This session offers practical guided examples showing how teachers can use the first few minutes of class to lead starter activities that foster care, trust, and connection, while creating a safe and welcoming learning environment and a sense of community. Participants will gain a toolkit of strategies ready to implement in their classrooms and other professional teaching/learning settings. The session emphasizes reflection, discussion, and practical applications and activities, ensuring participants can effectively apply these approaches in their own teaching.
Key Objectives:
- Provide participants with practical applications and activities they can immediately use in their teaching or practice.
- Foster active engagement and reflection by connecting personal experiences with pedagogical strategies.
- Demonstrate how interactive social exercises can ease learners into complex concepts.
- Outline the benefits and usefulness of starter activities, including key do’s and don’ts for effective implementation.