Problem: Article: Your collaboration will go much more smoothly if each member attends the meeting having already considered what they might contribute to the meeting's agenda. Even asking others to bring questions will help facilitate the discussion. The collaboration will have a springboard if you can begin the meeting knowing your group's ideas, questions, and concerns.  Don't assume everyone in the room knows everyone else's name or is familiar with everyone's work or areas of expertise. Even though it might seem unnecessary, go around the room and have all attendees introduce themselves and speak for a moment or two about their lesson planning goals. You can also do a quick icebreaker at the beginning of the meeting to help everyone get to know each other better. Avoid going blindly into the collaboration. Prepare at least a minimal outline of the meeting and what you hope to accomplish. Even if your collaborating goal is somewhat vague, such as “incorporate technology into the humanities classroom,” this will at minimum give your meeting a general direction. Have handouts ready to give to the group. It may help if you break the meeting up into several intervals. For example, you could devote 30 minutes to one goal, 30 minutes to another goal, and an hour to the final goal. After the allocated time is up for each goal, you can all come together and go over what you've accomplished. Don't be afraid of delegating tasks. Be sure to have at least two people taking notes in case one person loses them. If time is a concern, ask someone to keep an eye on the time for the meeting. Ensure that all attendees participate and contribute ideas, suggestions, and concerns. If quieter group members aren't participating, specifically ask for their input on an area of their particular expertise or interest. Take particular care not to dictate the meeting. While there needs to be a definitive meeting facilitator, group members will become resentful if you are condescending or inflexible. Keep a professional yet open atmosphere. Sometimes even the most professional educators cannot find common ground on particular issues. Senior faculty might resent taking suggestions on how to revamp their classes from new teachers. Differences in departmental funding might create unforeseen tension. Some people can simply be abrasive with their words. It's vital to troubleshoot these issues effectively to keep your meetings positive and running smoothly.  Acknowledge the conflict without making the parties involved uncomfortable. If possible, do not address the problem publicly and risk embarrassing colleagues or making the situation worse. Wait until you have privacy to directly address the issue. If the situation is escalating and cannot wait, announce a short restroom break and request to speak quietly with the dissenting parties. Even if you cannot reach a conclusion to the conflict during the break, this will provide some space and time for the dissenting parties to reflect on the situation and cool down.
Summary: Ask participants to bring notes/ideas to the meeting. Specify particular goals of the meeting. Delegate tasks. Mediate conflict.

Problem: Article: In AMA style, you start with the authors' last names followed by their initials, with no punctuation and no spaces between the initials. Use the original authors of the article. If there is more than one author, list them as they appear on the title page for the article, separated by commas. For example: "Lane L, Kent C." After the names of the authors, the next part of your AMA citation is the full title of the article. Use sentence-case, capitalizing only the first word of the title. If there is a subtitle, use a colon before the subtitle, but do not capitalize the first word of the subtitle. For example: "Lane L, Kent C. Incredible and super: examining superhuman powers. You want to cite an UpToDate article in AMA as though it is a chapter in a book called "UpToDate." Start with the word "In" followed by a colon. Then list the deputy editors followed by a comma and the abbreviation "ed." Then include the name "UpToDate" in italics. For example: "Lane L, Kent C. Incredible and super: examining superhuman powers. In: Lee S, ed. UpToDate." Since you're treating UpToDate like a book for the purposes of the citation, you must provide the location of the publisher and the date of publication. UpToDate is located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The publication year is always the current year. For example: "Lane L, Kent C. Incredible and super: examining superhuman powers. In: Lee S, ed. UpToDate. Waltham, Mass.: UpToDate, 2017." Close your AMA citation with the link to the article so your readers can go right to it without having to search. Then include the date you accessed it, in case it changes in the meantime. For example: "Lane L, Kent C. Incredible and super: examining superhuman powers. In: Lee S, ed. UpToDate. Waltham, Mass.: UpToDate, 2017. www.uptodate.com/contents/superhuman-powers. Accessed July 18, 2017.
Summary: Start with the authors' names. Provide the title of the article. Indicate the editors and the database. List the location of the publisher and the date of publication. Provide a direct link to the article and the date accessed.

Problem: Article: Your chinchilla should have a supply of good quality timothy hay available to them at all times. Provide it in a bowl or loose on the bottom of the chinchilla's cage.  You can provide timothy hay in racks and hay balls, but be aware that chinchillas are known for getting stuck in them. Providing hay gives your chinchilla necessary fiber. Chewing hay helps them avoid tooth overgrowth. Pellets provide your chinchilla with a variety of vitamins and nutrients. Choose a pellet that is designed for chinchilla nutrition needs and follow the instructions provided with it for portion sizing. Place the pellets in a food dish and make sure that dish is cleaned daily before the pellets are put in it. Most adult chinchillas should eat around 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of pellets every day, depending on what type of pellets they are given. Feeding them other snacks too frequently can cause digestive problems. Safe treats include raisins, carrots, apple, oats, dried blackberry leaves, rose petals from plants that have not been sprayed with poisons of any kind, unsweetened cheerios, unsweetened shredded wheat, dried rose hips, and safe wood chew sticks. However, these should be given in very small servings and should only be given once or twice a week. Never give fruit, vegetables, nuts, or other treats that are not listed as safe. Use either filtered water or chemical-free tap water and place it in a water bottle with a sipper tube on the end of it that is connected to the side of their cage. Make sure that they have water in that bottle at all times and put clean water in it every day, even if it still has water in it from the day before.  Remember to sterilize the water bottle when changing the water. The algae that grows in their water can cause liver problems or severe diarrhea, or even kill a chinchilla.  Chinchillas cannot handle some naturally occurring bacteria or parasites in water like humans, dogs, and cats can, so you need to be sure that the water you give them is clean.
Summary:
Provide a constant supply of timothy hay. Give your chinchilla pellets daily. Feed chinchillas treats infrequently. Replace the drinking water daily.