The end of the year in education can often be hectic. This year, our instructional team decided to transform that chaos into a powerful opportunity with a team-building activity that staff can also use with students. Throughout May, we have planned a daily activity designed to enhance staff skills, foster creativity, and ensure some fun! Many of these activities are inspired by the Everyone Can Create series and forum posts.
As an instructional leader, I find this to be an enjoyable and engaging method to develop my staff’s skills and encourage the creativity and innovation we aspire to see in all classrooms throughout the year. Participation encourages involvement in the Apple Education Community and builds confidence in the skills needed to earn Apple Teacher badges or portfolios, while also helping others to maintain proficiency and push themselves to continue innovating.
If you try out the Shenanigans for yourself or have a suggestion for a daily challenge, please drop a reply!
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Pitch to Staff:
Welcome! We’re hope you join us for a dynamic team builder focused on technology, creativity, and funn (functional understanding not needed..just a fun mindset). This is your chance to explore innovative tools, spark your imagination, and collaborate with colleagues in exciting new ways. Bonus many of these activities can be used with students in the last month to keep engagement and learning high as the year winds down. Get ready to experiment, share ideas, and discover how creativity can enhance both teaching and learning!
General Guidelines:
- Earn points for each activity attempted. Bonus points are available on many of the days for teamwork, advanced skills, including students, app smashing, etc...
- Collaboration and creativity are highly encouraged!
- All submission must be posted on or after the day of the challenge. Final posts are due by [insert your preferred date and time].
The activity comes with:
- Calendar of Events
- Details of the Challenges
- Personal Scorecards
- Introduction Letter
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Attach up to 5 files which will be available for other members to download.