Lesson 1 Mind Training: Transforming essential questions to reflection and action. Sunday, July 17, 2006 (Afternoon Session 3:45 – 5:45) Description: Participants utilized surrealist visual art making games, contemplative education strategies, and participant generated review protocols to transform the 2006 ESP Peer to Peer Essential Questions into ideal reflection and action statements. The collaborative exercises from this highly interactive workshop were the foundations of the cumulative, week-long Thinking Back, Looking Forward Collaborative Project featured in the CW Post Student Art Gallery for the entire 2006 ESP Summer Seminar. Aims: A.) Have participants learn and model some basic concepts of Collaboration. B.) Learn to create a rubric to illustrate assessment and use as a guide for observation and awareness. C.) Use a rubric for both the evaluation of collaborative work and the fabrication of a collective project where the outcome is communally determined. D.) Practice Mind Training through self generated Peer Review Protocols E.) Participate in individual, small group, and entire workshop learning experiences. F.) Practice Mindfulness G.) Synthesize qualities of respect that are important in collaboration. Theme: Collaboration transcends individual privileges where separate expectations are replaced with equality and collective self-interest. Materials: Large paper for Exquisite Corpse images, ideal Peer to Peer statements Miscellaneous art supplies for working Raisins Materials for hanging images Music for working Prepared Polyester paper with COLLABORATION for list/rubric. Exquisite Corpse background handout Lesson plan to distribute Project Description copies Project Aims Farmer and the Horse Story Evaluation sheet Methods: A.) Mindfulness Exercise w/Raisins 30 minutes B.) Introduce rubric using participant’s contributions 5 minutes C.) Introduce Exquisite Corpse/handout sheets 5 minutes D.) Exquisite Corpse Exercise (one session) 20 minutes E.) Revisit rubric using Exquisite Corpse contributions 5 minutes F.) Hand out Peer to Peer Essential Questions/review 5 minutes G.) Use rubric as protocol to transform the Peer to Peer Essential Questions into ideal reflection and action statements 20 minutes H.) Share group process to transform questions 10 minutes I.) Collectively review questions and statements 10 minutes J.) Close – handout packets, evaluations, and reflections 10 minutes Sunday July 16th, 2006 Thinking Back, Looking Forward Collaborative Project Empire State Partnership Summer Seminar CW Post Campus, Long Island New York