groups at work: structures and strategies for professional learning
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WELCOME. Groups at Work: Structures and Strategies for Professional Learning. Developed by Bruce Wellman & Laura Lipton, Co-Directors. “Before I begin, I’d just like to make it known that I didn’t volunteer to do this presentation.”. Today’s Session. Reflections on Practice. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Groups at Work:Structures and Strategies for
Professional Learning
Developed by Bruce Wellman & Laura Lipton, Co-Directors
WELCOME
“Before I begin, I’d just like to make it known that I didn’t volunteer to do this presentation.”
Today’s Session
Reflections on Practice
Today’s Session
Reflections on Practice
Focusing Attention
Today’s Session
Reflections on Practice
Focusing AttentionFraming the
Discourse
Today’s Session
Reflections on Practice
Focusing AttentionFraming the
DiscourseFor Next Time
For next time
1. Craft and apply a frame using the template on p.42-43.2. Try one or more of today’s strategies:
GAW p.# Stem Completion p.90 Brainstorm & Categorize p.36 Elevator Speech p.65 Here’s What! So What? Now What? p.26
Be ready to share your reflections at the start of the next webinar.
For today
Try one or more of today’s strategies:
Stem Completion p.90 Brainstorm & Categorize p.36 Elevator Speech p.65 Here’s What! So What? Now What? p.26
What I tried; How it went; What I learned
Stem Completion
Brainstorm & Categorize
Here’s What! So What? Now What?
Place your icon next to the strategies you tried
A learning and unlearning journey
Successes Challenges
Success and Challenge T-Chart
The Group Leader’s Design Mind p.14
The Group Leader’s Design Mind p.14
The Group Leader’s Design Mind p.14
Individually:Construct an “elevator speech” that describes your understanding of the Designer’s Mind to someone who hasn’t participated in this session.
Elevator Speech
Frames are mental structures that shape the way we see the world. As a result, they shape the goals we seek, the plans we make, the way we act, and what counts as a good or bad outcome of our actions.
George Lakoff
The Frame
The purpose
The Frame p.22
The purpose
The outcomes
The Frame p.22
The purpose
The outcomes – expected results
(product, performance, decision) for one session or a
series of sessions
The Frame p.22
The purpose
The outcomes
The boundaries
The Frame p.22
The purpose
The outcomes
The boundaries- what is inside the ‘frame’ of the
session and what is outside; the non-negotiable(s).
The Frame p.22
The purpose
The outcomes
The boundaries
The intentions
The Frame p.22
The purpose
The outcomes
The boundaries
The intentions – your role and how you will apply it
The Frame p.22
The purpose
The outcomes
The boundaries
The intentions
The benefits
The Frame p.22
The purpose
The outcomes
The boundaries
The intentions
The benefits – what the group members will gain from
their participation
The Frame p.22
The purpose
The outcomes
The boundaries
The intentions
The benefits
The logistics
The Frame p.22
The purpose
The outcomes
The boundaries
The intentions
The benefits
The logistics-dates, times, schedule, locations,etc.
The Frame p.22
Our purpose today is________________________________________________.
By the end of our session, we should be able to_________________________
____________________________. We can expect_______________________
___________________. My intention is __________________________in order to
accomplish__________________________________.
The Frame: Sample Templates p.23
Your team’s task is to __________________________________. To achieve this, you
will be ____________________________________. As a result, you will be able to
_______________________________. To begin, you will
__________________________________________.
The Frame: Sample Templates p.23
This session is one in a series of _____________________________. There
will be meetings monthly, from ____________________________. The
overarching purpose for the work is to _________________________. There
are several ‘givens’ necessary to incorporate into the task. These
include: _____________________________________________. Given that,
please anticipate _________________________________. To begin, please be
aware that the process will include _____________________and is intended
to produce _______________.
The Frame: Sample Templates p.23
Our purpose today is________________________________________________.
By the end of our session, we should be able to_________________________
____________________________. We can expect_______________________
___________________. My intention is __________________________in order to
accomplish__________________________________.
Our purpose today is to enhance the effectiveness of our new reading program.
By the end of our session, we will define selection criteria and quality standards for
adoptable materials. We can expect to work interactively, both in grade level and cross
grade level task teams . My intention is to provide process structures to guide the work in
order to accomplish our task within the allotted time frame.
The Frame: Sample Templates p. 25
Application
What understandings/applications are emerging for you regarding your use of the frame?
Using space
Using body
Using voice
Using language
The Frame: Delivery p. 24
Using Space• Establish spatial anchors• Create a visual third point
The Frame: Delivery p.24
The Frame: Delivery p.24
Using Body• Stand still• Frozen gesture• Physical focus on the third
point
credible voice
approachable voice
Using VoicePrinciple for Leaders: Choose Voice
• Credible - for focusing attention
- for framing task & process- for presenting information
credible voice
approachable voice
Using VoicePrinciple for Leaders: Choose Voice
• Approachable- for creating psychological
safety- for inviting thinking - for encouraging responses
Skilled leadersUse pronouns with
purpose
Principle for Leaders
Physical Techniques• Breathe• Progressive relaxation• Walk• Uncross your legs• Dangle your arms/ twist your wrists• Make faces• Center yourself physically
Managing Resources p.13
Mental Techniques• Over prepare• Written notes• Mentally rehearse• Reconnaissance• Take a long view• Paradoxical intervention• Prayer or mantra
Managing Resources p.13
If I remember to . . . Then I’ll be able to . . .
If. . . Then . . . p.71
For next time
1. Experiment with a new technique for resourcefulness. 2. Try one or more of today’s strategies:
GAW p. # T-charts p.91 Elevator Speech p.65 If. . . Then . . . p.27 Be ready to share your reflections at the start of the next webinar.