Groups at Work:Structures and Strategies for

Professional Learning

Developed by Bruce Wellman & Laura Lipton, Co-Directors

WELCOME

“Before I begin, I’d just like to make it known that I didn’t volunteer to do this presentation.”

Today’s Session

Reflections on

Practice

Today’s Session

Reflections on

Practice

Focusing Attention

Today’s Session

Reflections on

Practice

Focusing Attention

Framing the

Discourse

Today’s Session

Reflections on

Practice

Focusing Attention

Framing the

Discourse

For Next Time

For next time

1. Craft and apply a frame using the template on p.42-43.2. Try one or more of today’s strategies:

GAW p.# Stem Completion p.90 Brainstorm & Categorize p.36 Elevator Speech p.65 Here’s What! So What? Now What? p.26

Be ready to share your reflections at the start of the next webinar.

For today

Try one or more of today’s strategies:

Stem Completion p.90 Brainstorm & Categorize p.36 Elevator Speech p.65 Here’s What! So What? Now What? p.26

What I tried; How it went; What I learned

Stem Completion

Brainstorm & Categorize

Here’s What! So What? Now What?

Place your icon next to the strategies you tried

A learning and unlearning journey

Successes Challenges

Success and Challenge T-Chart

The Group Leader’s Design Mind p.14

The Group Leader’s Design Mind p.14

The Group Leader’s Design Mind p.14

Individually:Construct an “elevator speech” that describes your understanding of the Designer’s Mind to someone who hasn’t participated in this session.

Elevator Speech

Frames are mental structures that shape the way we see the world. As a result, they shape the goals we seek, the plans we make, the way we act, and what counts as a good or bad outcome of our actions.

George Lakoff

The Frame

The purpose

The Frame p.22

The purpose

The outcomes

The Frame p.22

The purpose

The outcomes – expected results

(product, performance, decision) for one session or a

series of sessions

The Frame p.22

The purpose

The outcomes

The boundaries

The Frame p.22

The purpose

The outcomes

The boundaries- what is inside the ‘frame’ of the

session and what is outside; the non-negotiable(s).

The Frame p.22

The purpose

The outcomes

The boundaries

The intentions

The Frame p.22

The purpose

The outcomes

The boundaries

The intentions – your role and how you will apply it

The Frame p.22

The purpose

The outcomes

The boundaries

The intentions

The benefits

The Frame p.22

The purpose

The outcomes

The boundaries

The intentions

The benefits – what the group members will gain from

their participation

The Frame p.22

The purpose

The outcomes

The boundaries

The intentions

The benefits

The logistics

The Frame p.22

The purpose

The outcomes

The boundaries

The intentions

The benefits

The logistics-dates, times, schedule, locations,etc.

The Frame p.22

Our purpose today is________________________________________________.

By the end of our session, we should be able to_________________________

____________________________. We can expect_______________________

___________________. My intention is __________________________in order to

accomplish__________________________________.

The Frame: Sample Templates p.23

Your team’s task is to __________________________________. To achieve this, you

will be ____________________________________. As a result, you will be able to

_______________________________. To begin, you will

__________________________________________.

The Frame: Sample Templates p.23

This session is one in a series of _____________________________. There

will be meetings monthly, from ____________________________. The

overarching purpose for the work is to _________________________. There

are several ‘givens’ necessary to incorporate into the task. These

include: _____________________________________________. Given that,

please anticipate _________________________________. To begin, please be

aware that the process will include _____________________and is intended

to produce _______________.

The Frame: Sample Templates p.23

Our purpose today is________________________________________________.

By the end of our session, we should be able to_________________________

____________________________. We can expect_______________________

___________________. My intention is __________________________in order to

accomplish__________________________________.

Our purpose today is to enhance the effectiveness of our new reading program.

By the end of our session, we will define selection criteria and quality standards for

adoptable materials. We can expect to work interactively, both in grade level and cross

grade level task teams . My intention is to provide process structures to guide the work in

order to accomplish our task within the allotted time frame.

The Frame: Sample Templates p. 25

Application

What understandings/applications are emerging for you regarding your use of the frame?

Using space

Using body

Using voice

Using language

The Frame: Delivery p. 24

Using Space

• Establish spatial anchors

• Create a visual third point

The Frame: Delivery p.24

The Frame: Delivery p.24

Using Body

• Stand still

• Frozen gesture

• Physical focus on the third point

credible voice

approachable voice

Using Voice

Principle for Leaders: Choose Voice

• Credible - for focusing attention

- for framing task & process- for presenting information

credible voice

approachable voice

Using Voice

Principle for Leaders: Choose Voice

• Approachable- for creating psychological

safety- for inviting thinking - for encouraging responses

Skilled leaders

Use pronouns with

purpose

Principle for Leaders

Physical Techniques

• Breathe

• Progressive relaxation

• Walk

• Uncross your legs

• Dangle your arms/

twist your wrists

• Make faces

• Center yourself physically

Managing Resources p.13

Mental Techniques• Over prepare

• Written notes

• Mentally rehearse

• Reconnaissance

• Take a long view

• Paradoxical intervention

• Prayer or mantra

Managing Resources p.13

If I remember to . . . Then I’ll be able to . . .

If. . . Then . . . p.71

For next time

1. Experiment with a new technique for resourcefulness. 2. Try one or more of today’s strategies:

GAW p. # T-charts p.91 Elevator Speech p.65 If. . . Then . . . p.27 Be ready to share your reflections at the start of the next webinar.