1. Presented by: Jose Olivo, MA Carolina (Caro) Bañuelos, MS
Developing students outside the classroom: Create an Experiential Toolkit
Presented by: Jose Olivo, MA
Carolina (Caro) Bañuelos, MS

2. Introductions

3. Today’s Purpose
Objective: To provide you all with tools, theory and framework to help build experiential and engaging workshops/presentations in your day-to- day work with professionals and students.
 What you get out of today will depend on you
Application to use strategies in your own work
Understand the “why” behind the “what”
Methods:
Conversations in pairs, small and large group
Activities and practice

4. Outline History/Theory John Dewey Experiential Learning Cycle
Group Development Theory
Practice/Participation
Tuckman’s Model

5. History and theory

6. John dewey

7. Experiential Learning cycle
EXPERIENCE
APPLICATION
REFLECTION
GENERALIZATION

8. Group development Theory
Bruce Tuckman’s Model (1965)
Forming Stage Beginning
Storming Stage
Norming Stage Working/Transitioning
Performing Stage
Adjourning (1977) Ending

9. LET’S PRACTICE…

10. Beginning Stage

11. Beginning stage Story Ropes Debrief Questions:
What surprised you about this activity?
Was it easy or hard to find stories to tell? To share someone else’s story?
What might you do the same or different with the students/professionals you work with?
What did you notice about the facilitation?

12. Working/transitioning stage

13. Working/Transitioning Stage
Mousetraps
Debrief Questions:
How did you feel when we pulled out the mousetraps?
What challenges do you foresee when facilitating this with students?
Where might you include this activity in your programs?

14. Ending stage Repeat Appreciation Circle Debrief Questions:
Circle up
Face out/close eyes if comfortable
Tap someone on the shoulder who…
Shared a story with me
Made me feel welcomed
I want to know better
Is a good friend
Works hard
Is committed to education
is someone I go to for advice
challenges me to grow
I can be myself with
Debrief Questions:
How did you feel during this activity?
How might your students respond to this activity?
When could you use this activity in the programs you run?
Repeat

15. Paper reflection
What did you learn today that will impact how you present/teach/facilitate?

16. Questions???

17. Thank you!!!
Carolina “Caro” Bañuelos Advisor, Colorado State University Upward Bound Jose Olivo