Reflection- learning to work as a team

Today I learned that many of the inquiry groups are struggling in how
they work together as a team. This is apparent because I can see a range of the following happening:
-people are interrupting each other
-people are making decisions which are not shared by others in their groups which means that some don't know what is happening
-action plans are not being followed by many which means things don't get done as quickly as they could

Because of this learningI need to put in more structure into the inquiry by:
-getting groups to ensure they have completed the action plan rubric and set ground rules for how they will communicate if they need to (many groups need to do this). This should help groups to solve the first two challenges they are facing.
-get action plan rubrics completed urgently by each group.
-display action plans in a public place in the classroom so that everyone knows what each person is doing at any particular time

I also want to ensure that everyone in team 13 understand that inquiry is a natural reflection of real life, where you don't always get to work with the people of your own choice and that you just need to get on with it and figure out the challenges as you go.

The next step in my learning is to find ways to help team 13 become better at working together. This is not a negative, rather it is a challenge which I've observed over time. I guess it is partly due to the fact that we have a group of such incredibly talented young people in the team.

There is no 'I' in 'team' and that is a hard thing to learn. My challenge is to find ways to help team 13 work more effectively as a team. Group inquiry is hard work.

Mr Clarke