By Gene Stanford Copyright 1977

Students learn to:  Work together.  Trust each other.  Solve problems.  Be open to new experiences.  Improve communication.  Feel safe to actively participate.

 Understanding and acceptance of each other  Open communication  Responsibility for learning and behavior  Cooperation  Establish and follow decision making steps.  Confront and resolve problems openly.

 Stage 1: Orientation  Stage 2: Establishing Norms  Stage 3: Coping with Conflict  Stage 4: Productivity  Stage 5: Termination

 Orientation  Learning Names  Getting Acquainted  Building trust

Getting to know about the class and each other.  What is this class like? content, requirements, expectations and procedures.  Who are the people in the class? ▪ Let students get to know you; Describe yourself. ▪ Get-to-know you activities  How will people be treated? ▪ No put downs, laughing at others, embarrassing, etc. ▪ Treat the students how you want them to treat each other.

Activities:  Nameplates  Self-Introductions– I am...  Name Chain  Who are your neighbors?

Double Circles  What would you buy if you had $50 to spend?  What is one thing that makes you happy?  Do you make decisions based on your family, your friends, or yourself?  If you could change one thing about your body, what would you change?  What is a goal you have for your future?  Do you feel like you are very responsible, somewhat responsible, or not very responsible at all?

Voting Questions  How many of you are enjoying your summer break?  How many of you have learned useful things at this conference?  How many of you like teaching?  How many of you think that students are more challenging than they used to be?  How many of you have thought about quitting teaching?

Round Robin 1. How are you different from most people your age? 2. What do you value most? 3. What will you be like 10 years from now? 4. How have you changed the most since last year?

Secondhand Description  How would your students describe you as a teacher?  Explain in 1-5 sentences.

Seeking allies  Who in this group are you most similar to?  Why?

Performance  # the activities on this list from 1-5 in the order that you would most prefer doing in front of the group.  _____Imitate the crowing of a rooster.  _____Do a silent pantomime of a very sleepy person washing their face in the morning.  _____Give a 2-minute talk about your best qualities.  _____Balance a book on your head and walk across the room.  _____Choose a short passage from any book in the classroom to read aloud.

Imagining Reactions  Think of your deepest darkest secret.  (Secret will not be shared).  Imagine that you told your secret to everyone here. What do you think their reaction would be?  Would they laugh? Cry? Be horrified  Would they understand? Dislike you?