Thank you

  During this eight weeks course, my colleagues have been very supportive, honest, and motivated in the knowledge of communication and collaboration. I have learned so much regarding communication and the many types of communication. Non-Verbal is just as important as verbal communication and both are powerful. I am grateful to have met and interacted with all of my colleagues and I wish you all so much success in the future.

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Ashley Hankerson

Groups

    When I think of the adjourning stage,  I think of wrapping things up and bringing it to a close. I remember there was a time when I was in a group/team that I truly loved. It was hard to leave the group because of the bond we built by working together everyday. We had obstacles can got in our way, but we stuck together no matter what. I was very heart broken when the team was broken up and sent to various location to work with other teachers and assistants. My teacher assistant and I worked great together and because of that, we were broken up and sent to other schools. I then had to learn not to get too attached to people I work with because we may not always work together.

  As a team, we decided to that for our last day together, we were going to go out to eat. We really enjoyed ourselves but realize things are not going to be the same. We still keep in touch with each other and go out every once in awhile. The new team who we work with I constantly fight with each other and that's not something I am use too.

   Now that I am in my masters program, I have built friendships and met colleagues who are great. It is hard to interact with each other because most of us live across the country. As my masters experience is coming to a close within the next two months, I hope that I can keep in touch with some of my classmates who I have met along the way.

Conflct Resolutions

 
     When I think of a conflict that happened in my work place, I think of the time that a parent in my room accused me of something that never happened. The issue happened when the parent called my supervisor of allegation of her son being slap by someone and the parent assumed it was by the teacher. The parent threaten to report me to the director and have me fired. The next day I spoke with my supervisor about the allegation because I know the type of teacher I am and that's not my character. After speaking to my supervisor I felt better, but not too comfortable because I do not do well with misconceptions. That same day, the parent came in an apologized about the allegations stating that her son said a friend did it and not his teacher and that he did not tell the teacher that it happened to him. I felt relieved that the truth came out because I am passionate about my career and I wouldn't do anything to jeopardize my career choice. Till this day, the parent still apologize for almost getting me fired over a misunderstanding.

     When I think of the three R's, the one that I would use the most is respect. I say respect because respect must go two ways, however, in this profession, you must stay respectful even if those individuals aren't respectful to you. A open line of communication is also needed to reduce conflict. When it comes to my parents, I almost always have a open line of communication whether its a little push, just to tell them about their child day or even to see how they are doing. In a situation that I was in, you must remain humble and respectful to parents even after a chaotic incident took place. It is always appreciated when a individual can admit they are wrong and apologize for being wrong.