Workshop 4: Who and What Guides Us? Part of Exploring Our Values Through Poetry In This Section Introduction From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Teachers open the door. You enter yourself. — Chinese Proverb This workshop asks participants to broaden their ideas about teachers and learners. It... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: Life Lessons 20 Activity 2: Learner vs.... Spiritual Preparation From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Today the group will explore the relationships between learners and teachers. As the facilitator, your role in the group is similar to that of a teacher. Opening From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and matchers Description of Activity Use the Opening designed by your group or the one provided... Activity 1: Life Lessons From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint or dry erase board and markers Pens or pencils and journal Preparation for Activity Write eac... Activity 2: Learner Vs. Teacher From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, "A Story," by Jane Hirshfield Handout 2, "Love in the Classroom," by Al Zolynas Preparation ... Activity 3: Life Lesson Poems From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Pens or pencils and journals Optional: CD player and CD of instrumental music Preparation for Activity ... Closing From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice Singing the Living Tradition hymnal Preparation for Activity If hymnals are not always available... Leader Reflection and Planning From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Review today's workshop with your co-leader. This workshop is the first one during which participants used a prompt as a springboard to write their own... Faith In Action: Belated Thanks From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Blank note cards Pens or pencils Optional: Art materials such as pastels, markers, charcoal, or crayons... Alternate Activity 1: Meeting Our Spiritual Guides From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Pens or pencils and journals Art supplies such as drawing paper, pastels, markers, and crayons Optional... Alternate Activity 2: Wwmsgd? Bracelets From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Soft, flexible wire, hemp, leather, or cotton cord cut into two-foot lengths Lettered beads Question ma... Taking It Home: Who and What Guides Us? From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Teachers open the door. You enter yourself. — Chinese Proverb DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We examined life lessons taught both intentionally and... Handout 1: A Story From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Jane Hirshfield (1953- ), from Of Gravity and Angels (Middleton, CT: Weslyan University Press, 1988).A woman tells me the story of a small wild bird... Handout 2: Love In The Classroom From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Al Zolynas (1945- ), from Kowit, Steve, ed., The Maverick Poets: An Anthology (Santee, CA: Gorilla Press, 1988).Afternoon. Across the garden, in Green... Leader Resource 1: Spiritual Guides Meditation From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Gather the group in a circle.... Find Out More From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Read about Jane Hirshfield at Poets.org.... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Exploring Our Values Through Poetry NEXT: Introduction Download all of Exploring Our Values Through Poetry (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.