Adapted from Power of Protocols (McDonald, et al., 2007)
LET’S GET STARTED, BUT FIRST…
Let's Have A Meeting
INTRODUCTIONS
Directions: With a partner complete the following task:
(5 min)
Introduce yourself – name, where you are from (school district or organization), what
you do, why you are here, and one thing that most people do not know about you.
(7 min)
Gather into a group of 4 and introduce your partner to the group using the task
above.
(3 min)
Select one representative that will introduce the group
Provide name
Common identifier (e.g. SAM, principal, consultant, etc.)
Summarize why all are here.
WHAT ARE PROTOCOLS?
pro·to·col
/ˈprōtəˌkôl/
Noun
The official procedure governing affairs of state or diplomatic
occasions.
The established code of procedure or behavior in any group,
organization, or situation.
Synonyms
Procedure; rules
FOUR BASIC IDEAS OF A LEARNING
ORGANIZATION
• Take charge of our learning
• Become deliberate students of our own students
• Gain experience in the facilitating protocols
• Makes our work transparent
• Enriches the learning environment
• Development of a high performance workplace.
HOW DO WE LEARN ABOUT THE STRENGTHS OF
OUR TEAMS? SCHOOL? STUDENTS?
Use Protocols!
1. Promoting
Participation: Learning is social!
2. Ensuring Equity: Acknowledge the value of
difference in the group’s learning; make room for
dissonance.
3. Building Trust: It is situational.
PLANNING
Macro-planning –
what protocol to use, when , and how
Micro-planning when to change plans, intervene, or close.
LET’S TRY ANOTHER!
Marvin’s Model
Purpose: Facilitate rapid communication about a topic at
hand among a large group of people.
Introduction
Break into
small groups
(5 members)
30 sec. to
think about a
question.
30 sec. for
each person
to answer
the question.
Questions
Debriefing
Think and
respond to a
series of
questions
What have
you learned
about the
topic?
Use the
directions in
the
introduction
to complete
the task
What do you
have to
unlearn?
LET’S TRY SOME!
Descriptive Consultancy:
Purpose: Think through a problem by articulating it
and then hearing how others frame it.
Problem Presentation
Clarifying Questions
Reflecting Back
Response
Brainstorming
Response
Debrief
Company Meeting: "We Have A Problem"
RESOURCES
National School Reform Faculty
http://www.nsrfharmony.org/
Protocols for Professional Learning
ASCD
The Power of Protocols – (McDonald, Mohr, Dichter, McDonald, 2007)