{"id":183,"date":"2021-02-17T12:12:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T20:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/?p=183"},"modified":"2021-02-17T12:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T20:23:13","slug":"webex-wednesday-a-model-for-efficiency-and-effectiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/2021\/02\/17\/webex-wednesday-a-model-for-efficiency-and-effectiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"WebEx Wednesday:  A Model for Efficiency and Effectiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2021\/02\/process-efficiency-header@2x-1024x439.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2021\/02\/process-efficiency-header@2x-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2021\/02\/process-efficiency-header@2x-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2021\/02\/process-efficiency-header@2x-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2021\/02\/process-efficiency-header@2x-1536x659.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2021\/02\/process-efficiency-header@2x-500x214.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2021\/02\/process-efficiency-header@2x.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isn&#8217;t it great to see kids back in class?  Everything else aside, isn&#8217;t it great to see them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>With Wednesdays being WebEx-only days, we wanted to take this week\u2019s blog to think through ideas for<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong> breakout rooms.<\/strong>  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It can be nerve-wracking to release students to work independently without supervision. However, with structure and an efficient plan, WebEx breakout rooms can be a great way for students from across both cohorts to connect with each other and share their thinking or practice what has been taught in person. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#d9badb\"><strong>Here are a few ideas about how to make the most out of your WebEx breakout rooms: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-background wp-block-list\" style=\"background-color:#e5dee7\"><li><strong>1.   <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Keep them short. <\/span>Keep the break out rooms times <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">between 2 and 3 minutes<\/span>, no longer than 5 unless there is substantial work being completed. <\/strong><ul><li><strong>It is better to use breakout rooms multiple times in a class session, rather than give them one breakout room for too long.  NOT giving them enough time to have a complete conversation is best practice for virtual engagement.  Too much time is unpleasant and awkward.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Give the students one task<\/span> to complete rather than several.  Give them one question to discuss, rather than several. Provide Sentence stems. If students are unlikely to know how to begin, a sentence stem or two can provide a clear first step in how to start. <\/strong><ul><li><strong>This <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_ZsDjZ4N4J1ecuBjdiZJ_EOdMSuoj0Gj\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">l<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/12lxviWeAnovxnVx9YkL3VmVEEoTBLpGV\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ink<\/a> provides some prompts for students to engage in academic conversations<\/strong>: <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>3. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Provide a shared document<\/span>. Create a Google document or a Jamboard (each group gets their own board) with a task or question that is to be completed during the time in the breakout room. <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>4. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Assign jobs<\/span>. In order to help students, stay on task when working together in a break out room a specific role will guide their next steps.<\/strong><ul><li><strong>a. Leader. Makes sure that everyone is participating, that people are unmuted and that cameras are on when possible.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>b. Time keeper. Makes sure that the task will be completed before the breakout room is over <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>c. Scribe. Write the answers in the shared document. Alternatively, all students could be a scribe and write their answers in a different color.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>d. Technician. Share screen in the breakout room so all can see what is being worked on.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>e. Presenter. Share the group work at the end of the breakout room.Jobs can be assigned by alphabet, next birthday, tallest or other random affiliation.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e1c4ea\"><strong>After the breakout room is done, it is great information to ask students how the process went in their group. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">A scale of 1-5 in a personal chat <\/span>will give you feedback on how the breakout rooms went when you were not able to be there.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In a nutshell, less is more.  Less time, fewer tasks, little open-endedness.  Keep them focused.  Keep them efficient.  Your students will be breakout room rockstars.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isn&#8217;t it great to see kids back in class? Everything else aside, isn&#8217;t it great to see them? With Wednesdays being WebEx-only days, we wanted to take this week\u2019s blog to think through ideas for breakout rooms. 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