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Welcome to this Four Corners activity. It's important to connect and build relationships with others. This activity is one way to accomplish that. Of course, that's not the only goal. It's also to assist you in comparing how things get done in your district or school with other's processes and politics.
Welcome to this Four Corners activity. It's important to connect and build relationships with others. This activity is one way to accomplish that. Of course, that's not the only goal. It's also to assist you in comparing how things get done in your district or school with other's processes and politics.
Round 1 - Introductions
Round 1 - Introductions
Do you have a beginner's mindset? Consider cultivating your mindset:
Do you have a beginner's mindset? Consider cultivating your mindset:
A study in the Journal of Business Research showed that having a "beginner's mindset" makes employees more creative by encouraging curiosity and open-mindedness...it helps handle uncertainty, be more innovative, and improve venture performance. It is also great for communication and learning. Studies have shown that it helps people talk openly and nicely, leading to better learning and relationships. (source)
Step 1
Step 1
Divide into 4 stations/corners in the room. Find a flipchart and markers.
You each have 5 minutes to write on the flip chart:
Their name and school district
The main technology they oversee (1-2 sentences)
One key challenge in their district (1-2 sentences)
How could adopting a Beginner's Mindset be helpful?
Step 2
Step 2
Select a spokesperson
Each spokesperson introduces their corner members, sharing what they wrote about themselves on the flipchart
Round 2 - Exploring Hierarchies
Round 2 - Exploring Hierarchies
As a group, collaboratively draw the technology hierarchy/organization in your district with key roles
Be sure to include the following:
decision-making processes,
budgets
biggest priorities
project management
Note: You have 15 minutes.
Round 3 - Share and Compare
Round 3 - Share and Compare
Rotate to view each corners' organization charts
Leave comments, questions on sticky notes, compare to your own corner
Reconvene as corner groups. Each group shares highlights/takeaways from what they saw
Round 4 - Takeaways
Round 4 - Takeaways
Large group discussion about similarities and differences in district technology organizations
Lessons learned and best practices
Resources
Resources
How do you handle challenges? Consider using these five ways of framing a problem. Here are two sets of scenarios and less than perfect solutions for your consideration.
How do you handle challenges? Consider using these five ways of framing a problem. Here are two sets of scenarios and less than perfect solutions for your consideration.
Directions: How would you rework these solutions to work better? Or, devise your own from scratch.
Directions: How would you rework these solutions to work better? Or, devise your own from scratch.
"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."
-Epictetus
"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."
-Epictetus
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