Effective Group Facilitation

Rationale: When done well, collaborative discussions can be exponentially more productive than time spent working through things on your own. Conversely, when collaborative time is not structured and intentional, individuals may walk away feeling as though their time was not well spent. Effective facilitation of a protocol encourages transparency, promotes the inclusion of all meeting members, and maximizes group discussion time without letting the group get off track.

Learning Intention: Teams will understand techniques for maximizing group discussion time when engaging in protocols.

Success Criteria: Teams will know they are successful when they…

• are familiar with common facilitator moves for effectively leading group discussions

• can articulate the purpose for using discussion protocols

• have practiced using effective facilitator moves to guide team discussion

• have made a plan for how they will support effective facilitation of tomorrow’s student-performance data reflection