Organization that Supports Group Management
Staff Development Guide
Training Situation: Training (large group)
Length: 75 minutes
Objective: Participants will engage with water droplet races to learn to manage groups during STEM.
Agenda:
- Welcome – 5 minutes
- Introduction – 5 minutes
- What if? – 20 minutes
- See the skill in action – 10 minutes
- Hands-on learning – 20 minutes
- Conclusion – 15 minutes
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DownloadVideo-Based Learning Module
Watch the activity overview video. This video shows staff facilitating the activity featured in the skill video.
As you watch the skill video below, think about these questions:
- What attention-grabbing strategies did you see the staff using in this video?
- What positive statements did staff use that kept youth together and engaged?
- If you were leading this activity, what would you do differently? What would you do the same?
Now that you’ve watched the video, reflect on what you saw.
- What strategies do you use in your program to keep youth together when doing a group activity?
- How did youth respond to the strategies used?
- Why is it important to encourage youth to work together when doing STEM?
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