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| Title | Description |
| Library Book Icebreaker |
The collection of books in a library is a great resource for a metaphoric icebreaker. Framing a question around the sentence stem, “What book title in the library best explains…” can help students think abstractly about a concrete subject. This icebreaker can be used any time during the school year for a variety of purposes such as getting acquainted, event evaluation, group check-ins, goal setting, etc. Possible sentence stems include:
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| Webbing Loop Activities | Activities using 1" tubular webbing have been used on the Cispus and Cheweleah Peak Challenge Courses for a number of years as well as in the leadership camps. This year, the CheerLeadership camps decided to ramp up their team building component of summer camp using the webbing loops. To aid them in their efforts, Washington Student Leadership created an information packet on how to safely and effectively use webbing loops in a camp setting. Webbing loops can be used for a variety of groups in a variety of settings. Some of the activities lend themselves as perfect introductions or metaphors for a staff development day. Many can be used as "practice" problem-solving activities to help student leadership teams improve their teamwork. A few, with some thoughtful considerations, can be adapted to serve as positive school climate activities during assemblies and socials. |
| Group Led Initiatives (GLIs) |
This nine-page monograph is a complete look at Group Led Initiatives. Group Led Initiatives are mini-problem solving challenges that a team works on from a written set of directions. Group Lead Initiatives allow a facilitator to monitor multiple groups at the same time while providing a challenge experience to help a group improve their team skills. |
| The Art of Icebreakers: Learn, Laugh and Lead |
This 11-page monograph is an in-depth look at icebreakers. It covers the purpose of icebreakers, how to choose them, facilitator considerations and it provides a resources list. Additionally, over 50 icebreakers are described. |
| Seatbreakers | Five-minute icebreakers &
energizers designed for the confines of a classroom We all know that icebreakers and energizers are great tools to create a positive feeling tone in a classroom...but clunky desks, lack of space and limited time often get in the way of utilizing these valuable activities. The resource Seatbreakers is a list of more than 30 icebreakers and energizers that have been modified for the traditional school classroom. |
| 111 Funny Uses of the Word "Crepe" | How many uses can you think of for the word "crepe?" Look at the list of 111 uses and correctly identify the pop culture/historical reference...then add to the list! |
| Instant Community | Three quick icebreakers to create productive work teams for students and staff. |
| Title | Description |
| Chuck Norris/Student Leader Jokes |
Chuck Norris is a super hero; a student
leader is a super human |
| New State Laws and How Student Leaders Can Help Meet Them |
Three new mandates (mostly unfunded, unfortunately) related directly to school climate have come out of the current legislative session. With all the things schools have been asked to do, these law changes ask schools to do even more. Student leaders have the opportunity to help move these laws from being well-intentioned ideas into specific actions that work to ensure the academic and social success for all students. |
| S3 Skills: Smile, Shake and Share |
Each day presents us with a chance to do something nice for someone.
On February 17, we have a chance to celebrate this simple idea during
Random Acts of Kindness Day. The day can be played up by student
leadership teams through organizing major events and activities, or the
day can be underscored by a small publicity campaign. Either way, it is
a day to remember. |
| Inclusion: More than Just A Word | The phrase we need to "include all students" is often heard from student leaders. But what does this really mean? Who is "all" and how do you "include" them? A meaningful discussion of the concept of inclusion is the beginning of a student leadership team's attempt to live up to the noble quest of including all students. Discover what inclusion means to you and how you can create opportunities for it in this 45 minute lesson plan. |
| Humor Triangle | Humor is a critical tool for student leaders to use during school assemblies...unfortunately, it is a seldom taught skill. Victor Borge, an entertainer, said, "Laughter is the shortest distance between two people." Humor during assemblies can unite the school. But, if used incorrectly, humor can also divide and antagonize. Consult the Humor Triangle as a guide for using humor during presentations. Research indicates that people behave based on their exposure to certain types of humor. The key to any joke is knowing what your joke is about, who you are telling it to and why. A school audience expects to be informed or entertained, but not offended. |
| 29 Student Solutions to Stop Bullying | At every school at some level is bullying. Students are the key to lessen this reality. In their words, here are 29 ideas that students can use to decrease bullying at their school. |
| A Year of Looking at Inclusion: A PBwiki Invite Key: inclusion |
Our goal for this
year is to produce a spring issue of The Leader on the topic of
inclusion. We have created a PBwiki on
inclusion to document success stories, share
activities, list resources, store documents and pose questions. We hope
you visit our PBwiki throughout the year to add to our collective
wisdom. What is a PBwiki? A PBwiki is a free, interactive, web-based resource originally designed for teachers leading online courses. They allow any user with the invite key (password) to connect to the PBwiki to add or change text, create pages or store documents. |
| Moodle at MLRs: Student Solutions to Student Concerns |
Thanks to Olympic Educational Service
District Information Technology Coordinator Jeff Allen, over 1,800
students were able to participate in a record-breaking 1-3-6ing session.
Delegates at the annual Middle Level Regionals (MLRs) Leadership
Conference on February 5-7, through an internet program called a Moodle,
agreed upon common concerns then collectively generated solutions for
them. The five common concerns of middle level student leaders ranked in
order of most mentioned are: 1. Bullying, 2. Respect, 3. Student Involvement, 4. Gang Related Issues, 5. Fundraising |
| Title | Description |
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Ideas for Veterans' Day Observance |
Ideas to help schools meet RCW 28A.230.160: "During the school week preceding the eleventh day of November of each year, there shall be presented in each common school educational activities suitable to the observance of Veterans' Day." Kalama High School's Veterans' Day ideas presented at the 2006 WASC Conference. |
| Ideas for
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance revised Dec. 2008 |
In 2009 the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Holiday falls on January 19. Drum Major Instinct speech |
| Calendar of Special Dates 2007-08 |
Many opportunities exist for planning special activities during the school year. Whether to honor individuals, groups or just to break the normal routine, a special activity on a specific date can be meaningful. |
| Teacher Appreciation revised April 2010 |
Teacher appreciation ideas from a variety of sources. The Teacher Who is a quick, fun activity that recognizes teachers on a personal and professional level based on a student survey. |
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Title |
Description |
| Holden Leadership Center (summary of Web site) |
The Holden Leadership Center at the University of Oregon opened in 2004. It has quickly grown to become an integral part of the University evolving into a multifaceted hub of activity offering over 12 major programs, coordinating over 15 academic courses, and supporting the work of hundreds of student organizations and student leadership initiatives. As a result of the work from the Holden Center through programs like Alternative Spring Break where students participate in domestic and international service projects, the University of Oregon boasts the highest percentage of college students per capita entering the Peace Corp in the nation. The Holden Leadership Center Web site contains a variety of resources, inspirational quotes, philosophy documents, activities, project planning tips and program descriptions. |
| End of the Year Recognition Ideas |
End of the year recognition awards do two things: first, they acknowledge people for jobs well done; second, they begin to raise the bar and set the tone for the next upcoming school year. Recognition programs can be full-blown productions with a school-wide assembly, plaques and speeches or they can be simple, meaningful notes of thanks. The important thing is to have them in some way, shape or form. To help you design your unique programs, we have compiled a list of End of the Year Recognition ideas. Another source for inspiration is the idea share link on the Web site of the Washington Activity Coordinators Association. |
| Student Leadership:What does it look like,sound like and feel like? | Student leadership–like all complex concepts such
as love, community, family, team–is often hard to define.
Recently, we asked 90 high school leaders attending a student
leadership workshop sponsored by ESD 189 and facilitated by
Washington Student Leadership to think about what student leadership
means to them. We asked: What does student leadership look like, sound
like and feel like? Take a look at their answers and the discussion
questions that follow to measure their ideas with what guides your
leadership journey. Answers to the look like, sound like, feel like prompt from Meeker Middle School, Tacoma SD |
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Student Leader ACTION Rubric |
During the 2009 Middle Level Regionals
Leadership Conference, participants constructed a rubric of student
actions based on four traits: integrity, cooperation, respect and
empowering others. Over 1,584 students from 116 schools
participated in this group writing exercise. The rubric was
based on a definition of a student leader authored by the WASC
Board in 2008: Student leaders strive to nurture and empower all students to make a difference in their schools, communities and world. A student leader displays integrity, cooperation and respect toward self and others. |
| Leading with Questions | One good question asked at the right time with the right tone generates a greater impact than 100 bombarding statements. The art of leading involves asking questions. Lots of them. Keep this handy one-page list of questions at your side to remind you of the power of a good question. |
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Leadership Resource Guides |
Washington Student Leadership has developed three Leadership Resource Guides for student leaders in high schools, middle schools and cheer programs. These notebooks can be used for a leadership class, an officer team or squad or for curriculum during a leadership retreat. |
| Evaluation for a more complete look, check out The Leader: Evaluation issue |
Evaluation is the key to the present and
the future. A good evaluation process after a student leadership event
will draw necessary closure to the event as well as prepare the
group to be more successful in the future. An evaluation should focus
both on the process (how the group interacted during the
planning) and the product (what the group created). As a
pre-step to an event, students can even create their own rubric to
define success. Sample Evaluations: -Cartoons -A Day in the Park -Disney/Hats/Candy -Faces/Shapes/Oz -Raise the Rope -PostIt |
| Elevator Speech and the Five Whys | The Elevator Speech and the Five Whys are excellent tools to help student leaders clearly and quickly explain a program, a process, a product or an event. |
| Title | Description |
| Just Show Up | Everybody participating in student leadership has a story about how they first became involved. The journey John Bieker took to become the ASB adviser at Battle Ground High is both inspiring and methaphorically rich. Use John's story as a springboard to a discussion about serving your school. |
| Assembly Stories | Examples of real-life stories that highlight the educational and social value of assemblies in a school community. |
| 9 PromisesJohn Wooden | The great teacher-coach John Wooden said, "We seek happiness in the wrong places and in the wrong form. The primary cause of unhappiness is simply wanting too much, overemphasizing the material things. Happiness begins where selfishness ends." His strategy to find happiness is to follow the Creed of Optimist International, a service organization dedicated to bringing out the best in children. |
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