Facilitator+Training

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The training will: >> >>
 * Share strategies for facilitating groups

media type="youtube" key="qgbc-uCSRaw" height="385" width="480" >> >> >> >> >> SMART Goals >>> >>> In the next week or so I will be sending you a few opening questions to consider related to your interest in this group and how we might go about organizing our work and time together. If you have comments, concerns or questions…..let ‘em rip! For now, I hope you will enjoy the last of our summer break. >>> >>> Differentiated Teaching Example Diff Learning Groups Page
 * Discuss how to establish group protocol, group goals, and trust among members
 * Brainstorm suggestions for meetings.
 * Establish group protocols.
 * Discuss what is already happening to stress the positive. Remind the group that the purpose is to grow further in this area. This will also ease concerns that things were wrong in the past.
 * Discuss/complete questionnaire answering questions: Why did you sign up for this PLC topic? What are your expectations of this group? Perhaps use the SMART goals template.
 * Individual presentations by members showcasing what’s happening in their classroom, sharing best practices, receiving feedback. [[file:Presentation_ws.pdf]]
 * Encourage peer observation-Beyond presentation to group-observe, share observations with group, followed by discussion
 * Reading/researching text [[file:3_levels_text_protocol.pdf]]
 * Hands on activities (Ex: creating books for journaling, recording ideas for PLC)
 * First Meeting Example
 * Interdisciplinary Teaching
 * Brainstorm strategies for communicating
 * Email/Snail mail welcome before first meeting: As a member of a Professional Learning Community formed in order to gather, research, discuss and experiment with __ you are a vital part of a unique group and I look forward to helping organize our time together. We will have our first opportunity to meet during In-Service in just a few weeks. A group page has been established for us on the Randolph Web Site. I will soon be posting links, articles etc.,and ask that whenever you find something or would just like to share ideas, questions, quotes, or stories related to our search that you post them on our group page.
 * Email hints and to-do's Ex: It appears we will have the opportunity to meet during the January 4th In-service; time and place to be determined. A few special activities have been planned, which will include a discussion of the attached article. Please print out a copy to read over the holiday in preparation for the meeting. It is an older article but still powerful in its message and suggestions. Hopefully it will strike a few chords with you. There are several other articles on our group page that I invite you to look over. Hopefully you have been thinking about our PLC and have tried a few new things in your classroom or in your personal life, that you will be willing to share with our group.
 * School Website: Group's pages

Provide sample materials for each group
 * Wikis [[file:Creating Wikis.doc]]


 * Creativity and Independent Thinking
 * @Global Education
 * @Collaborative Teaching
 * @Service Learning