The experience takes approximately 50–70 min and it involves one navigator (facilitator) and 4–5 travelers (participants). It is composed of four sequential parts: preparation, travel guide, souvenir and transportation. In the preparation part, which represents the present, participants write one item per card on what they currently hold dear and what they wish to let go in their practices. This first part creates a suspension of disbelief by removing daily struggles and sets a tone of reflection. Then, travelers are invited to plan their one-week stay on the island as they build their own travel guides. They can choose up to five activity cards (displayed on the map) and place them in their booklet. The descriptions on the activity cards build on the metaphor of the island and also relate to the teachers’ mind frames we are exploring: growth mindset and formative feedback. This part represents the future, offering them a glimpse of possibilities of what they are trying to create.

To make a better use of the tool, we recommend teachers to commit to a mindframe they wish to further develop and agree on a future date when they will come back together to reflect on: What was the mindframe they committed to develop? How have they tried to develop it? What evidence have they collected to showcase the change? Is there anything they need from others to keep growing?