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How great groups make great schools Training leaders how to conduct
effective meetings is important, but it's not enough to ensure that
the professional development process is valuable. This field book
shows educators how to develop group culture, enhance facilitators'
skills, and optimize the group's most precious resource-its
members. The authors describe how to form working committees, task
forces, grade-level, and department teams, and faculties that are
more effective and better equipped to resolve complex issues around
student learning. Specific topics include Understanding eight
principles that underlie effective groups Learning the five
standards for effective meetings Setting clear goals and roles
Practicing new ways of talking for improved collaboration Examining
perceptions and mental models Enhancing energy sources Working with
conflict Developing basic facilitation skills This practical
guide's special features include the newly updated seven norms of
collaboration, a sample team assessment survey, instruments for
assessing meeting effectiveness, an extensive bibliography, and
practical examples embedded throughout the text. Practitioners will
find a valuable road map for leading effective, student-focused
school improvement efforts.
"Garmston and Zimmerman have written a book that is the perfect
blending of theory and research with very practical, user-ready
techniques for facilitating meetings AND for dealing with specific
challenges. I would LOVE to see this kind of training offered for
administrators!" -David Chojnacki, Executive Director Near East
South Asia Council of Overseas Schools No more unproductive
meetings! The complete guide to getting the most out of every
gathering of educators. Do your meetings spiral angrily out of
control? Or simply not make the most of the participants' talents?
Lemons to Lemonade by Robert J. Garmston and Diane P. Zimmerman is
the playbook you need to promote civil, productive discourse,
detailing: How to prepare yourself to facilitate the discussion and
keep it on task Best practices for squashing conflict without
wounding pride Methods for dealing with "frowners," "interrupters,"
"subject-changers," "humorists," and other time-waster types With
this book, you will never waste another opportunity for problems to
get solved by the combined powers of capable minds.
Discover how psychological safety, constructive conflict, and
actionable learning create a powerful triple helix to transform
teams! In this ground-breaking resource, three experts in the field
of education and teamwork each present one of three strands that,
when woven together, support teamwork and forge collaborative
interactions into a transformative way of working. You'll learn
approaches, processes and tools to overcome common obstacles to
team effectiveness such as feelings of futility, anxiety, and poor
morale. Drawing on research and practical experience the authors
identify strategies and tools that show how to: Build psychological
safety, where teams work towards resilient interpersonal
relationships Use constructive conflict as a powerful catalyst for
team learning and transformation Inquire into problems of practice
to transform capabilities and produce actionable learning Acquire
ways to develop mindful, thoughtful, and constructive teams where
authentic communication drives group awareness and clear processes
and goals. Acquire ways to develop mindful, thoughtful, and
constructive teams where authentic communication drives group
awareness and clear processes and goals.
Stirring and informative, The Astonishing Power of Storytelling
captures the science and the magic of stories as essential tools
for leading and guides you to become an expert storyteller, helping
you to shift perceptions, invite learning, inspire action, and
reach hearts and minds to spark human transformation. Robert J.
Garmston shows you how to leverage the power of storytelling to
engage and persuade students, colleagues, and all other audiences.
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