Start the School Year Off With Strategies to Build Community and Enhance Engagement and Ownership of Learning
Taking the time to welcome students back to school and help them build a positive and productive learning community is more important now than ever before. Over the past month, I h
Commonalities Mingle Activity for Rapport Building, Reflection, Positive Group Norms and Academic Review/Discussion
This is an effective activity for building rapport in groups of all kinds. It is also a useful method to reflect on academic or training material while at the same time learning ab
Object and No Prop Pair Share Activities to Set the Tone, Build Community, and Initiate Reflective Discussions:
August is a month of new beginnings for educators and group facilitators. These last weeks of summer are filled with back to school meetings, training, student community building,
Best Of Back-to-School and Fall Program Kick-Off Activities and Strategies
It’s that time of year again. The school year is just beginning as is the start of fall programming for educational agencies and training organizations. Here is a collection
Draw Your School or Workplace
It’s that time of year again! Schools, and colleges are kicking off their programs with community building and goal setting sessions. Draw Your School or Workplace is a strat
The Importance of Names
During this “back to school” and fall program kick off time of year educators engage groups in introductory activities, ice-breakers and get to know you activities. Reg
Team Tally: A Simple Group Building and “Get to Know You” Activity
It’s time once again for back to school and fall program kick off. Here is an activity that is perfect for building rapport in new groups coming together for the first time,
Engage Learners From the Moment They Walk in the Door
Think back to your most memorable learning experiences, the courses you enjoyed, and the teachers you found effective. How did they start off their classes or workshop sessions? Ho
