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The Staffroom Swap
Trade one tiny practice, shortcut, or resource worth stealing—with no presentation required.
15–25 min6–100 peopleIndividual
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Set the room up for success.
Materials
- Sticky notes or index cards
- Chart paper or wall space
- Markers
- Optional shared document
Before you begin
- Create four category headings: saves time, helps students, makes collaboration easier, and small delight
- Prepare one specific example that can be understood in a sentence
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What to say
“Share one small thing that has genuinely helped—not a keynote, not your entire system, and not a sales pitch. Add your name only if you are comfortable being asked a follow-up question.”
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Facilitator notes · Do not project yet
Keep it comfortable and useful.
Make room for everyone
- Allow typed, dictated, drawn, or verbally contributed ideas.
- Offer a seated browsing option by bringing cards to tables or sharing them digitally.
- Keep names optional and do not require anyone to explain or defend a contribution.
Watch out for
- Do not let the exchange become a list of paid products or a contest for the cleverest idea.
- Give attribution when the original contributor is known, and ask permission before sharing outside the group.
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For the group
Here’s what to do.
- 1
Display the four categories and model one concise contribution.
- 2
Give everyone three quiet minutes to write one practice, shortcut, resource, phrase, or routine.
- 3
Post the contributions by category, with names or initials optional.
- 4
Invite participants to browse silently and mark two ideas they may want to borrow.
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Keep going.
- 5
Open a five-minute swap window for practical questions or additions.
- 6
Ask each person to capture one idea to try and where they can find more information.
- 7
Photograph or digitize the board so the collection does not disappear after the meeting.
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Prompt 01
A phrase that prevents a problem before it starts
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 02
A tiny routine that saves you time
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 03
A template or tool you would happily share
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 04
A low-effort move students respond to
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 05
Something a colleague taught you that stuck
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Wrap it up
One last thought.
- What useful knowledge was already in this room?
- Which idea could you test with almost no setup?
- How might we keep this kind of exchange going without creating another meeting?