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Groups at Work Recovering Focus, Attention and Energy with Laura Lipton

Groups at Work Recovering Focus, Attention and Energy with Laura Lipton. Developed by ERLC/ARPDC as a result of a grant from Alberta Education to support implementation. WELCOME. Groups at Work: Structures and Strategies for Professional Learning.

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Groups at Work Recovering Focus, Attention and Energy with Laura Lipton

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  1. Groups at WorkRecovering Focus, Attention and Energywith Laura Lipton Developed by ERLC/ARPDC as a result of a grant from Alberta Education to support implementation

  2. WELCOME Groups at Work:Structures and Strategies for Professional Learning Developed by Bruce Wellman & Laura Lipton, Co-Directors

  3. Today’s Session Reflections on Practice

  4. Today’s Session Reflections on Practice Recovery Repertoire

  5. Today’s Session Reflections on Practice Recovery Repertoire Organizing & Integrating

  6. For today Experiment with a new technique for resourcefulness.

  7. Physical Techniques • Breathe • Progressive relaxation • Walk • Uncross your legs • Dangle your arms/ twist your wrists • Make faces • Center yourself physically Managing Resources p.13 Mental Techniques • Over prepare • Written notes • Mentally rehearse • Reconnaissance • Take a long view • Paradoxical intervention • Prayer or mantra

  8. Physical Techniques • Breathe • Progressive relaxation • Walk • Uncross your legs • Dangle your arms/ twist your wrists • Make faces • Center yourself physically Managing Resources p.13 Mental Techniques • Over prepare • Written notes • Mentally rehearse • Reconnaissance • Take a long view • Paradoxical intervention • Prayer or mantra What I tried; How it went; What I learned

  9. Windows Imagine you are observing a working group. Group members are: •off-task • unfocused • unproductive What specifically do you see and hear?

  10. Mirrors Imagine you are in a special mirrored meeting room where you can observe your reflection. What do you see and hear yourself doing to help the group: • refocus and engage •listen for understanding • achieve its task outcomes

  11. Designer’s Mind ANTICIPATE, MONITOR, RECOVER

  12. Structuring Decisions Spatial Use Leader Intervention Recovery Repertoire

  13. Structuring Decisions p. 7 • Starting the Conversation • Structuring the Conversation • Sustaining Thinking in the Conversation • Group size • Length of time • Degree of structure

  14. Structuring Decisions Spatial Use Leader Intervention Recovery Repertoire

  15. The Frame: Delivery p.24 Using Space • Establish spatial anchors • Create a visual third point

  16. The Frame: Delivery p.24 Using Body • Stand still • Frozen gesture • Physical focus on the third point

  17. Principle for Leaders p.39 Skilled leaders . . . Decontaminate problem space

  18. Structuring Decisions Spatial Use Leader Intervention Recovery Repertoire

  19. Anchor a neutral space (away from ‘platform’): • State issues or problems as principles. Share the specific behaviors that are problematic as data and then; Refer to the frame and refocus task and process OR Inquire about the impact of these behaviors Take the group members to the balcony--- inquire about their perceptions and feelings regarding what is transpiring. Leader Intervention p.29

  20. • Envision a group where you anticipate the need for leader intervention. • Consider what might trigger the need for intervening • Select an approach you might use. Application: Mental Rehearsal

  21. Today’s Strategies Brainstorm & Pass p. 89 Windows & Mirrors p. 38 Think & Write/ Pair & Share p. 20

  22. Organizing & Integrating Think & Write/ Pair & Share: What are some things about leading groups that you are more confident about than you were when we began Session One?

  23. Thank you! Laura Lipton lelipton@miravia.com

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