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FIRST: Select someone in your group to read the information below.
FIRST: Select someone in your group to read the information below.
What is it?
What is it?
The Swedish Fika is an important social event where learners can gather and socialize to discuss professional topics. Coffee, sweets and learning are all involved in the Cafe PD model!
Time: Usually runs about 30 minutes
People: This would be ideal for about 2 - 30 people
What Do you need?
What Do you need?
Laptop or iPad
Note taking service (Google Keep, Google Docs) or a Notes app
Conversation starter cards
Coffee
Sweets
FIKA
FIKA
Fika is a concept in Swedish culture with the basic meaning "to have coffee" often accompanied with pastries or sandwiches.
It is a common practice at workplaces in Sweden where it constitutes at least one break during a normal workday. Often, two fikas are taken in a day at around 9:00 in the morning and 3:00 in the afternoon.
Work fika is an important social event where employees can gather and socialize to discuss private and professional matters. It is not uncommon for management to join employees and to some extent it can even be considered impolite not to join one's colleagues.
setting up a cafe
setting up a cafe
- Write down conversation starters for your team.
- Place them on the tables.
- Let everybody get a coffee and a sweet.
- Have participants sit at a table/topic of interest.
- Let the group select a notetaker.
- Start the conversations.
- Collect the notes.
- Share a document with all the collected information.
TIP: Create a little structure by adding role cards (time keeper, notetaker and moderator) to each table.
TIP: Create a little structure by adding role cards (time keeper, notetaker and moderator) to each table.
organization
organization
SECOND: Discuss question below
SECOND: Discuss question below
Would this model of professional development work in your school or district? Why or Why Not?
Would this model of professional development work in your school or district? Why or Why Not?
third: Submit ideas on form
third: Submit ideas on form
additional resources
additional resources
Google Sites
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