Norms and ground rules - mblstamps/stamps2025 GitHub Wiki

What are norms?

Together, we proposed norms and ground rules to guide our interactions, which we collated into the following shared commitments.

Norms for everyone to follow

  • Be respectful and encouraging of each other, including of diverse knowledge, experience, background and perspectives
  • Create an environment that facilitates learning for everyone; for example,
    • All questions are welcome
    • Arrive curious and ready to focus
    • Consider the learning styles and needs of those around you

Additional norms for the STAMPS instructional team

  • Demonstrate humility and respect for learners, for example,
    • by being clear and defining terms; providing context
    • by checking in with the room, and adjusting speed and goals for the sessions
    • by being available, and also offering space to work through challenges individually
    • by supporting questions and offering multiple pathways to learning