objective:
Actively map the diversity of beliefs and practices in the room.
instructions:
- designate a long line across the room (can be imaginary).
- participants move to where they sit with each prompt.
- spectrum prompts:
CONNECT: personal & casual
- morning person ←→ night owl
- team cat ←→ team dog
- i love spontaneous chaos ←→ i need structured plans
EXPLORE: pedagogical habits & beliefs
- i use traditional methods ←→ i use experimental or playful pedagogies
- i talk more than my students ←→ my students talk more than me
- my teaching stays in the classroom ←→ my teaching reaches into the real world
TRANSFORM: values & RME commitments
- business can be inherently responsible ←→ business must be constantly challenged to be responsible
- my students are passive recipients ←→ my students are change agents
- i mostly teach ‘how to do business’ ←→ i mostly teach ‘why and for whom we do business’
- the system just needs tweaks ←→ the system needs transformation
optional twist: turn to a neighbor near you and discuss why you’re positioned there.