Icebreakers

1. Janette B's 30-minute scenarios (This is what we are using for our Pre-conference Workshop) Half the group will be attending a teaching conference... (describe) Half the group overhears a group of faculty 2 yrs later talking about having attended the CDTW -- what do you hope they'll be saying? PPT slides are uploaded for editing. switch

These are other possibilities 2. Jeanette M's 20-minute Upon arrivial, name tents are set on table to mix group up. A bottle of water is provided with teaching quote label attached to bottle - my favourite - "if the learner hasn't learned has the teacher taught" along side their name. I also tape the teaching quote to the inside of their name tent. I refer to bottled water quote when we start to share and discuss teaching quotes. The exercise starts once the facilitators have introduced themselves and welcomed folks to the program. From there we break into small groups (person on each side of them). In groups they: - introduce self - identify program/department affiliation - describe design project - identify central reasons/issues that motivated them each to attend - read quotes, discuss what they mean to you, and select one quote you like best as a group - each group reads all quotes, then their group quote, and share why they choose and what it means to them' - larger group discussion between each group

Objectives - make connections with peers - engage in discussion about teaching - reinforce message from Parker Palmer article "Good Talk about Good Teaching" [that folks are asked to read in advance] on making teaching public / open dialogue / moving beyond technique - link quotes to different aspects of the program (e.g., assessment, learning, teaching)

Comments: - works really well to start off on a positive note - engaged, attentive, and ready to go - springboard to start the day and revisit throughout the week

3. Peter Wolf and Trevor H's 30-minute Head-Heart-Hands game (We will use this for the Learning Objectives section)

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