Diads/Triads – Eastern Middle School - DEMO

This activity, conducted three times during a 45-minute period, uses a different color form for each level of the exercise. The activity is first completed in teams of two people. For the second level, these teams are combined to form teams of three. For the third trial, all teams are merged to form two groups. At each of the three levels, participants reach consensus on their answers to the three questions. At the conclusion of the Diads/Triads exercise, the two groups publicly share outcomes.

Sample Exercise

What is so wonderful about this school that you would never want it to change?

What is so bad that we should change it tomorrow?

What problems need resolution but have no easy solutions and will require time for study?

[This activity is first conducted with two-person teams (Diads). Following that, three team members are combined (Triads) and are given the same form on a different color sheet. The exercise concludes with two large groups completing a third copy on the same form using a third color.]