC, and the Minnesota Education Association.

Table of Contents

Preface
How to Use the DVD
Essentials of Team Building DVD Menu
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction to Team Building
Benefits of Team Building
Community Building and Team Building
Adventure Education and Team Building
Team Building and Character Education
Summary

Chapter 2. The Process of Team Building
Preparing for Team Building
Forming Teams
Setting up Activity Spaces and Equipment
Selecting an Activity or Challenge
Summary

Chapter 3. Assessment Tools
Developing a Successful Assessment Program
Portfolios
Record Keeping for Teams
Team Report Card
Summary

Chapter 4. Safety Strategies
General Rules
Spotters and Spotting
Equipment Safety
Safety Issues With Specific Challenges
Creative Ways to Obtain Equipment
Summary

Chapter 5. Team-building Sample Course Outline

Chapter 6. Icebreakers and Communication Activities
Agadoo
Memory Game
Group Construction
Moving Team Juggle
Untying Knots
Where Do I Go?
The Great Communicator

Chapter 7. Introductory Challenges
Construction Zone
Geography Masters
General Hospital, Emergency Room
Atom Transfer
Riverboat
Swamp Machine
The Whole World in Their Hands
The Snake
Tire Bridge
Toxic Waste Transfer
The Rock
River Crossing
Lifeline
The Wall I
Magic Bases
Geo Sphere

Chapter 8. Intermediate Challenges
Island Escape
Plunger Ball
The Maze
Stepping-Stones I
Bridge Over the Raging River
Human Billboard, Skywriters
Jumping Machine
Human Pegs
The Wall II
Indiana's Challenge
Teamwork Walk
Great Pearl Caper
Stomp It
Missing Bucket
Great Balls of Color
Juggler's Carry
Frankenstein
Dynamic Barrier
Tower of Tires
Factor In

Chapter 9. Advanced Challenges
Black Hole
Stepping-Stones II
Alphabet Balance Beam
Knights of the Around Table
Electric Fence
Grand Canyon I
Grand Canyon II
Spider's Web
Neutral Zone
Marble Twist and Turn
Thinking Outside the Dots

Chapter 10. Character Development and Community-Building Challenges
Building Blocks
Lean on Me
Rainbow Swamp Trail
Integrity Tower

Appendix
Challenge Cards
Organizer Cards

References
About the Authors