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SMALL GROUP & WHOLE SCHOOL INTERVENTIONS

SMALL GROUP & WHOLE SCHOOL INTERVENTIONS. Session Objectives. Understand the role of small groups. Learn how to initiate, organize and maintain a small group. Learn a process approach to group development. Learn about group leadership styles. Learn about different small group models.

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SMALL GROUP & WHOLE SCHOOL INTERVENTIONS

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  1. SMALL GROUP & WHOLE SCHOOLINTERVENTIONS

  2. Session Objectives • Understand the role of small groups. • Learn how to initiate, organize and maintain a small group. • Learn a process approach to group development. • Learn about group leadership styles. • Learn about different small group models. • Learn how to evaluate small group models.

  3. What are Small Groups? • Explanation • Purpose

  4. Small Groups • Where do you begin?

  5. Preparation • Self-checklist 1 General Task in Preparing for Small Groups • Self-checklist 2 Preparing Yourself for Leading Group • Self-checklist 3 Conducting Small Group Sessions • Self-checklist 4 Special Tasks for Co-Leaders • Self-checklist 5 Planning and Conducting Discussions • Self-checklist 6 Planning and Conducting Problem- Based Learning

  6. Facilitator Skills Needed • Make sessions fun and challenging • Respect students • Be clear about your role • Emphasize learning (solutions) in groups

  7. Facilitator Skills Needed • Include plenty of variety • Be clear about the objectives • Plan group development activities • Establish your expectations • Assess your personal skills

  8. Facilitator Interaction • Establishing group norms • Encouraging interaction • Glancing around the group • Looking for signals • Using non-verbal communication • Bringing in and shutting out

  9. Facilitator Interaction • Reflecting and deflecting questions • Expecting challenges • Facilitating discussion--not leading it • Supporting and valuing • Checking and building • Re-directing

  10. Getting Unstuck • Have an idea of student mental processes. • Avoid one answer questions. • Don’t have students guess what’s on your mind. • Ask questions that give informative answers. • Ask higher level questions. • Be cautious of showing approval and disapproval. • Wait for answers. • Know when you have asked the wrong question.

  11. Implementation • What are some of the things you need in planning for small group facilitation?

  12. Materials & Supplies • Whiteboard & pens • Flip chart pens (these aren’t the same thing!) • Chalk • Overhead projector & pens • Cloth for cleaning a whiteboard • Tissue for cleaning the top of the OHP

  13. Materials & Supplies • Spare paper, pencils & pens • Teaching resources • LCD Projector and Laptop • Sticky Labels • Multi Media Material (videos, CDs, DVDs, etc.)

  14. Group Focus • Risk Factors (Peach State Pathway) • Assessment • Focus Assessment Statement (Small Group Implementation Plan)

  15. Focus Assessment Statement • The name of the school • Where the data for the statement was obtained • The risk factor & statistics that qualify the statement • The school year being referenced

  16. Focus Assessment Statement Examples: The annual report card for Sally Middle School reports an alarming 84 students absent twenty or more days during the 2006-07 school year. Fifty-four 7th graders who participated in extra curricular activities at Chesney Middle failed one or more courses or were non-proficient on CRCTs.

  17. Tutorial Problem-solving Seminar Workshop Crossover groups Student-led group Small Group Models

  18. Buzz group or brainstorming Presentations Mini projects Fishbowl Self-help group Role play Action Learning Set (ALS) Small Group Models

  19. Small Group Scene • Meeting Space (Small Group Implementation Plan) • Student Involvement • Participation • Cohesiveness

  20. Small Group Scene • Norms • Procedures • Structure • Climate

  21. Group Development • Group Composition (Small Group Implementation Plan) • Group Size (Small Group Implementation Plan) • Aims (Small Group Implementation Plan) • Task (Small Group Implementation Plan)

  22. Measurable Expected Outcomes(Small Group Implementation Plan) • Attendance Rates • Promotion Rates • Suspension Rates • Test Scores • Tardiness • Credits

  23. Self Evaluation Methods • Questionnaires (Surveys) • Do-it-yourself • Reporting back • Journals • Fishbowl • Self-made evaluation • Video or audio playback

  24. WHOLE SCHOOL INTERVENTION

  25. Overview • What is a whole school program? • What a whole school program is not!

  26. Areas of Concern • Visual observations • Candid conversations • Small group sessions • Teacher experiencing same problems

  27. Service Delivery Plan • Guest speakers • Plays, skits & “edutainment” • Topic workshop • Seminars • Information dissemination

  28. Whole School Resources • Drug Intervention Programs • Fraternities and Sororities • Chamber Committee • Rotary Clubs • Law Enforcement Agencies • Fire Department • Center For Disease Control • United Way 211 • Local and State Communities In Schools Affiliates • Kiwanis Clubs • Title One Department

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