LEADING LIFELONG LEARNERS

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LEADINGLIFELONG LEARNERS
A TLC Study of Strategies for Facilitating and
Leading Adult Learners
May 14, 2008
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Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in
it.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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PURPOSE To provide resources, support, and
experiences that build facilitation skills and
increase confidence for teachers to lead
meetings, present workshops, and/or facilitate
TLC activities.
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FEEDBACK FROM APRIL 14
19 Responses VALUE Average 4.7 Range 5X4,
3x4.5, 11X5 FOUND USEFUL Creativity of
presentations active participation
Join-up Activity and Humor
Chart on complex change
helped connect the dots IMPROVEMENTS It was
well done none!
No sugar and maybe, a break
Hard
to come on the 1st day after Spring Break, but
glad I did! ?
APPLICATIONS Use brainstorming consensus
ideas Modify ideas and use with students
Developing a new team for next
year
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TODAYS OUTCOMES

• Insights gained from reflection and dialogue
• Working knowledge of content in Chapters 8 9
• Celebration of our learning!

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TODAYS AGENDA

• Welcome Overview
• Collaborative Knot-Tying
• Mini-Presentations
• Kathy, Lynne, Cyndi OR
• Michelle, Michelle, Robin
• Daniel, Kay, Liz OR
• Shannon Julie
• Reflections Evaluation
• Closing Thoughts

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NORMS for Our Learning

• Listen to understand.
• Speak openly and honestly.
• Learn by doing apply to your own work.
• Pay attention to your feathers.
• Postpone distractions.

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Collaborative Knot-Tying
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot
and hang on. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Select one yellow and one blue card.
• Round robin, read the challenge on one of your
  cards, and share a facilitation idea for
  addressing it.
• Briefly discuss additional ideas.
• Continue, as time permits, until all cards have
  been addressed.

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Professional Book Study

• Process
• 30-minute mini-presentations
• Facilitated in teams of two or three
• Interactive (1/3 gum, 2/3 chew)
• Feedback from colleagues

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Professional Book Study
How did it go?

• Process
• 30-minute mini-presentations
• Facilitated in teams of two or three
• Interactive (1/3 gum, 2/3 chew)
• Feedback from colleagues

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Anyone too busy to reflect on ones practice is
also too busy to improve.  
Anyone too busy to reflect on ones practice is
also too busy to improve. Robert Garmston
Robert Garmston
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With an Eye ContactPartner

• What have you gained by participating in this
  TLC?
• What additional learning would you add to our
  list?

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Feedback Please
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• I am amazed.
• Take a look around, and you will be,
  too.
• By Jodi Hills