Participants in this professional development book exploration will preview/read and discuss: It’s Your Turn: Teachers as Facilitators, A Handbook

Grounded in research and interviews with over 400 educators, It’s Your Turn: Teachers as Facilitators, A Handbook (Garmston & McKanders, 2022) addresses the unique challenges faced by teachers who facilitate meetings, being a colleague and periodically leading colleagues in meetings. The authors responded to the challenges identified by

Participants in this professional development book exploration will preview/read and discuss: It’s Your Turn: Teachers as Facilitators, A Handbook

Grounded in research and interviews with over 400 educators, It’s Your Turn: Teachers as Facilitators, A Handbook (Garmston & McKanders, 2022) addresses the unique challenges faced by teachers who facilitate meetings, being a colleague and periodically leading colleagues in meetings. The authors responded to the challenges identified by teacher facilitators with practical strategies and tools organized by Five Mindsets:

See groups as they could be

Groups grant consent

Prepare…don’t attach

Diversity enriches

Never let a conflict go to waste

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this session, participants will have:

• Deepened their understanding about the approaches in the book.
• Reflected on how the approaches could be integrated into their own settings.

Who Should Attend: It’s Your Turn: Teachers as Facilitators, A Handbook (Garmston & McKanders, 2022) is a practical guide for teachers who facilitate workgroups or meetings (e.g., grade level meetings, data meetings, department meetings) or those who guide teachers to become better facilitators. In addition, those who attend meetings will also find value in the book, as the knowledge and actions of participants are as important as the facilitators. (Adapted from MiraVia.education)

Satisfactory completion requirements:

• Attendance is based on your signature in and out of the session. Failure to provide a signature in and out will result in no credit.
• Participants are expected to attend the entire session to earn credit.
• Participants must complete an electronic course evaluation within two weeks of the session date to be sent a certificate.
• Accommodations, questions and complaints can be directed to: professionallearning@truenorth804.org

Cost Information: Participation fees are waived for TrueNorth employees, TrueNorth member district employees, and parents of students in our TrueNorth member districts. For individual participants who do not meet the above criteria, this course participation fee is $35.00. Participation or material fees will be billed directly to the school district that employs the participant after the session is complete or the first session in a series is complete. Individuals are asked to not bring payment to the session.

Cancellation and Refund Information: There is no cancellation fee, though we ask for advance notice to open the spot for another person. TrueNorth reserves the right to cancel any session due to low enrollment. TrueNorth does not charge prior to the start of the offered session. If an individual attends the first day of a learning series but is unable to attend the remaining sessions, the school district that employs the participant is able to designate an alternate person. It is up to the individual no longer attending the program to give their replacement the information learned in the first session.

About the Presenters:

Amy Cohan & Jill Bose-Deakins

Financial Disclosure: Amy Cohan & Jill Bose-Deakins are employees of TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804 and receive a salary.

Non-Financial Disclosure: Amy Cohan & Jill Bose-Deakins have no relevant non-financial relationships.

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*Member Districts include:

Northbrook 27, Northbrook 28, Sunset Ridge 29, Glenview/Northbrook 30, West Northfield 31, Glenview 34, Glencoe 35, Winnetka 36, Kenilworth 38, Lake Bluff 65, Lake Forest 67, Bannockburn 106, Deerfield 109, North Shore 112, Township HS 113, Lake Forest 115, New Trier 203, Glenbrook 225.

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