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Three Rooms
Describe three workspaces from your education career with one word for each.
4–5 min4+ peopleTable groups
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Set the room up for success.
Materials
- None
Before you begin
- Display a visible timer
- Plan to hear no more than two table reports
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What to say
“Here is the ask. You will work only with your table, the timer will stay visible, and passing is always fine.”
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Facilitator notes · Do not project yet
Keep it comfortable and useful.
Make room for everyone
- Keep participation seated by default.
- Display and read the prompt aloud.
- Allow anyone to pass, write, or contribute through a tablemate.
Watch out for
- Do not romanticize difficult working conditions.
- Make the third room optional for newer educators or anyone who prefers less disclosure.
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For the group
Here’s what to do.
- 1
Give everyone 20 quiet seconds to choose up to three rooms or workspaces from their education career.
- 2
Each person names the rooms and gives one word for each.
- 3
Participants may use fewer rooms or fictional labels if a location is sensitive.
- 4
Invite the table to notice one theme, without interpreting anyone's story.
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Prompt 01
A room where you began
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 02
A room that changed your work
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 03
A room you remember clearly
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 04
One word for each space
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Wrap it up
One last thought.
- What has changed across the rooms where you have worked?
- What has stayed constant?