Presentation Description: "What's in Your Backpack?" is a workshop designed to support the re-entry process for students returning from education abroad, while also enhancing staff professional development. Applying the Tuckman Life Cycle Theory of Development, this interactive session equips participants with practical tools to navigate the stages of group development: forming, storming, norming, performing, & adjourning. Attendees will develop strategies to integrate returning students effectively, fostering collaboration and a supportive team environment among staff.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the Tuckman Life Cycle Theory: Gain an understanding of the stages of group development (forming, storming, norming, performing, & adjourning) within the context of supporting students' re-entry from abroad.
Develop Strategies for Re-entry Integration: Learn practical strategies to effectively integrate returning students from education abroad into academic and social environments, fostering their personal growth and development.
Enhance Staff Collaboration and Support: Acquire tools and techniques to enhance staff collaboration, productivity, and supportiveness in managing the re-entry process and promoting a cohesive team environment.
