Teacher Training Workshop

Ice-breaker & Energizer activities for blended teaching

Table of contents

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Introduction to the workshop

What ice-breaking and energizer activirs are

Handbook Explanation

Explanation of the group activity

Introduction

Ice-breaking & Energizers

Handook

Group activity

Chapter Intro

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Introduction to the workshop

Introduction

Learning Outcomes of the workshop

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Understand what Ice breaker and Energizers activities are

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Understand why Ice breakers and Energizers are important to blended learning

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Understand the Ice breaker and Energizers handbook

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Know how to develop an Ice breaker or Energizer activity

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What are the energizers and �ice-breaking activities?

• Do you know what energizer activities are?
• Do you know what ice-breaking activities are?
• What is the difference between an energizer and an ice-breaking activity?

Energizers

Energizers are short and fun activities for students in the classroom or any participants in any meeting/training to help students to be more alert and active and can be implemented at any time during the teaching.

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Teachers should keep the following points in mind when deciding which energizer they will use for their students:

• Age of the students
• Gender
• Culture
• Physical abilities
• Group dynamic

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Ice-breaker activities

An ice breaker is an activity, game, or event that is used to welcome and warm up the conversation among students or participants to any meeting/training. Ice breakers range wildly, from simple one-question answers to elaborated team games

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The main goal of the ice-breaking activities is to get to know each other

in the classroom.

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Use the activities in blended learning

• Create a positive learning environment
• Encourage contact between students and trainers
• Encourage classroom confidence
• Encourage classroom interaction
• Create an opportunity to share ideas and opinions or to ask questions

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Checklist

Integrating Icebreakers and Energizers in Online Teaching Checklist

Resilience—I have:

• A troubleshooting list of what to check when issues arise
• A backup plan in case the technology fails—it is important to use learning time effectively so you must be ready to continue the lesson despite technology interruptions
• An attitude that allows me to remain calm and move on

• Content—I have:
• Checked that the activities I have planned will work with the tools available
• Carefully chosen the activity to suit the context

Format —I have:

• Ensured visuals and audio are clear and high quality
• Identified appropriate resources to use

Text —I have:

• Used simple, clear language
• Used key phrases rather than long sentences
• Kept all instructions short and sweet

Checklist

Integrating Icebreakers and Energizers in Blended Learning Checklist

Graphics —I have:

• Used graphics rather than text whenever possible
• Chosen simple, clear images
• Used free and open sources for images when possible

Colour —I have:

• Used colour sparingly to highlight key features
• Used colours that are clearly visible and readable

Sound and Animation —I have:

• Used special effects sparingly for maximum impact

GRAB YOUR FAVORITE CANDY!

Candy

Game

Instructions

1. Red candy - Favorite hobby
2. Green candy - Favorite travel destination
3. Blue candy – Share something that makes you happy
4. Yellow Candy – One thing that you like about your job
5. Orange candy – Favorite book or movie

*Choose 3 candies

Ice-breaker and Energizer Activities

Handbook

Group Activity

1. Divide the group into 5 teams with 3 people in each group and 1 group with 4 people (in total 6 groups)
2. Each team should have a look into the handbook and develop their own energizer or ice-breaking activity (20 minutes)
1. Each energizer/ice-breaking activity should be 15 minutes
2. Each team can use either sticky notes, pens, pencils, candies, posters, or any equipment (BE CREATIVE ☺ )
3. Each team should use the Handbook Template to fill in their activity description etc.
3. Each group should present their energizer or ice-breaking activity

Thanks!

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Blended Learning Train-the-Trainer - BLITT

2021-1-SI01-KA220-AD-000037772

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