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FACILITATORMOVES
TheAdaptiveSchool
PD/PLCStrategiesandProfessionalDevelopment

FacilitatorMoves
Strategy
AirplaneStacking

Process

Tips

Explainmetaphorrelatedtocontroltoweratairportdirecting
orderinwhichplanesaretoland
Assignnumberstothosewithraisedhands.Advisethemto
remembernumber
Calloutinnumericalorder
Donotcommentonparticipantresponses.Ifaquestionis
posed,nodiscussionyet,simplychartitforalltosee
Asmorehandscomeup,neworderandlistsoallcansee

Usedwhenmanyhaveideas
ordifferingviews

AskforSabotageIdeas

Statetheagreementthatthegrouphadmade.
SayIknownoneofyouwouldeverdeliberatelysabotagethis
agreement,butifyouweretodoso,underwhatconditions
mightyoumakethatchoice?

Elicitshiddenreservationsor
unconsciouslyheldbeliefs
providesopportunityforclarity

Caping

Facilitatorrecordsparticipantsideasonchartpapertocome
backtolater

AlsoknownasParkingLots
andencouragesselfdirected
recording

CardGames

Distributeaplayingcardtoeachindividual(Jack=11,
Queen=12,King=13,Ace=1)
Askpeopletostand,findothersofthesamesuit
Pairs=samenumber,namecolor
Pairs=samenumber,differentcolor
Pairs=cardsaddupto14(Samecolor)
Pairs=cardsaddupto14(differentcolor)
Pairs=cardsaddupto21(samesuitdifferentsuit)
Four=fourofakind
Fivebestpokerhand
Fourgroups=bysuit

Getsothersworkingwith
differentpeopletheymaynot
normallyworkwith

Garmston,R.J.,&Wellman,B.M.(1999).
Theadaptiveschool:Asourcebookfordevelopingcollaborativegroups.
Norwood,MA:ChristopherGordonPublishers.

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FACILITATORMOVES
TheAdaptiveSchool
PD/PLCStrategiesandProfessionalDevelopment
PairedSquares

ProcessCheck

RelevancyChallenge

TAG/TAU

Useoftimedspecificspeakingandlisteningroundswhen
workingingroupsandpartners
Eachroundisequaldistributionoftimebetweenmembers
Eachroundbecomeslonger
Whenoneisspeaking,theotherslistenwithbuiltintimefor
paraphrasingandclarification

Increasescollaborativeculture
andspeaking/listening

Attheendofthemeeting,groupreflectsonprocessesthrough
postedquestions
Wasthemeetingsuccessful?Whyorwhynot?
Didweachieveourobjectiveinthismeeting?
Inwhatnormhasourgroupshownprogress?
Onwhatnormdoesourgroupstillneedtowork?

Usesmetacognitiontobuild
adaptivecultureand
strengthennormsofthegroup

Whenamembersayssomethingofftopicorleadingthegroup
offtopic
[Name],helpustounderstandhowyourcommentrelatesto
thetopicbeingexplored.

Shouldbestatedinthe
originalnormsandusedto
maintainfocusandculture

Writetopicheadingonboard/projector
Askparticipantstolistwhattheyknowandthinkabout
SimilartoKWLbutfaster

Usedasaquickintroduction

Garmston,R.J.,&Wellman,B.M.(1999).
Theadaptiveschool:Asourcebookfordevelopingcollaborativegroups.
Norwood,MA:ChristopherGordonPublishers.

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