Mady Brand, energize us!Breyanna, you are up on Thursday! Next week we have Lilah on Monday, Mark on Tuesday, Acacia on Thursday and finally, Teddy on Monday, 11/13. Starter
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Maya Zarlingo's Energizer!Who is up next week?? Acacia Bryson leading a feedback circle on........TBDGive it up for Acacia, folks! DUE TUESDAY! Conference Goals ReflectionThis will be due Tuesday if you don't complete it in class today.
Next week, we are going to spend time beginning to plan our retreat but mostly allowing for you all to work on your leadership roles and conference with me on your leadership development. Also, know that your final assignment in this class will involve a final leadership philosophy and reflection on your leadership growth and to what extent you succeeded in your leadership missions outlined in your personal philosophy assignment earlier this semester. To those ends, I'd like you to reflect on what you want to get out of those conferences with me. Here are some questions to guide your thinking: 1. Do you need help trouble shooting an issue with the group you lead? 2. Do you want feedback from me on your personal leadership style and growth, speaking to strengths I observe and areas of growth I'd recommend? 3. Do you want me to help you brainstorm ways to practice leadership in this class? 4. Do you need more direction in your designated leadership role? Are you not sure if the project you outlined in the philosophy and action plan assignment is the right path for you? 5. Other?!?! Energizer!Maya B. AgendaMaya B. to lead a feedback circle on one (or both?) of her organizations!
Seminar Prep: How to fulfill your feedback for my class? 1. A major piece of feedback I received from you all pertained to having more opportunities for you all to practice leadership skills in a safe environment and have opportunities to fail, grow, etc... So, how can we do that? I'd love your input! What are specific activities, lessons, that you'd be interested in planning/leading? 2. Another piece of feedback included having more guest speakers. I have been having a hard time getting more guest speakers. Do you have any ideas for guest speakers from our community who have leadership expertise? StarterHead outside for a listening activity!!
Agenda1. Let's review who is up next for Energizers!
2. What all did you guys hear during our listening activity? 3. Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better
4. Which of the 5 activities that Treasure mentioned do you think would be most useful? 5. The Awareness Wheel reading-- Read and practice 6. Scenarios! Amaya's Energizer!Agenda
Reflection on Followership1. Of the skills/attributes of "good followership", which ones do you need to work on or develop? Or, perhaps you don't think it is important to work on good followership, in which case I'm interested in hearing that line of thought!
2. Have you ever been in a situation where, as a follower, or someone NOT in a designated leadership role, you disagreed with the leadership? Either in the leadership style, or the direction the leadership was taking the group/team/organization? Or perhaps you disagreed with the leadership on some more ethical or moral foundation? Describe the situation and think about what you did or what you could have done to address the situation? Stuck? Perhaps you've experienced a peer pressure situation? Energizer with Maddie SturmAgenda1. 5 minutes: Review your notes/reading to make sure you're ready to a) summarize your article and b) can answer the questions assigned to your reading on Tuesday's DP post.
2. Jigsaw Seminar Time!
3. Feedback for BRIDGE Energizer with Clay! |
Today's Goal | Today's Essential Question |
Today's Goals: 1. Reflect on your own ability to give/receive feedback effectively. | 1. What are the key strategies for giving and receiving feedback? |
Agenda
FIRST: Where the heck are we headed?
Wrapping up Feedback
1. Let's review key aspects for RECEIVING and GIVING Feedback
2. Personal Application/Reflection: In your Reflection Journal, reflect on your ability to give and receive feedback effectively. What specific strategies outlined in our reading are you strong in? Which ones do you need to improve on?
- We'll wrap up key elements of giving/receiving feedback
- Today/tomorrow we'll examine leadership v. followership
- We'll do some work on active listening skills (this will help you be a better receiver of feedback and conflict resolver and facilitator!)
- We'll study other leadership theories for a couple weeks
- I want to make sure to give you guys opportunities to practice leading based on your feedback-- Grace is up on Thursday!
- We'll hopefully work on good collaboration skills
- We'll plan our retreat
- You'll prepare your final philosophy reflection and presentation to present on our retreat
- We'll go on our retreat and celebrate a fun semester!!
Wrapping up Feedback
1. Let's review key aspects for RECEIVING and GIVING Feedback
2. Personal Application/Reflection: In your Reflection Journal, reflect on your ability to give and receive feedback effectively. What specific strategies outlined in our reading are you strong in? Which ones do you need to improve on?
Energizer!!
Agenda
1. Leadership Retreat Update-- hut is booked for Thursday and Friday. We'll spend some time each week planning for this retreat between now and then.
2. Debrief your feedback on my class from last Thursday's survey
3. Lesson: Giving and Receiving Feedback Effectively
4. Practice!
With a partner, come up with a scenario for either giving someone you know feedback OR receiving feedback from someone you know. Try to come up with a real situation that you have either recently encountered or anticipate having to do in the future (teacher? parent? coach? group member? colleague?)
Ex: Maybe you'd like to give a teacher feedback on a recent project they ran. Or you want to give your team captain feedback on a team event they facilitated.
5. Personal Application/Reflection: In your Reflection Journal, reflect on your ability to give and receive feedback effectively. What specific strategies outlined in our reading are you strong in? Which ones do you need to improve on?
2. Debrief your feedback on my class from last Thursday's survey
- Let's look at the data!
- Whip around: What is one insight that has arisen from reading through the data?
- Whip around: What is one thing that you think would MOST improve this class from your perspective?
- Let's discuss your thoughts on this class moving forward
3. Lesson: Giving and Receiving Feedback Effectively
- First, let's review the definition of Emotional Intelligence: the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Think about how EI relates to giving/receiving feedback!!
- Next, let's watch this short video on "Conscious Leadership"--Key takeaway here is to stay above the line, avoid getting defensive.
- Easier said than done-- how does one remain non-defensive when getting feedback? Think about people you know who receive feedback well and those who get defensive? What separates those people in that way?
- Giving and receiving feedback: Read the handout!
- Let's pull out the key ideas for giving/receiving? (SPISE and LAPH)
- To what extent did I receive feedback well according to these guidelines?
- To what extent did you all give feedback effectively?
- How similar is this to conflict resolution?
4. Practice!
With a partner, come up with a scenario for either giving someone you know feedback OR receiving feedback from someone you know. Try to come up with a real situation that you have either recently encountered or anticipate having to do in the future (teacher? parent? coach? group member? colleague?)
Ex: Maybe you'd like to give a teacher feedback on a recent project they ran. Or you want to give your team captain feedback on a team event they facilitated.
5. Personal Application/Reflection: In your Reflection Journal, reflect on your ability to give and receive feedback effectively. What specific strategies outlined in our reading are you strong in? Which ones do you need to improve on?
Today's Agenda
I'm out today writing letters of recommendation while my juniors are heading to Silverton. Please read this page thoroughly and complete the starter and work time objectives. Thanks!
Starter: Reflect on Cathy's Workshop
Please reflect on Cathy's Conflict Resolution workshop: (See below for the picture of her notes from Tuesday!!)
Ashley's example:
I've realized that I have been pretty conflict avoidant about a conflict with one of my good friend's because I worry that it would hurt our friendship and because she has a tendency to get defensive. However, our friendship is suffering as a result of my reluctance to address the situation with her because I'm slightly resentful and she is starting to feel like I don't want to hang out with her as much. So, it's time to address it.
I can say: "I'm concerned that our friendship has felt a bit strained lately and that perhaps you are worrying that I don't want to hang out as much anymore. I realize that I've been hesitant to express a point of tension in our friendship with you and feel like I owe it to our friendship to express it. I want to first recognize that you and I have different perceptions of time and value different things at times- for instance, you tend to see time as less of a linear concept and really value being engaged and present with people in the moment. I appreciate that but I tend to value holding my time commitments with others even it means I have to cut an interaction with someone in the moment short so I'm not late, etc... There have been several instances, however, where you have either bailed on me, or kept me waiting an hour or more when we had plans, and in these moments I feel like you don't respect my time and our friendship. I know that I can be a bit type A about time, so perhaps we can figure out a way to improve our communication so that I let you know when I'm on a tight schedule and you plan ahead and let me know well in advance if you're going to be late. I'd also like you to work on not committing to plans with me unless you know you can for sure make it and won't have to bail at the last minute."
- What insights did you gain about effective (and ineffective) conflict resolution?
- Which elements of Conflict Resolution or C-R-O-P in particular are most challenging for you? Why?
- What is one current conflict in your life? Please use CROP to try to work through how you could address the situation!
Ashley's example:
I've realized that I have been pretty conflict avoidant about a conflict with one of my good friend's because I worry that it would hurt our friendship and because she has a tendency to get defensive. However, our friendship is suffering as a result of my reluctance to address the situation with her because I'm slightly resentful and she is starting to feel like I don't want to hang out with her as much. So, it's time to address it.
I can say: "I'm concerned that our friendship has felt a bit strained lately and that perhaps you are worrying that I don't want to hang out as much anymore. I realize that I've been hesitant to express a point of tension in our friendship with you and feel like I owe it to our friendship to express it. I want to first recognize that you and I have different perceptions of time and value different things at times- for instance, you tend to see time as less of a linear concept and really value being engaged and present with people in the moment. I appreciate that but I tend to value holding my time commitments with others even it means I have to cut an interaction with someone in the moment short so I'm not late, etc... There have been several instances, however, where you have either bailed on me, or kept me waiting an hour or more when we had plans, and in these moments I feel like you don't respect my time and our friendship. I know that I can be a bit type A about time, so perhaps we can figure out a way to improve our communication so that I let you know when I'm on a tight schedule and you plan ahead and let me know well in advance if you're going to be late. I'd also like you to work on not committing to plans with me unless you know you can for sure make it and won't have to bail at the last minute."
Work Time!
Review your Action Plan SMART goal and milestones. What do you need to work on today? Is it an actual action item? Is it developing a plan for soliciting feedback from your constituents?
Go forth and achieve that objective/milestone/task item!
If you have NOTHING to do, ask yourself WHY? You are a leader and thus must take initiative!
Sincerely,
Ashley
Go forth and achieve that objective/milestone/task item!
If you have NOTHING to do, ask yourself WHY? You are a leader and thus must take initiative!
Sincerely,
Ashley
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Ashley Carruth teaches 11th and 12th grade Humanities at Animas High School in Durango, CO.
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