Pecha Kucha talk at NAIS Conference, Feb 2020
Six and a half minutes on the basics of protocol use, CFG work, and why we have presenters "separate" in some protocols, delivered at the NAIS conference in Feb 2020. (2min read + video)
Job opening for an admin with CFG experience
Job opportunity for a CFG coach! Check it out.
Graphic Scribing in Critical Friends Group Training
Working with a professional Scribe added value for the participants of this CFG training, and for me! (6.5 min. read)
What’s new at NSRF since Spring Break (part 1)
Of course we're all looking forward to the time when we can visit your schools to train people on-site, and invite people to Bloomington, Indiana for open trainings again. But in the meantime there's a huge need for Critical Friends Group work to continue. NSRF has created NEW virtual Micro-Trainings and MicroCredential Trainings to support educators! (4 min. read)
What’s new at NSRF since Spring Break (part 2)
Today, getting support and assistance from your Critical Friends may be more critical than any other time since our inception. NSRF has jumped into action creating Virtual Critical Friends Group Coaches' Trainings and MicroCredential Trainings leading toward a new Virtual CFG Coach certification! (5 min. read)
Wilderness Training & CFG Coaches’ Training?!
Similarities between CFG Training and Wilderness Training! Who'd have thought?! (3.5 min. read)
Facilitating in Virtual Environments, by Kevin Mabie Ed.D.
When “stay-at-home” orders first went into effect this past March, I was not sure how I was going to manage ... (7 min. read)
New Activity for use in Virtual or In-Person Environments – JOY: Just One You
JOY: Just One You Activity can be used in virtual or in-person settings, with young students up to adults. Written by Kaethe Perez based on an inclusion activity from Tribes. (4 min read)
Within virtual settings, sometimes you get to have some fun!
It's amazing how a random generator can liven up a meeting or a classroom! (1 min read)
NSRF’s Statement of Support of BLM
In line with our longstanding commitment to democratic, equitable education and social justice, we condemn the brutal murder of George Floyd and we stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters across the US and the world against systemic anti-Black racism. We honor the intrinsic value of all victims of police brutality and white supremacist violence, including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, their families, and thousands more racialized victims of violence ...