Leading Groups with Laura Lipton

Leading Groups with Laura Lipton

Developed by ERLC/ARPDC as a result of a grant from Alberta

Education to support implementation

Session Three

WELCOME

Structuring for Success

“My new approach to effective team development will take a bit longer.

In my plan, we raise them from birth.”

In This SessionWe will:

Apply structural elements to process design



Explore practical strategies for starting and ending effective meetings



Explore practical strategies for starting and ending effective meetings

Share ideas for maximizing balance and productivity

Starting the ConversationCrafting the Container p.32

Starting the Conversation

Structuring the Conversation

Crafting the Container p.32



Sustaining thinking in the Conversation

Crafting the Container p.32

The Group Leader’s Design Mind p.20



Sustaining Thinking in the Conversation

Structuring Decisions - p.32

Group size & composition

Length of time

Degree of structure

Reflection – p. 50-51

Reflect on a recent session:

• processes broke down?

• group lost focus or momentum?

• Did not start on time?

Reflection – p. 50-511. Group size. too large? too small? wrong

composition?

2. Length of time. less time? longer time?

3. Degree of structure. Tighten? Loosen?

4. The surround.How does the room set-up/ materials support focus and engagement?

ReflectionsGiven your experiences, what structuring elements might influence the productivity of your groups?

Group size &

composition

Length of time

Degree of structure

GAW Focused Reading p.1 & p. 63• Individually, read assigned text• Mark text as shown:

√ I know this ! Significant idea? Huh?/ I’d like to know more

Focused Reading: Activating In breakouts: Share and compare your text markings:


In breakouts: Share and compare your text markings for p.1:


10 minutes

Focused Reading: Activating

Round-Robin

• Share significant ideas – one at a time; one room at a time


Round-Robin

• Share significant ideas – one at a time; one room at a time

• Share questions – one at a time; one room at a time


In breakouts: Share your specific examples from p.63

Choose several to bring back to the full group

8 minutes

Read & Example: Synthesizing

Round-Robin• Share examples – one at a

time; one room at a time

A Principle for Leaders p. 47

Skilled leaders

Make text the expert

A Principle for Leaders p. 45

Skilled leaders describe the

• ‘What’

• ‘Why’

• ‘How’

of strategies and protocols

Organizing and Integrating

Write down one key word that will

help you keep your new learnings at

the front of your thinking?

Upcoming Sessions

Feb 21 Groups at Work: Structures & Strategies for Professional Learning (register by Feb 14)

Feb 22 Data Driven Dialogue – Practical Strategies for Facilitating Productive Collaborative Explorations (register by Feb 14)

Leading Groups with Laura Lipton

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