By Gene StanfordCopyright 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: OrientationStage 2: Establishing NormsStage 3: Coping with ConflictStage 4: ProductivityStage 5: Termination

OrientationLearning NamesGetting AcquaintedBuilding 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:NameplatesSelf-Introductions– I am . . .Name ChainWho 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 QuestionsHow 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 ReactionsThink 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 horrifiedWould they understand? Dislike you?