Instructional+Team

=media type="custom" key="7470729"= = = =Instructional Team Bios: David, Marc, Erica, Youngjee=
 * [[image:urbanecoproject:Photo_on_2010-03-27_at_23.05.jpg width="181" height="128" align="center" caption="David"]] || **Brief Biography**: David was unsure what to do with himself after college. His mom suggested he join the NYC Teaching Fellows. He began teaching middle school math and science in Brooklyn and loved it. David recently earned a graduate certificate in STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) education. David's hobbies are playing the fiddle, cooking, spending time with friends and family, and growing sweet mustaches to get technology for his students. David doesn't know if there is a type of cream that stops a mustache from growing.
 * 1) "When a team faces a problem, the team members are able to talk about the details of a problem without becoming overly emotional. David also thinks that successful teams take pride in their work."
 * 2) David brings technical expertise, creativity and positivity to his team.
 * 3) By working on this project with his colleagues, David hopes to learn a lot more about how his students like to work, and about how to teach science using projects. ||
 * [[image:urbanecoproject:Photo_1.jpg width="180" height="127" align="center" caption="Marc"]] || **Brief Biography**: Marc teaches one 9th grade class and three 10th grade classes at New Design High School. He lives in Queens and prefers taking the N train over the W (it's express). He loves to cook and play volleyball and baseball. Sometimes he gets text messages from his mother during class (although you'll never see him check them!).
 * 1) "Members of a successful team can depend on each other and are able to complete individual tasks to complete a larger goal."
 * 2) Marc brings the experience of teaching ecology to the 10th graders earlier this year.
 * 3) After working on this team, Marc hopes to get a better understanding of the diversity of organisms that make up Seward Park. ||
 * [[image:photo1.jpg width="173" height="128" caption="Youngjee"]] || **Brief Biography**: Youngjee is a graduate student at NYU and student teaches two 9th grade classes at New Design High School. She was on the path to becoming a pharmacist when she decided to become a teacher instead. Youngjee lives in Manhattan and loves to snowboard and play golf. You'll never see her without a huge smile on her face.

=Team Agreements= As a team, Marc, David, Erica, and Youngjee agree to...
 * 1) " A successful team member is a good listener, active participant and effective communicator. A member of a successful team must create safe online environment. One must also be respectful, supportive and committed to the team."
 * 2) Youngjee brings her enthusiasm and energy to her team.
 * 3) Youngjee hopes to find innovative ways to educate more effectively in order to embrace each and every student. ||
 * [[image:erica.jpg width="180" height="113" align="center" caption="Erica"]] || **Brief** **Biography**: Erica has a degree in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University, and she is pursuing her teaching degree at New York University. She has a caring personality; she is willing to help others. She has a great sense of humor. Her laughter makes others laugh with her. She is an incredibly bright and knowledgeable woman.
 * 1) "Every member of a successful group is capable of being a leader and follower. Voicing your opinions while still being open-minded to others can generate enough ideas so you can meet your goals."
 * 2) Erica will bring her eagerness to help and past experiences to the team.
 * 3) Working on this team will help Erica learn more about her students. ||
 * 1) Set reasonable goals for parts of the project.
 * 2) Share responsibility equally.
 * 3) Produce a high-quality project that will be publicly available on the internet.
 * 4) Respect your team mate's opinions and beliefs.
 * 5) Communicate with other members of your team.

=Team Consequences= In order to get fired from our team, a team member would have to...
 * 1) Miss more than 25% of school in one week. (1 Day)
 * 2) Be sent to the wellness center at ANY TIME during class.
 * 3) Fail to meet a deadline set by the group.
 * 4) Treat other members of the team with disrespect.