September 17, 2013
Thanks to everyone for coming in before school today. We had a productive meeting with some good dialogue and discussion while incorporating paraphrasing, posing questions and putting ideas on the table. Upon reflection of the conversation, one of the things I especially noticed this time was the degree to which people Paused before speaking. Thanks everyone for truly listening and considering the perspectives of the rest of the group.
From our meeting today, here were the take-aways.
1. The 6 things we identified from the Focusing Four Activity that we did will be plenty for us to work on this year. There are other things that will be incorporated into them, but they will be the main focus points along with the 7 Norms of Collaboration.
2. At our next meeting, we will work to place the major items onto the yearlong calendar of PD opportunities.
3. We identified the topics for the September 30th Inservice Day meeting. Posing Questions and addressing the area of Roles in the 5 Meeting Standards. I've updated the Google Doc. We'll hear some general ideas from the presenters about the topics at our next meeting.
4. We haven't yet come to agreement on meeting times. There are a number of options on the table. Next week, we'll use the calendar information along with our other conversations thus far to discuss both the frequency of and times for meeting together. For now, we've agreed to meet on Tuesday the 24th at 4:40 PM.
5. Thanks for the juice and cinnamon rolls.
Our Agenda for our next meeting will be:
1. Look at Timeline for year and place the major topics in for PD Opportunities
2. Discussing the Meetings Frequency and Time
3. Presenters for September 30 sharing their initial thoughts on what will be presented and facilitated.
Shooting for 50 minutes.
Thanks again for all your work and time. I fully recognize and greatly appreciate the commitment.
~Dan
Thanks to everyone for coming in before school today. We had a productive meeting with some good dialogue and discussion while incorporating paraphrasing, posing questions and putting ideas on the table. Upon reflection of the conversation, one of the things I especially noticed this time was the degree to which people Paused before speaking. Thanks everyone for truly listening and considering the perspectives of the rest of the group.
From our meeting today, here were the take-aways.
1. The 6 things we identified from the Focusing Four Activity that we did will be plenty for us to work on this year. There are other things that will be incorporated into them, but they will be the main focus points along with the 7 Norms of Collaboration.
2. At our next meeting, we will work to place the major items onto the yearlong calendar of PD opportunities.
3. We identified the topics for the September 30th Inservice Day meeting. Posing Questions and addressing the area of Roles in the 5 Meeting Standards. I've updated the Google Doc. We'll hear some general ideas from the presenters about the topics at our next meeting.
4. We haven't yet come to agreement on meeting times. There are a number of options on the table. Next week, we'll use the calendar information along with our other conversations thus far to discuss both the frequency of and times for meeting together. For now, we've agreed to meet on Tuesday the 24th at 4:40 PM.
5. Thanks for the juice and cinnamon rolls.
Our Agenda for our next meeting will be:
1. Look at Timeline for year and place the major topics in for PD Opportunities
- Energy Sources
- Conflict and Community
- 5 Meeting Standards
- Posing Questions
- Two Ways of Talking
- 3 Types of Paraphrases
- along with
- 7 Norms of Collaboration
2. Discussing the Meetings Frequency and Time
3. Presenters for September 30 sharing their initial thoughts on what will be presented and facilitated.
Shooting for 50 minutes.
Thanks again for all your work and time. I fully recognize and greatly appreciate the commitment.
~Dan
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