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It's Your Turn
Teachers as Facilitators-A Handbook (Build confidence and competence as a teacher-facilitator)
Robert Garmston(0)
About
In It's Your Turn, authors Robert Garmston and Carolyn McKanders increase the confidence and competence of teacher-facilitators while mitigating the challenges and tensions they face. Educators using this handbook will learn to use language that conveys positive intentions and stimulates a group's work, authentically gain trust, improvise when plans falter, and understand the importance of diversity within groups.
This book will help teacher-facilitators:
• Gain confidence in leading groups and meetings
• Receive tips to make group members feel accepted and safe
• Learn how to improvise when things don't go as planned
• Understand the benefits of diverse groups
• Consider how problems can be opportunities for positive change
Contents:
Prologue
Introduction: Mindsets and Meetings-Navigate With Empowering Mindsets
Chapter 1: See a Group as It Could Be-You Must Perceive It to Achieve It
Chapter 2: Groups Grant Consent-Get Permission to Lead
Chapter 3: Prepare . . . Don't Attach-Your Responses Are More Important
Interlude
Chapter 4: Diversity Enriches-Inclusion Makes Groups Smarter
Chapter 5: Never Let a Conflict Go to Waste-Liberate Opportunities
Addendum A: Virtual Presence-Generalizations
Addendum B: Giving Clear Directions Is Not as Simple as It Looks
References and Resources
Index
This book will help teacher-facilitators:
• Gain confidence in leading groups and meetings
• Receive tips to make group members feel accepted and safe
• Learn how to improvise when things don't go as planned
• Understand the benefits of diverse groups
• Consider how problems can be opportunities for positive change
Contents:
Prologue
Introduction: Mindsets and Meetings-Navigate With Empowering Mindsets
Chapter 1: See a Group as It Could Be-You Must Perceive It to Achieve It
Chapter 2: Groups Grant Consent-Get Permission to Lead
Chapter 3: Prepare . . . Don't Attach-Your Responses Are More Important
Interlude
Chapter 4: Diversity Enriches-Inclusion Makes Groups Smarter
Chapter 5: Never Let a Conflict Go to Waste-Liberate Opportunities
Addendum A: Virtual Presence-Generalizations
Addendum B: Giving Clear Directions Is Not as Simple as It Looks
References and Resources
Index