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This resource is designed to support facilitators who wish to engage teams in meaningful learning based in teachers’ daily practices. Facilitators can use this resource to employ strategies and structures to move teams to deeper levels of thinking and reflection. Meetings that are structured with the support of protocols tend to be more productive and efficient. Using protocols assists teams to build a trusting culture for collaborative work. Protocols, when used consistently, have the power to shape a team’s culture since they promote behaviours and habits that eventually become adopted as norms.
When appropriate protocols are selected to guide teacher talk, the resulting dialogue is more likely to inspire teacher action and to impact change in teaching practices. Facilitators must plan intentionally when designing teacher meetings. This resource is perfect for teams whose members share facilitative leadership. Shared tools provide a scaffold that helps team members to develop their capacities as facilitative leaders. The protocols in this resource are clear, concise, and easy for busy professionals to apply.
