Chinook Breakout Room Norms

In a breakout room, I should...

• stay focused on the task

• share what I am thinking

• be kind

• listen to make sense of shared ideas

You are LISTENING TO UNDERSTAND someone's ideas but are having a hard time. What would be a good choice to do?

• Stay quiet and confused.

• Say, "Could you please say that one more time or could someone else explain?"

• Ask them to use the whiteboard or their paper to write or draw their idea.

• Change the subject to talk about something else.

What could you say to BE KIND to someone who is not sharing what they are thinking about the topic?

• "Um, hello?"

• "What is your idea?"

• Ignore them.

• "We haven't heard from you yet. What do you think?"

What could you say to BE KIND to someone who is having a hard time staying focused on the task?

• "Can we talk about that later?"

• "Let's get back to work on our task!"

• Ignore them.

• "Who cares? We have work to do!"

If you are in a breakout room and someone is not being kind, what could you do?

• Ask them kindly to stop.

• "Call for help" to bring the teacher in.

• Leave the breakout room and go to the main session.

• Start being unkind too.

Which norm do you think will be the EASIEST for you?

• Stay focused on the task.

• Share what I am thinking about the topic.

• Be kind.

• Listen to make sense of shared ideas.

Which norm do you think will be the HARDEST for you?

• Stay focused on the task.

• Share what I am thinking about the topic.

• Be kind.

• Listen to make sense of shared ideas.