Workshop 1

Think fast. Unlock your creativity. Get rid of perfectionism tendencies. (Suggested by: Scott Family Amazeum)

This activity will encourage communication and increase collaboration with one another through building upon educators' creations and ideas. (Suggested by: Scott Family Amazeum)

Use your imagination to transform an object into something else. Example, "This is not a roll of tape, this is an apple pie."  (Suggested by: Scott Family Amazeum)

A group of educators work together to draw a picture (e.g., frustrated face) or a word (e.g., fail) on a poster board using only a marker and duct tape. In a team of 3-4 educators, draw an image (e.g., smiley face) using one marker controlled by each member of the team.  (Suggested by: Thinkery)

This activity covers how we experience failure through the perspective of both educator and learner. It also supports a discussion around identifying open ended facilitation versus explicit direction. (Created by: Thinkery)

The purpose of this activity is to (a) think about failure critically and (b) observe adults' unstuck methods when creating a freestanding tower with twists and challenges. (Created by: Scott Family Amazeum)

Educators engage in an activity to reflect on the actions they did during the course of the activity, as well as the actions of the facilitator during the course of the activity. (Created by: The Tech Interactive)

The purpose of this activity is to (a) reminder educators of how failure looks, feels, sounds–so that they can better recognize it in others, and (b) get educators used to the idea that failure can exist outside of themselves - to look at failure as an object and not an intrinsic part of who they are. (Created by: Montshire Museum of Science)

Four corners is an activity that asks individuals to take a position on a specific topic, statement, word, image, and so forth. Once selected, individuals move to the corner of their choice to discuss their choice in relation to the three topics, statements, words, or images not selected. Each group justifies their decision to the whole group. In this example, the focus is on selecting an image that indicates what failure means to you.  (Adapted by: Scott Family Amazeum)

This activity poses a question (or set of questions) that makes you choose between two options (e.g., “Would you rather eat a spoon of mayonnaise or a spoon of hot sauce?”). The resource provided here was framed around experiences with failure.  (Adapted by: Scott Family Amazeum)

This “quiz” was used to spark a conversation around educator’s perspectives of failure. (Created by: Science Museum of Minnesota)

This activity is a creative approach for educators to express what failure means to them in their professional role. So throw a bunch material and adhesives out and get collaging. (Created in Collaboration with: Crystal Bridges)

For this activity, post several definitions of failure to compare/contrast or agree/disagree. We included a list of failure definition to consider for this activity, including the failure definitions of our partnering sites. You may decide to create a working definition of failure through piecing together words and phrases from other's failure definition. (Suggested by: Scott Family Amazeum)

This is a short blurb that describes the project. There is an emphasis on improving upon their educational practices. (Created by: The Tech Interactive)

This was part of a slideshow presented in the first workshop. Some of the questions addressed include (a) What are the goals of the project? and (b) How does this affect you? (Created by: Scott Family Amazeum)