“The Why and How of Meetings” with Michele Mattoon on The Assistant Principal Podcast
Have you ever been in a meeting that didn’t go well? ... How about a meeting that DID go well? And why are the good meetings so much rarer than the bad ones? Check out Michele Mattoon's conversation with Frederick Buskey about meetings on The Assistant Principal Podcast. (2 min. read, hour long podcast)
Guest podcast: Using protocols to facilitate intentional and equitable conversations with Michele Mattoon
Kim Cofino and Clint Hamada of the Coach Better podcast and Eduro Learning interviewed NSRF Executive Director Michele Mattoon about NSRF protocols and Critical Friends Group learning communities. (2 min. read, hourlong podcast)
The Gift of Joy: Just One You
Happy Holidays! Given it is the season of giving and JOY, NSRF offers Kaethe Perez’s adaptation of the "Joy: Just One You" activity as a transitional activity you can use in both virtual and in-person gatherings throughout the coming new year! (2 min read)
A Time and Place for Pie
A few years ago, I decided to start every Monday in one of my 7th grade social studies classes with the Transitions Activity ... It was going to be powerful. I just knew it ... (10 min. read)
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
NSRF appreciates educators 24/7/365! For Teachers' Appreciation week we want to help you CELEBRATE! (2 min read)
“The Importance of Belonging” by Better Leaders Better Schools with NSRF’s Michele Mattoon
Daniel Bauer of Better Leaders Better Schools and NSRF's executive director, Michele Mattoon, discuss growing up in cultures around the world, Critical Friends Group® work, the necessity of a "sense of belonging," and how NSRF's protocols can work to build this sense of belonging in classrooms and also in our professional meetings. (30+ min podcast)
Making Zoom more human, humane, inclusive, and equitable: A TEDx talk
Director of NSRF Virtual Learning, Luci McKean, spoke at TEDxBloomington in April 2021 on Making Zoom more human, humane, equitable and inclusive. Watch her talk here!
To mute or not to mute? by Michele Mattoon
Muting ourselves during an online meeting is often polite and expected, but there are times when being "unmuted" can grow a sense of belonging ...
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)
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)