EMPOWERING REFLECTIVE & COLLABORATIVE TEAMS Ryan Guffey & Mitch Freihoff March 4th, 2019

Inclusion Activities Yourself in Relation to the Group Bring Energy into the Room Collective Group

Inclusion Activity: Grounding HOW Speak in Round Robin fashion Attend to the speaker non-verbally Stay away from “Me-To, I agree, Can you clarify that etc” The first person who starts will offer a summarizing paraphrase to the group *Be Prepared to share WHOLE GROUP WHAT & WHY Establish Norms of Respectful Listening Focuses Mental into Here and Now Every person’s voice in the room in non-confrontive way Surfaces thoughts and feelings Expressions of hope Surfaces Hidden Agendas (concerns for topic or having to leave early)

Grounding My Name and Organization Your commitment that brought you here today. What might be some feelings you have about being here today? My expectations for the day

DEBRIEF People don’t learn from experience. They learn from REFLECTING on their experience. Process Content

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Session Description Session outcomes Learn how to lead and leverage group member capabilities in order to sustain, grow, and improve collaborative groups. Even teams with high efficacy can experience moments of “stuckness” this session will provide intentional strategies that will support teams with engagement, effective dialogue, and a common focus. Come play and leave with applicable strategies that can be implemented with immediacy! Learn strategies and skills that will support group and team member development. Learn and explore application of facilitation strategies first hand, with adult groups, as well as with students in the classroom. Analyze critical features of an effective team and determine points of entry to support team growth.

AGENDA Welcome/Inclusion Productive Meetings Energy Sources Reflection Strategy Harvest Closing

A Pattern for Delivery What? Name and describe the strategy, task, activity Why? Offer the rationale, purpose, research behind How? Steps visually available Adapted from Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar; Thinking Collaborative

TRIPLE Track AGenda Strategies to support the learning here in the room Applications for these strategies and tips for sharing them with other adult groups Applications for these strategies with students in the classroom Adapted from Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar; Thinking Collaborative

PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS

Sort Cards LESS-PRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVE

Expert Jigsaw: Energy Sources Number off 1-5. Read corresponding passage: 1 Efficacy 2 Flexibility 3 Cratsmanship 4 Consciousness 5 Interdependence Each group comprises a working definition to bring back to their home base. Adapted from Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar; Thinking Collaborative

Expert Jigsaw: Energy Sources Return to home group 1’s, 2’s and so on share expertise with group Round Robin Fashion Adapted from Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar; Thinking Collaborative

Sort Cards Revisiting Locate individual post-its notes of productive meetings. Group post-its together by common themes as table group.

SOURCE MAPPING As a group place post its of common themes with designated energy sources(high) Adapted from Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar; Thinking Collaborative

EYE CONTACT PARTNER LESS-PRODUCTIVE Revisit your post-it of “unproductive” meeting characteristics When prompted, stand and make eye contact with someone not at your table. With your eye contact partner, share your “*” item and dialogue about which energy source is low that impacts that item the most. LESS-PRODUCTIVE

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Debrief: Content and process People don’t learn from experience. They learn from REFLECTING on their experience.

PERSONAL REFLECTION WHY HOW GO INTERNAL Opportunity to connect back to outcomes, explore strategies and leveraging energy sources as an entry point to cultivate your collaborative leadership. WHY HOW Journaling Action Plan GO INTERNAL

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STRATEGY HARVEST Adapted from Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar; Thinking Collaborative

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