Thesis Statement

People make better decisions when they understand who’s watching, what’s public, and how to protect themselves — and we can learn this in a fun, playful way.

Learning Objectives (2)

1. Participants will identify situations where people might be “snoopy” or watching their actions. Example: Participants list funny examples like “my little cousin reading my texts” or “IT watching my college email.”
2. Participants will practice choosing smarter, safer actions when privacy is limited. Example: Participants rewrite a silly message (“Send me that shower selfie!”) into a professional one.

Learning Outcomes (2)

1. Participants will demonstrate awareness of digital spaces that are monitored. Example: Participants correctly label which accounts are private vs. monitored (college email, work email, social media, etc.).
2. Participants will apply safer communication choices in a playful scenario. Example: Participants choose the best response to a goofy prompt like: “Your friend wants you to send a secret message through your college email — what do you do?”

5E Learning Model (Short & Fun)

Engage

Play a quick game: “Who’s Watching?” Participants guess whether silly scenarios are monitored or private. Example: “Sending grandma a recipe through college email — monitored or not?”

Explore

Participants share funny stories of people being snoopy (siblings, parents, IT, teachers). Keep it light and humorous.

Explain

Facilitator breaks down the truth: some accounts are watched, some aren’t — and why it matters.

Elaborate

Participants rewrite goofy messages into smart, safe versions. Example: Original: “Bro, look at this wild picture of me in the shower.” Rewrite: “Let’s talk on a private platform.”

Evaluate

Participants complete a quick challenge: identify the safest communication choice in three funny scenarios.

Assessments

Formative Assessment

Participants complete a “Snoopy or Safe?” exit card listing:

• One monitored space
• One private space
• One smart communication choice they’ll use today

Summative Assessment

Participants create a short comic strip showing a character learning the difference between monitored vs. private communication — with humor encouraged.

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Group Mini‑Lesson: “We Don’t Quit Here”

Learning Objective

Group members will identify one shared “quit message” and replace it with a collective resilience statement. Example: Quit message: “We always struggle with this.” Resilience statement: “We grow stronger together every time we try.”

Learning Outcome

Participants will demonstrate the ability to support one another by reframing negative group self‑talk into positive, action‑based language. Example: Negative: “We’re not good at finishing things.” Reframed: “We finish more when we help each other stay accountable.”

5E Learning Model (Group Version)

Engage (2 minutes)

Place the phrase in the center: “I Am Stupid — Can’t Learn — Please Help.” Ask the group: How does this statement feel when someone in the group says it? This opens empathy and connection.

Explore (3 minutes)

Each person shares one “quit message” they’ve heard in the group. Examples:

• “We’re not smart enough.”
• “We always mess things up.”
• “We never get things right.” This builds honesty and trust.

Explain (4 minutes)

Facilitator teaches:

• Groups often pass down quit habits without noticing.
• Failure is information, not identity.
• Groups grow stronger when they reframe together.

Elaborate (5 minutes)

As a group, pick one quit message and rewrite it into a group resilience statement. Example: Quit: “We give up too fast.” Resilience: “We stay in the fight because we don’t struggle alone.”

Have each person say the new statement aloud.

Evaluate (3 minutes)

Group members share one way they will help someone else not quit this week. This shifts the lesson from individual to collective responsibility.

Formative Assessment

Group Reflection Card: Each person completes the sentence: “Today I learned our group becomes stronger when we…”

Collected responses show:

• Understanding of resilience
• Ability to reframe
• Commitment to supporting one another

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