Facilitation Moves: Thinking about Wondering Questions
NSRF Training Facilitators often ask training participants to watch for “Facilitation Moves.” These are the actions we take beyond what’s written on the page to help our protocols and activities be as effective as they can be. "Wondering Questions" is a key differential in our Facilitation Moves!
Wishing Us Well
Happy Holidays! Before you leave for break, we encourage you to try out this Wishing Us Well Activity from our Building Belonging in the Classroom Training. (3 min read)
Join our free, limited time pilot: Solutions-Focused Hour!
Join our free new pilot program: Solutions-Focused Hour! You don't have to be a CFG Coach or member to participate (and maybe present!) in these hourlong virtual sessions using the Virtual Dilemma Consultancy to find solutions for participants.
Starting a CFG this fall? Maybe converting your existing PLC into Critical Friends?
If we want to transform existing groups into CFGs, are the opening activities important to do even though relationships are already established? (4 min. read)
Parting Words: A Trust-Building Closing Activity
For Teachers' Appreciation week this year, NSRF has a NEW closer activity for you to help build trust and belonging in any size group! (2 min read)
Using Protocols vs. Ongoing CFG Work by Michele Mattoon
While the NSRF policy of free access has long benefited educators, it sometimes causes confusion between using our protocols and the longer-term goals of Critical Friends Group® communities which serve to intentionally improve individual practice and school culture. Perhaps a good way to begin to sort out this difference is to define both protocols and Critical Friends Group communities.
New Book by NSRF Facilitator Christina Botbyl and Kim Cofino of Eduro Learning: Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership
Happy Holidays from NSRF! New book,
“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)