Adolescent Learners Middle School Workshop Facilitation Guide

Timing

Key Points

Materials

Before
each
session

Setup:
Teen Social Media video playing on
screen as teachers enter
Music playing while teachers enter
Hang up the five areas of development
Signs
Put up ten pieces of butcher (5 for am
with 5 underneath for pm)
Hang up App Store sign
Put all handouts except colored research
article on tables (put App for That sticky
handout on bottom)
Insert brain video questions on back of
table signs with table assignment names
on other side
Extra doll handout for modeling by doc
cam
Examples of completed Apps and a clean
one for possible modeling by doc cam

Do:
Sound check
Load entire closing video Middle School
Teachers then minimize until needed
7:40/12:
10
(10 min)

Introduce facilitators and learners:

(See notes in Power Point)

7:50/12:
20
(5 min)

Day in the Life of a Middle School

Student
Introduce and show video

Can use someones playlist and a

speaker
Power Point SEL Training Final
Tape
Teen Social Media repeating Entry
video
Middle School Teachers2 closing
video
Materials for each table:
o Folders include Cell phone
handout in folders
o Doll handout (one of each
color)
o 4 apps handouts ( 2 each
per table)
o App for that handout (2
each of 5 areas per table)
o Tape roll &
highlighters/pens, etc.
Brain video questions on back of
table signs with table assignments
Extra doll handout for modeling
Examples of App and clean one
for modeling

Whos
Responsible
Whole Team

Kendra/Jen

Day in the Life of a Middle School

Student video

Kendra/Jen

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(See notes in Power Point)
7:55/12:
25
(15 min)

My Most Middle School Moment

activity
Explain directions to choose one social
media
Walk around the room to post then post
on wall
(See notes in Power Point)
How did we get here? presentation
(See notes in Power Point)

4 App handouts (Facebook, Twitter,

Instagram, & FourSquare - 2 each per
table)

Kendra/Jen

Embedded in Power Point

Jessica/Brooke

8:25/12:
55
(25 min)

Brain Development Overview

Introduce and show Rain Wilson video
Teen Brain (approx. 6 min)
Wrap up group discussion
(See notes in Power Point)

Teen Brain video with bleeps

Lori

8:50/1:2
0
(10 min)

Break

9:00/1:3
0
(70 min)

Expert Research Jigsaw on Young

Adolescents Developmental
Characteristics activity
Give EXPLICIT directions and purpose of
activity
Each person from the Home group
(existing table group) moves to one of the
4 expert groups corresponding to the color
of their doll on which they take notes
o Blue physical
o Yellow intellect
o Green emotional

8:10/12:
40
(15 min)

Brooke

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o Salmon social
Expert groups each research one area of
development to come back and teach
home group
After jigsawing the articles on their area of
development, they discuss what was
learned in each and add to their own
notes
Go back to Home group and teach each
other about all four of the areas of
development
(See notes in Power Point)
10:10/2:
40
(20 min)

Theres an App for That activity

Model completing one app and show quick
examples of other apps (See notes on
Power Point)
Give explicit directions and refer to the
slide
Gallery walk
(See notes in Power Point)

Brooke

10:30/3:
00
(5-10
min)

Wrap up and introduce Middle School

Teachers2 video
Thank teachers for their time and show
appreciation for their engagement and
effort
Ask teachers to complete reflection
Be sure volume is turned up
(See notes in Power Point)

Jen

10:40/3:
10

Dismiss group
Remind morning group they should eat
lunch before returning to class by 11:30

Jen

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