PreparationYou’re welcome to make the facilitation guide your own. Feel free to adapt the process in response to the interests and needs of your group.

Remember the essential purpose of this engagement opportunity is to re-imagine!

For the school staff liaisons who were unable to attend a forum, but are interested in learning more about the Re-Imagine Education initiative, invite them to:

Visit the website at www.reimagineeducation.ca.

Contact their local association president and/or another school staff liaison.

Contact a senior administrative staff member.

All materials are available for download at www.reimagineeducation.ca.

Facilitation GuidePrior to the facilitation

Read the Executive Summary of the research report.

(Optional) Print copies of the discussion guide – one per participant. Prepare chart papers (one set of four per 20 staff members) and affix around the space (or plan for how to do this).

Print copies of the paper airplanes.

Arrange seating in small groups (4-8 staff members per group).

Other materials

PowerPoint (projector, laptop and screen)

Re-Imagine Education video

Sticky notes/Index cards/Scrap paper

Markers

Camera

During and/or after the facilitation

Collect the top three sticky notes from participants.

Take photos of the ideas shared on chart paper and send them to ReImagineEducation@stf.sk.ca.

Collect the paper airplanes.

Collect any outstanding questions with the applicable contact information (if necessary).

Return all comments and feedback, including the photos and questions to the Federation by October 31 either in the postage-paid envelope provided in the mailing on September 25 or to reimagineeducation@stf.sk.ca.

Re-Imagine Education

Content Process Suggestions Time MaterialsIntroduction Overview

Staff member/team to provide an overview and the intent of the initiative.

If interested, here is an intro script:

Re-Imagine Education is an initiative that will clarify the issues facing education today, imagine what the future might look like and plan how to make the vision a reality. It is a mammoth undertaking that will gather input from teachers, students and a wide variety of community groups in our province.

Today you will be engaged in a process that will gather teacher voice. The process is intended to stimulate conversation and dialogue amongst teachers for a re-imagined future for public education in Saskatchewan.

The data will be collected and a final report will be presented to the government with the hopes it will help shape the future of education in Saskatchewan.

Intro script is provided, if interested 2 mins Script

(Optional) Discussion Guide – Skim and Scan (only if printed copies are provided to staff)

Have participants skim and scan the discussion guide (not do a detailed read yet) – make note of any wonders or questions they might have at first glance on a sticky note for later.

Hold these questions until the end 2 mins Discussion guide

Sticky notes

Getting Started

Video Response

During the video, we invite you to think about the following question: What opportunities are you envisioning through the Re-Imagine Education initiative?

*Play the video of Patrick

Give two to three minutes for participants to answer their questions before moving to a table discussion.

15 mins Video

Core Beliefs and Values

Include on a slide – “Pamela Osmond-Johnson quote”

Thinking of the quote behind me, and the influence we can have in upcoming elections, public policy and advocacy and investment for public education in the upcoming year(s), take a minute to think about your core beliefs as a teaching professional and about the purpose of education.

Content Process Suggestions Time MaterialsListening and Learning

Individual Brainstorm

Using one idea per sticky note (on an index card or scrap paper), answer: What are your core beliefs about the PURPOSE of education?

Generate as many beliefs as you can think of.

As a table group, share your beliefs and come to consensus on your top three – feel welcome to rephrase or synthesize your table ideas as you choose your top 3, but only one big idea/belief per sticky note.

Pass your top three ideas forward to be collected. Invite 3 or 4 tables to share their favourites with the room.

15 mins Sticky notes

Ziploc bag(s)

Listening and Learning

Re-Imagine

Imagine we had the opportunity to build a system that would meet those core beliefs in partnership with all education stakeholders. From your seat as a teacher, grounded in your core beliefs and values, what changes, reforms, adaptations, etc. would you advocate for in the future?

• For student learning?• For the profession?• For school and community relationships?• For sector supports, structures and resources?

Give participants a few minutes to think and write ideas or talk with elbow partners before moving to small group sharing.

As a table/small group, assign one person or partners to be responsible for the public recording of ideas for each chart stand. Discuss all four areas collaboratively, and when the table feels satisfied that they have fully explored all four areas, the recorders can share the work of recording.

The recommendations and big ideas from this work will be themed and collated and brought back to teachers in the spring.

Listen for asks, if they are too specific you might ask:

What small or large change to the system or policy might allow for that to happen?

What might best ensure that all teachers/students who have similar needs to you are met?

Chart papers with the 4 titles on them – one set of 4 per ~20 staff members

Markers

Camera (phone images are fine)

Leading Together

Paper Airplane

Thinking of what you have heard today, and the ideas generated by your colleagues, please fill out a paper airplane.

“As I Re-Imagine education for Saskatchewan, I hope that…”

Encourage those who are willing to share their re-imagination on social media – they may take a photo or simply send out their message.

Paper Airplanes

#ReImagineEd

Questions If there are unanswered questions from the beginning of the facilitation, help participants identify who might best answer their question – is it a general wonder that should be passed forward to the Re-Imagine team? Something they would like a direct contact on? If the latter, record their question, full name, email and/or phone number and insert it in the postage-paid return envelope to the Federation.