How can the workshop help students move from dependence and lack of confidence to independence and confidence?
The PIE principle may sound like a cop-out answer, but it is actually a device that works magic! Once students have been praised in an area in which they initially feel weak, they are more likely to take confident steps forward. Keep a positive environment—never let your students make fun of other students because this could potentially ruin the entire build-up of trust. Another great strategy is to continually model the workshop setting, and to scaffold it in a way that is student-based. Slowly, your students will begin to understand the pattern and will only need a small amount of direction.
