Table 1.

SI FT agenda (2010)

Session topic	Description
Introductions	Attendees choose a picture that represents how they view their role as a facilitator and share it with the other attendees.
Orientation to the work spaces	Attendees explore the spaces in which they will work during the week.
Overview of the week	Attendees work with a partner to answer the challenge questions about the SI using the participant materials to learn the week’s objectives, curriculum, resources, and materials. Answers are discussed in large group.
Connecting the week’s activities and terms	Attendees work in groups of three to create a concept map of the vocabulary used during the SI. Attendees share their concept maps with the larger group and discuss the varied uses of these terms and how they can become working definitions for the week.
Questions about the week	Attendees ask any remaining questions they have about the SI and the week ahead.
Facilitation practice	Attendees read a scenario about a frustrated SI participant and identify ways to effectively facilitate this difficult situation.
Tools for dealing with group behaviors	Attendees engage with two resources about group dynamics (Constructive and Destructive Group Behaviors and Five Stages of Group Development), learn the roles and responsibilities of group facilitators, and draw on their previous experience as SI participants (or facilitators, if relevant) to brainstorm strategies to promote productive working group behaviors.
Strategies for establishing group norms and values	Attendees share strategies they have used to establish working group norms and values.
Planning time	Attendees work with a partner to design the opening 10 min of the first small-group work session, identify its objectives, and request resources.