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Facilitating for learning : tools for teacher groups of all kinds / David Allen, Tina Blythe ; foreword by Ron Ritchhart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allen, David, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Group work in education.
- Professional learning communities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 131 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Teachers College Press, [2015]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- One of the most important shifts in schools in the last two decades has been the growing emphasis on collaboration among teachers and other educators. Whether you are a teacher facilitating a group for the first time or an experienced facilitator seeking to further develop your skills, this book is for you. Organized to be used as both an exploration of the role of facilitating and as a handbook of strategies, this resource covers a range of contexts that include faculty meetings, department meetings, professional learning communities, grade-level teams, and inquiry groups. A perfect companion to the authors' bestseller, The Facilitator's Book of Questions, which focuses on the skills needed to facilitate protocols or structured conversations. Facilitating for Learning extends the scope of that work by also examining the facilitator's responsibilities for supporting a group's learning during all parts of a meeting, between meetings, and within the larger school context and culture. It is an essential resource for teachers, administrators, coaches, and teacher educators. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Facilitating For Learning
- 1 Introduction 3
- Why a New Book on Facilitation? 3
- What Kind of Group Learning? 4
- Who Will Facilitate? 6
- How Do Teachers Become Facilitators? 7
- How Is This Book Organized? 8
- How Does This Book Relate to The Facilitator's Book of Questions? 9
- A Note About Terminology 10
- 2 Facilitating for Learning 11
- Developing a Different Story of Professional Learning 11
- A Tale of Two Stances: Task Completion and Learning 13
- Defining Facilitating for Learning 15
- The Facilitator's Orientation 16
- Facilitation and Other Roles 17
- Part II Facilitating Teacher Learning Groups: The Basics
- 3 Preparing for the Meeting 21
- Identify Goals 21
- Shape the Agenda 25
- Prepare Space and Materials 29
- 4 Opening the Meeting 32
- Facilitate Transition and Connection 33
- Review Goals and Agenda 35
- Establish or Review Norms 37
- Establish or Review Roles or Functions 41
- 5 Working Through the Meeting 44
- Cultivate "Bi-Focal" Vision 48
- Help the Group Manage Time 49
- Help the Group Monitor Process and Progress Toward Its Goals 52
- Help the Group Address More Complex Situations 55
- 6 Closing the Meeting 59
- Invite the Group to Express Appreciation 60
- Help the Group Reflect on the Content of the Meeting 61
- Help the Group Reflect on the Process of the Meeting 63
- Help the Group Identify Next Steps for Its Learning and Work 64
- Gather Documentation Artifacts from the Meeting 66
- Restore the Space (if Necessary) 67
- 7 Following Up on the Meeting 68
- Continue to Gather Documentation Artifacts 69
- Review Documentation Artifacts 69
- Check in Informally with Participants 70
- Communicate Formally with Participants and Other Stakeholders 72
- Part III Opportunities and Challenges
- 8 Managing Productive Group Interactions 77
- Differences in Individuals' Points of View 77
- Differences in How Individuals Engage in Meetings 80
- Differences in How Individuals Experience a Group's Autonomy 83
- 9 Repurposing Meetings for Learning 86
- Analyzing Student Achievement Data 87
- Aligning Curriculum and Instruction with Standards 88
- Grading or Scoring Student Work 91
- Discussing Individual Students and Their Learning 94
- 10 Managing Challenges of School Context and Culture 98
- Challenges Related to Time 99
- Challenges Related to School Culture 101
- Challenges Related to School Leadership 106
- 11 Voices of Experience 110
- Attention 110
- Analogies and Metaphors 114
- Satisfaction 116.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780807774380
- 0807774383
- Publisher Number:
- 99987769347
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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