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Virtual Team Builders
Building a sense of community often looks different in virtual environments. This list of virtual team builders, though intended for the workplace, can easily be adapted for engagement in an online dual-enrollment classroom.
Leadership That Moves You Forward, Part II: Engagement, Collaboration, and Teambuilding
This Insight, based off of research conducted by the Institute for Teaching and Leading, explores the most impactful actions site-level leadership can use to effectively lead schools through engagement, collaboration, and teambuilding.
Building Connections in Virtual/Hybrid Dual Enrollment Classes
Team-building activities intentionally connect students with one another, helping them form supportive peer relationships that reduce isolation, build communication skills, and provide resources for navigating the challenges of dual enrollment.
Heterogeneous Teams
Students are assigned to heterogeneous teams for competitions and support.
Trailblazer's Team-Based Flexible Learning Spaces
Students self-select and move between learning spaces based on their learning preferences and needs.
Example: Fulton County: Vanguard Teachers Program
This program overview and blog post from Getting Smart illustrates how Fulton County built out their capacity in a strategic manner around blended learning by building a Vanguard Team, comprised of educators who have mastered the art of technology...
Getting Smart Blog Post: Building Capacity - using...wait for it...HUMANS!
This blog post from Getting Smart illustrates how Fulton County built out their capacity in a strategic manner by building a Vangard Team, comprised of educators who have mastered the art of technology use with classroom instruction.
Design Team Discussion Questions
These discussion questions support the process of building a diverse design team. For more information on this process, explore the strategy card: Activity: Build a Diverse Design Team.
IDEO Design Kit: Storyboard
When building a prototype, it is important to get clear on what the solution looks like in practice. This exercise from IDEO helps teams define a clear prototype through the creation of a storyboard.
IDEO Design Kit: Role Play
When building a prototype, it is important to get clear on what the solution looks like in practice. This exercise from IDEO helps teams define a clear prototype by creating a role play.
