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Just Imagine … an Opening Lifetime

Just Imagine … an Opening Lifetime

Virginia McLaurin was born in 1909 in South Carolina. She grew up in the Jim Crow era in the South and only went to school through the third grade. She...

Practicing Collaboration with Others

Practicing Collaboration with Others

Let’s play with some LEGOs! Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting an activity that uses tactile play to enhance collaboration. By engaging participants in a playful activity while discussing...

Just Imagine…Career Barriers

Just Imagine…Career Barriers

Few people believed in Yvonne Brill’s scientific potential. Her high school teacher told her that a woman would never succeed in a science career. Her father wanted her to stay...

Seeing Communities as Partners

Seeing Communities as Partners

Understanding the Existing Strengths of a Community Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting a fun activity that uses role playing to help participants imagine communities as partners, rather than...

Interactive Workshop Introducing the Collaborative Discussion Toolkit

Interactive Workshop Introducing the Collaborative Discussion Toolkit

In this workshop, you will learn about the Collaborative Discussion Toolkit (an open access resource), created by educators and dialogue practitioners. It contains 50+ learning activities, intentionally designed to develop...

Just Imagine…Careers and Marriage

Just Imagine…Careers and Marriage

Nora Stanton Barney (née Blatch) was born in England in 1883. She attended high school in New York City, traveling back to England for the summers. When she was 19,...

Developing an Awareness of Stakeholders: A Podcast Interview with Lori Britt

Developing an Awareness of Stakeholders: A Podcast Interview with Lori Britt

Who should be in the room? Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting Activity 5.2 Developing an Awareness of Stakeholders, designed to help participants think deeply and methodically about who...

Identifying Knowledge in the Community

Identifying Knowledge in the Community

Crafting Knowledge Trees Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting a fun activity that helps participants tease out all the different kinds of knowledge they have gained throughout their lives....

Just Imagine…The Diversity of Talents

Just Imagine…The Diversity of Talents

As the United States ventured into space, NASA realized that the space suits worn by astronauts were critical to mission success. As early as 1947, the military had developed suits...

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