Today’s Agenda

1. Crucial Conversations Conducting Learner-FocusedConversations with TeachersSession 2: Reflect & PlanFacilitated by:

2. Today’s Agenda Participants will … • Analyze the previous crucial conversation • Plan the next CHALLENGING crucial conversation

3. Reviewing the Past ConversationGuiding Questions • How effective was the crucial conversation? • How effectively did I follow my plan? • How can I improve my next crucial conversation?

4. How Did It Go??? My conversation was like a: Cactus Eagle Maze because ___________________.

5. Initial Crucial Conversation On Your Own • Examine your notes from our last session in which you planned a crucial conversation • “X” areas where you did not follow your notes or skipped or detoured • Check areas that did not go well • Lack of clarity, bad reaction, etc • Star areas that went WELL

6. Initial Crucial Conversation • On Your Own: • Make notes regarding each section of the ORID Analysis • Try to answer each question • Be prepared to discuss the item in bold in each section

7. Initial Crucial Conversation • In pairs: • Discuss the items in bold in each section • Share one section at a time

8. Initial Crucial Conversation Let’s share as a group… • What was your “Ah-Ha” based on today’s debriefing? • What did you hear from a colleague that you want to share with the group?

9. Planning the Next ConversationGuiding Question • With which person do I most need to facilitate a crucial conversation? • What do I need to consider before I engage in the conversation? • How do motivation & capacity play into the issue and solution?

10. The Next Conversation • Select another teacher • Identify an issue that represents a GAP between expectations and teacher performance related to classroom instruction • Let’s walk through planning together • You will work on your own • And then pair share

11. Crucial Conversations Model Choose What and If Master My Stories BEFORE Work on Me First New Problems Revisit the Original Problems Make It Safe Fear? Stay Focused & Flexible • Describe the Gap • Make it Make • Motivating It Easy DURING Confront With Safety POP Move To Action AFTER Agree On a Plan Follow Up

12. Work on Me First Using the graphic organizer: • Deciding What to Confront • Think C. P. R. • Consider Intent & Consequences • Identify what & what not • Deciding IF to Confront • Is this worthwhile …WHY? • Master My Story • Why would a reasonable person… • Is it Motivation or Capacity (6)

13. Work on Me FirstSharing Planning • Let’s talk about the planning so far: • In pairs...take turns explaining… • Name, issue, & C.P.R. • Is it motivation & capacity …evidence? • Provide feedback to one another … • Most clear description you heard? • What is missing? • Other suggestions?

14. Confront with Safety • Describe the Gap • Specific statement of expectation • Specific examples of performance • Contrasting statement(s) • Give TIME for processing • Find common ground • Move to an agreed-upon solution • POP the question

15. Confront with SafetySharing Potential Script • Let’s talk about the conversation: • In pairs...take turns explaining… • GAP • Anticipated common ground • What’s the POP question • Motivation or Capacity • Provide feedback to one another … • Most clear description you heard? • What is missing? • Other suggestions?

16. Move to Action Make a Plan: • Who • does What • by When Establish follow-up dates & times

17. Work on Me FirstSharing Planning • Let’s talk about the planning so far: • In pairs...take turns explaining… • Who, What, & By when • Expected outcome / result • Provide feedback to one another … • Most clear description you heard? • Any other WHO’s? • Other suggestions?

18. Clarifying In pairs, discuss the following… • What is the result that you expect to report after the crucial conversation at our next meeting? • Observable • Measureable • Reasonable