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Today’s Headline
Write the local-paper headline that would run about your week.
3–5 min2+ peopleIndividual
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Facilitator prep · Do not project yet
Set the room up for success.
Materials
- Index cards, sticky notes, or chat
Before you begin
- Display the prompt
- Decide whether responses will be silent, written, or spoken
- Plan to answer first and model an honest pass early in the year
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What to say
“Write the local-paper headline about your week. Keep it school-appropriate, protect names and details, and pass if you prefer.”
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Facilitator notes · Do not project yet
Keep it comfortable and useful.
Make room for everyone
- Display and read the prompt aloud.
- Allow speaking, writing, pointing, chat, or passing with equal status.
- Never require eye contact, an explanation, or a public follow-up.
Watch out for
- Exclude student names, confidential events, and headlines aimed at real people.
- Follow up privately after the meeting; the check-in identifies where support may be needed but is not the support itself.
- Do not reward upbeat answers or treat a difficult answer as a public discussion prompt.
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For the group
Here’s what to do.
- 1
Give everyone thirty seconds to write one headline.
- 2
Share at tables or post simultaneously in chat.
- 3
Do not ask for the full story behind a headline.
- 4
Notice patterns and begin the agenda.
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Prompt 01
Local Educator…
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 02
Unexpected Development at…
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 03
After Long Search…
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.