Evolving Education
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Evolving Education
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When you have twenty or so people in a room and you wish for them to interact and learn from each other - here are some powerful and effective strategies Reflective ListeningThis is a low body energy, high spirit energy activity. Keep it sacred.
Connecting PeopleThis is a high energy, almost combatative activity. Keep it real. Keep it civil.
Be strategic Take care to alternate strategically between bringing out the similarities and bringing out the differences. Asking about similarities will build concensus, a sense of right-right, we agree, we are right, we are alright. Asking about differences will build competition and a sense of I am right / You are wrong. Let's fight about this! Bring out the similarities. Pause after each participant has spoken, to ask:
Bring out the differences. Pause after each participant has spoken, to ask:
Break and rotate After every two or three perspectives, notice which participants are over-energised, or under-energised. Break the circle turn-taking pattern to invite immediate verbal contributions of perspectives from them, "Can you give us an example of that?". Be careful to return to the right place in the circle turn-taking to continue. Raise the Energy To raise the energy in the group ask the participants to (in order of increasing energy and commitment):
Leader encourages visibility by inviting the participants:
Lower the Energy To lower the energy in the group, ask the participants to:
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Monica Bergfelt
17/11/2018 22:57:01
You are so inspiring and brave and I so glad for you doing this in your way and at your new angle. I am fired and very proud. This video-serie is very you - your true you! I would like every person that is coming in contact with this material let it sink in, especially teachers with youngsters. Just let some of this thoughts sink in and feel the authentic feeling and let you be proud and try one of this startegies in some way in your methods. Please let us know if you do and how it was for you and for them.
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