Break-out Plan # 3

Date: September 20
Break-out Title/Topic: Group Cohesion
Bridge-in

Resources
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2
mins

Does anyone want to share how their first few weeks went?
Does anyone have any questions about the course?
Pre-Assessment:

Time

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.5 min

Have you ever been involved in a group like this before?

If NO -> Me neither! Its definitely an interesting dynamic. So since
were all new at this, today were going to go over a few
housekeeping items to make sure the semester runs smoothly.
Learning Objective:

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1. Develop a community contract so we can create some

guidelines for the semester.
2. Go over a photo release agreement
3. Discuss communication methods
4. Find out if there are any allergies in the class
5. Answer any lingering questions

.5 min

Participatory Activity:

We will develop a community contract. Every student who

contributes will receive a piece of candy
I will explain the photo release contracts and ask students to
sign
I will discuss communication methods with the students to
see how they prefer to contact me or each other (email,
Facebook, shared contact sheet, etc)
I will develop a list of any allergies in the group

Post-Assessment:

Whiteboard
Candy
Photo
release
contracts
Contact
sheets

10
mins

N/A

3
mins

N/A

1 min

How did find that experience?

Do you think this will be helpful to refer to during the semester?
Is everyone feeling confident about how they can reach me or the
other group members to get help or ask questions?
Summary:
Does anyone have any questions or final thoughts?