Team contract
Write a team contract that defines roles, communication norms, and decision rules for the ER design work.
Signed team contract with defined roles, communication norms, a decision rule, and an individual-evidence clause.
- 1Do thisWrite a team contract that defines roles, communication norms, and decision rules for the ER design work.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisTracker entry: Signed team contract with defined roles, communication norms, a decision rule, and an individual-evidence clause.
- 4Submit it here
- 1CMSD website. Go to clevelandmetroschools.org and click the Clever button.
- 2Clever. Clever opens. Sign in if it asks.
- 3Microsoft (district) login. Use your district Microsoft account (the one for school).
- 4Schoology. Open Schoology, then your class, then Assignments, and find the file named below.
The file to submit is named: Biotechnology for Health (Biomedical Innovations) › Triage, patient flow, stakeholder needs, systems constraints. Debate: speed vs equity. › Tracker entryOpen Schoology
- CER:
- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning — make a claim, back it with evidence, explain your reasoning.
- SOP:
- Standard Operating Procedure — the exact steps to follow (especially in a lab).
- Tracker:
- Your PLTW progress log where you record completed evidence.
- myPLTW:
- The PLTW course site where you do the online activities — you open it through Schoology.
Minute-by-minute · 80-minute block
💡 Big idea: A team contract converts good intentions into accountable commitments -- it is the difference between a group and a functional engineering team.
- 0-10Review what makes team contracts effective: role clarity, communication norms, and decision rules
- 10-30Assign roles: define each team member's responsibilities and owned deliverables
- 30-50Write communication and deadline norms: how will you meet, communicate, and flag problems?
- 50-65Add a decision rule and an individual-evidence clause to the contract
- 65-77All members sign and submit the completed team contract
- 77-80Exit check: each member states their role in one sentence
- • Engineering design is a team sport, and the best teams do not just hope things will work out -- they write it down.
- • Today you will create a team contract that defines roles, communication norms, and how you will make decisions when you disagree.
- • A good contract prevents the most common team failures before they happen.
- • This contract will also document how each of you maintains individual evidence, which the course requires every day.
- 1Define each team member's role and responsibilities.
- 2Agree on how the team will communicate and meet deadlines.
- 3Write a rule for how the team resolves disagreements.
- 4Add a clause for how individual evidence is documented.
- 5Submit the completed team contract.
- • Your contract assigns clear roles and a decision rule.
- • You can explain how the contract prevents common team problems.
- • How to assign roles and responsibilities so each team member owns a defined piece of the work.
- • How a written decision rule prevents impasses before they happen.
- • Why documenting individual evidence separately matters even when the final product is collaborative.
Your PLTW work today
Triage, patient flow, stakeholder needs, systems constraints. Debate: speed vs equity. · Team contract
Day 4 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Open Problem 1 in your myPLTW course shell and locate the team-formation or collaboration activity to review the contract format.
Mark the team-contract activity complete in your tracker after all members sign and submit.
The workflow diagram is done; by end of today your signed team contract with roles, norms, and a decision rule should be submitted.
Signed team contract submitted to Schoology with roles, norms, decision rule, and individual-evidence clause.
All PLTW activities are completed inside the PLTW course environment — this page only gives direction. Submit producibles on Schoology.
Today's PLTW tracker
Check things off as you work, then submit. This tells Mr. Mendoza how you're doing so he can help the class. It does not replace turning in your producible on Schoology.
Use the code Mr. Mendoza gave you, not your name. Saved on this device.
Triage, patient flow, stakeholder needs, systems constraints. Debate: speed vs equity. · Team contract
Open Problem 1 in your myPLTW course shell and locate the team-formation or collaboration activity to review the contract format.
The workflow diagram is done; by end of today your signed team contract with roles, norms, and a decision rule should be submitted.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Write a team contract that defines roles, communication norms, and decision rules for the ER design work.
- Define each team member's role and responsibilities.
- Agree on how the team will communicate and meet deadlines.
- Write a rule for how the team resolves disagreements.
- Add a clause for how individual evidence is documented.
- Submit the completed team contract.
Tracker entry: Signed team contract with defined roles, communication norms, a decision rule, and an individual-evidence clause.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Define each team member's role and responsibilities. | _______ |
| Agree on how the team will communicate and meet deadlines. | _______ |
| Write a rule for how the team resolves disagreements. | _______ |
| Add a clause for how individual evidence is documented. | _______ |
| Submit the completed team contract. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- Your contract assigns clear roles and a decision rule.
- You can explain how the contract prevents common team problems.
Teacher-posted resources
Classroom documents for this lesson. Ones marked “Open the file” open right here; the rest are posted in Schoology. Use the label on each card to choose the right move.
Open this when the class reaches this activity and use it to complete the required lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched Emergency room design and triage by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-1_Emergency-Room/1.1_Emergency-Room; keywords:er design. Score 138. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Open this when the class reaches this activity and use it to complete the required lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched Emergency room design and triage by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-1_Emergency-Room/1.1_Emergency-Room; keywords:triage, admission. Score 138. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Use this as the classroom resource for Emergency room design and triage.
Placement rationale
Matched Emergency room design and triage by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-1_Emergency-Room/1.1_Emergency-Room; keywords:triage, er design. Score 138. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
How to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
WebXam practice
Cumulative WebXam review
A quick mixed-review pulling questions from earlier units plus today, so the WebXam material stays fresh.
Where this leads — careers
What today's skills lead to. These are real health-science careers this course builds toward. Tap one to see, on the US Department of Labor's O*NET site, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how fast it is growing.
What to do if you were absent
Today is individual PLTW work, so do exactly what we did in class, from home: complete the same PLTW target above, then submit your Tracker entry.
Open Schoology (CMSD) and keep goingHow to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
CDC Emergency Department Data- CompleteEvery required part of the artifact is present, nothing left blank.
- AccurateThe science and the data are correct and match the evidence.
- Scientific reasoningYou explain your claim with evidence and reasoning (CER), not just an answer.
- Professional communicationClear, organized, labeled, and written the way a clinician or scientist would.
- SubmittedTurned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed.
Drop your Fri, Jan 29, 2027 · Team contract here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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