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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.