This activity is designed to accentuate positive things that are happening in our schools and in the lives of the people with whom we work. It is also designed to get your staff up and moving!
Have teachers stand. Set a clock for 2 minutes. (This Online-Stopwatch countdown clock is perfect for this activity.) Then give your staff a prompt. You might give them a little time to consider their responses to the prompt, since they will need to keep those responses short and to the point. Then start the countdown clock. The staff has exactly 2 minutes to collect as many responses/thoughts from others in the room as they can.
This activity is easy to adapt to fit your needs. Just tailor the question you ask to your goals. The activity is a good getting-to-know-you activity for back-to-school time. Or it can be used during the school year to get people sharing and connecting in other ways.
Here are some prompts you might consider using at the start of the school year:
Here are some prompts that might get your staff relating in professional-development terms during the school year:
At the end of 2 minutes, call time and ask teachers to return to their seats. Give them time to share something they heard from someone else that stood out in their minds. This turns out to be a nice way for staff to celebrate and share positive things about their colleagues and your school.
Contributor:
Bryan McLain, principal, Denton Creek Elementary School, Coppell, Texas
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