Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grantee Meeting March 6-8, 2012 Chicago, Illinois

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The World Café Breakout Session A March 7, 2012

World Café World Café is an innovative approach to host conversations about questions that matter. As participants move between groups, they – discover new insights, – cross-pollinate ideas, – generate questions, and – increase their capacity for effective action in pursuit of common aims.

Guidelines “Intelligence emerges as a system connects to itself in new and diverse ways.” --Meg Wheatley – Use markers and pens to capture key thoughts and “a-ha’s.” – Reveal the table tent only when instructed. – Each round is approximately 10 minutes. – Select a “host” to stay behind and summarize the previous round to the new group.

Questions What aspects of your State Literacy Plan have shown the most promise?

Questions What aspects of your State Literacy Plan present the biggest challenges?

World Café Across State Sharing – One table “host” stay behind to summarize to newcomers. – Regroup with new table members. – Silently read the notes of your seat’s predecessor. – Wait for instructions.

Questions What aspects of your State Literacy Plan have shown the most promise?

World Café State Sharing – One table “host” stay behind to summarize to newcomers – Regroup with new table members – Silently read the notes of your seat’s predecessor – Wait for instructions

Questions What aspects of your State Literacy Plan present the biggest challenges?

World Café Final Round – One table “host” stay behind to summarize to newcomers. – Regroup with new table members. – Silently read the notes of your seat’s predecessor. – Wait for instructions.

Sharing Potential Solutions Choose a mutual challenge among table members and share your thoughts and strategies for resolving that issue. Develop a summary sentence/thought which your table will share.

Thank you! For technical assistance, contact: Susan J. KimmelAngie Durand Office: Office: Cell: Cell: Jennifer Quillian, M.Ed. (405)