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Voices from the Past (Name Tags)
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22 Feb 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This activity challenges participants to reflect on themselves and their culture while learning more about each other. Participants are provided with a handout, and they write their name, a...
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Walk Apart, Walk Together
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22 Feb 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this activity, participants highlight both the similarities they share and the differences between them.
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Web of Connectedness
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22 Feb 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
During this discussion activity, participants pass around a ball of yarn, twine, or string every time a person speaks. By the end of the activity, there will a web to physically demonstrate the...
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Group Drawing: A Collaborative Reflection Activity for Online or In-Person Experiences
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26 Feb 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In groups, participants draw representations of what they learned during an activity.
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Hand Shake Mingle
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26 Feb 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this activity, participants build rapport and reflect on their interactions with others through a variety of handshakes.
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Anthropologist's Game
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12 May 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants characterize the stated values of their organization and attempt to analyze the organizational culture and...
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Culture Crush Game
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12 May 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants analyze another organization's culture and identify the elements that they would like to either emulate...
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Culture MadLibs Game
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12 May 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants use a MadLibs style worksheet to characterize what makes their organizational culture unique.
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Mascot Game
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12 May 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants envision a mascot for their organization as a way to construct some aspirational cultural values.
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Star Employee Game
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12 May 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants analyze the cultural behaviors of others in their organization and identify positive cultural behaviors that...
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Tightrope Game
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12 May 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants identify the competing values at their organization and propose strategies for achieving balance between...
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Peek-a-Who Names Review
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24 Sep 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this community-building activity, participants study each other’s names and remind each other about the correct pronunciations of their names.
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Beware of the Icebreaker — Make Thoughtful Activity Choices
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11 Oct 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This blog post suggests that icebreakers are often uncomfortable or awkward. As an alternative to the traditional icebreaker, Stanchfield recommends beginning with rapport building and...
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Name Roulette
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11 Oct 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This activity presents a method to encourage participants to study up on each other’s names, and gives them an excuse to ask and clarify about their names when given a few minutes...
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Air Handshake Mingle and No Touch Mingle
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01 Dec 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
For this activity, participants will learn how to build rapport, make introductions, create connections, review names, and become more comfortable with each other.
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Computer Keyboard Keys
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01 Dec 2021 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This activity can be used in team-building workshops for the dual purpose of introductions and reflection. This facilitation tool is easily adaptable to different contexts, e.g., the activity can...
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Icebreakers
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18 Jan 2022 |
Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair
In any collection for teachers I like to include a few icebreakers that are appropriate to the teaching context. Many teachers overlook the teaching potential of icebreakers, which are useful for...
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Icebreakers that highlight culture
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18 Jan 2022 |
Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair
Two of my favorite culturally focused icebreakers are Voices from the Past and the Name Game. You can read what I wrote about them in this TESOL collection or visit them directly in the toolbox....
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Icebreakers with physical props
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18 Jan 2022 |
Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair
For those of you who like to give your students something physical to manipulate, these experiential tools are great for icebreakers as well as debriefing learning. My absolute favorite is the...
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Conversation starters are a great resource for language teachers
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18 Jan 2022 |
Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair
Whether you are assigning conversation partners amongst your own students, or pairing them with native speakers externally, it is extremely useful to provide some structure and guidance for their...
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