Today’s Solution: Seven teams each explore one of seven chapters based on individual interests.  Assume a maximum of six people per team.  Teams will share out key ‘take aways’ from their chapter using graphics, technology and the human touch. Each team will likely need recorders, compilers, speakers and inspired collaborators.

The team reserves time for silent reading of their chapter with an emphasis on highlighting and annotating ‘aha’ moments and items you would like to share with fellow educators on your team AS YOU READ.

Be sure to have three ideas to share with your group (in case the first two get taken, you want to have an idea ‘in your pocket’ to share with your colleagues.)

After the silent reading (~ 20 mins –  please re-read the content if you have already read it ), exchange key ideas one at a time making sure you provide the page and paragraph location (page Z, paragraph Y).   Then the group will begin to compile ideas to share with the entire faculty — both on large flip chart paper and on this blog (under the post with your chapters number / title on it.) Again be sure to put the page and paragraph location of the information you have chosen to share with your colleagues.

At 3:30 we will begin to share out — you will have ~5 minutes to share your key points as participants — use either the butcher block paper or an electronic overview of your content as a focusing aid– have several voices share the key takeaways — it builds capacity when each person has  multiple opportunities to engage in content.

The blog posts will serve as an electronic record of what each team thought was worthwhile to share with the entire faculty!  The user name and password to edit the existing posts are the same — we will reveal them during the face to face session 1/26/10.