Staff Development Training

Learning to Work Efficiently and Accurately

As TEAMS!

Introduction Introduction

INCREASE FEEDBACK LOOPSDESIGN OPEN SYSTEMS FOR ALL

STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER:Learning DESIGN by TEAMSWhat kind of Music would you like to hear?CHOOSE A SONG you are welcometo listen to your IPod, Iphone, or mp3 player on your

headphones while you watch this short slideshow,(< 10 minutes)…thenTake a short break: Walk or dance around the room!

AgendaAgenda The Staff Development Workshop Will take less than an hour of your time. Watch this PowerPoint <10 minutes… Choose a Project; Form a TEAM, Complete a simple Project together. “Learn by Doing” (constructivism) the STEPS & ROLES in the TEAMS MATRIX. You can take a short ten-question survey In person or online, (the computer will generate A random number for you so you can access the results of

this action research a few months later online and give us your feedback.)

Before starting, please read and sign your informed consent forms

(Or check “I agree” on the online consent form.)

STAFF DEVELOPMENTFIRST WORKSHOP

DESIGN BY TEAMS

INTRO

AAA DESIGN SERVICES GROUP

PRESENTSSTAFF DEVELOPMENTDESIGN BY TEAMSSTANDARDS FOR TEACHERS

TEAMS GET SMART!

ROLES IN THE TEAM:

SSECRETARY/VIDEOGRAPHERMMODERATORAASSESSOREEVALUATOR becomes RE-EVALUATOR of RUBRICsTTHEME PRESENTER

STEPS IN THE TEAMSTEAMS PROCESS:

1) BRAINSTORMING) BRAINSTORMING 2) EVOLVING DIALOGUEEVOLVING DIALOGUE

3) SELECTION OF FINAL DESIGNSELECTION OF FINAL DESIGN 4) MODEL IMPLEMENTATIONMODEL IMPLEMENTATION 5) ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT 6) RE-EVALUATION (RUBRICS)6) RE-EVALUATION (RUBRICS) 7) THEME PRESENTATION7) THEME PRESENTATION

EQUALS=BE SMART!BE SMART!

CHOOSE A PROJECTCHOOSE A PROJECTCHOOSE FROM A COLLECTION OF

SIMPLE PROJECT MODULESYOU CAN LEARN TO MAKE A

SIMPLE BASKET… A CARDBOARD SOLAR OVEN…OR BUILD YOUR OWN CAPITOL…

EXPERIENCE THE MAGICEXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF

THE DESIGN BY TEAMS PROCESS!ASSESSMENT BY RUBRIC & PORTFOLIO

SELF-DESIGNED PROJECTS CREATE LASTING FEEDBACK LOOPS!

ASSESSMENT

PORTFOLIOS PORTFOLIOS & RUBRICS, SELF-DESIGNED BY EACH

INDIVIDUAL TEAM, will = Assessment.ALL RESEARCH WILL BE ANONYMOUS

Keep a personal copy of Y=computer-generated random number.

This is your log-in number giving free access online to future research projects.

You can then mentor your own ProjectsIn your area of the world and give feedback.

HOW TO STARTHOW TO START: GO ONLINE TOGO ONLINE TO

CSIRI.ORGCSIRI.ORG CHOOSE A PROJECT MODULE: CHOOSE A PROJECT MODULE: WEBQUEST OR WEBQUEST OR

WORKSHOPWORKSHOP TEAMSTEAMS FORM FORM AROUNDAROUND THE THE WORKSHOPSWORKSHOPS

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS HAVE THE CHOICE OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS HAVE THE CHOICE OF

PROJECT & ROLEPROJECT & ROLE

IN THE IN THE TEAMS MATRIXTEAMS MATRIX IF THERE IS DISSENT, IF THERE IS DISSENT,

LET THE LET THE

MENTOR/PRESENTERMENTOR/PRESENTER DECIDEDECIDE

TIPS:TIPS: ALWAYS HAVE PEACEFUL MEMBERS!TAKE A TIME OUT FOR ART/DANCE/MUSIC/LAUGHTER…OR?CHOICE/CHOICE/FREEDOM/FREEDOM/POSITIVE FEEDBACKPOSITIVE FEEDBACK…

THESE ARE THE KEYS THESE ARE THE KEYS ON ON THE ROADTHE ROAD

TOTO SUCCESS!SUCCESS!

EVERY TEAM MEMBEREVERY TEAM MEMBER

HAS INTRINSIC VALUEDESPITE AGE, GENDER, OR STATUS LEVEL

SELF-ESTEEM &SELF-ESTEEM & METACOGNITIVE VALUES &METACOGNITIVE VALUES & COOPERATIVE ATTITUDESCOOPERATIVE ATTITUDES

RATE HIGHER IN RUBRICS THAN GOAL-SETTING

HAPPINESS IS A PROCESS!

STEPS EXPLAINED:BRAINSTORMING:

EVERYONE OFFERS IDEAS. EVERY IDEA IS DOCUMENTED BY THE

SECRETARY (or online in an audio/video format)

NO PERSON IS CONNECTED TO THE IDEA

NEAR THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST MEETING < NEAR THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST MEETING < Five mintues before your first break, Five mintues before your first break,

each set of each set of TEAMSTEAMS DESIGN DESIGNTHEIR OWN RUBRICSTHEIR OWN RUBRICS..

CREATE YOUR OWN RUBRICS:

ASSESSMENT AND MOTIVATION INTRINSIC TO THIS MODE OF LEARNING, FREEING THE TEACHER, WHO BECOMES

NAVIGATOR, LETTING THE CHILD CAPTAIN THEIR OWN VOYAGES ON THE SHIP OF DISCOVERYSHIP OF DISCOVERY!!

EVOLVING DIALOGUE

AFTER THE FIRST BRAINSTORMING SESSION: EVOLVING DIALOGUE IS THE NEXT STEP IN THE

DESIGN BY TEAMS PROCESS METHODOLOGY IN THIS STEP, THE TEAM CONSIDERS EACH IDEA

FOR A FINAL MODEL PRESENTATIONAND HOLDS OR DISCARDS THEM. NOTE: VERY IMPORTANT! DO NOT CONSIDER WHO MADE EACH

SUGGESTION AT THE FIRST SESSION. CONSIDER THE IDEAS ONLY ON THEIR OWN

MERIT!

The secretary can document with video!

Selection of final design by Selection of final design by TEAMS:TEAMS:

STEPS IN THE TEAMSTEAMS PROCESS:SELECTION OF FINAL DESIGN: every member participates to decide the actual MODEL IMPLEMENTATION, ASSESSMENT by video or portfolio & RUBRICS, designed by team and used at the last five

minutes of each meeting by individual members of the team to rate their own team and their own growth within the team process.

TEAM PRESENTATIONEQUALS= BE SMART!BE SMART!

EACH TEAM BUILDS A EACH TEAM BUILDS A WORKING MODELWORKING MODEL

AND RATES THEMSELVES AND THEIR AND RATES THEMSELVES AND THEIR TEAM ON A SCALE OFTEAM ON A SCALE OF

ONE TO TEN, ONE TO TEN, OR OR POOR TO RICH,POOR TO RICH, WITH THE RUBRICSWITH THE RUBRICS

THEY DESIGN THEMSELVESTHEY DESIGN THEMSELVES

BECOMES AN ABLE MENTORFOR THE NEXT WORKSHOP!LEARNING CENTERS ARECHOICE-ACTIVATED ANDFEEDBACK

CREATES NEWLEARNING IDEAS & SAFE HARBOR FOR THE NEXT VOYAGE ON THE VOYAGE ON THE SHIP OF DISCOVERY SHIP OF DISCOVERY

EVERY TEAM MEMBER:

SHARED VISION!SHARED VISION!

USE THIS DESIGN TOOL USE THIS DESIGN TOOL EVERYWHERE YOU GOEVERYWHERE YOU GO!WHEN YOU BECOME A MENTOR,WHEN YOU BECOME A MENTOR,YOU ATTAIN TO THE GOAL OFSHARED VISION (SENGE et al. 2000)

DYNAMIC SYSTEMSDYNAMIC SYSTEMS

FEEDBACK BECOMES AUTOMATIC AND EVOLVES

MORE PRODUCTIVE & DYNAMIC SYSTEMSDYNAMIC SYSTEMS OVER TIME

SCIENTISTS, TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS, SCIENTISTS, TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS, ENGINEERS, MATHEMETICIANS: ENGINEERS, MATHEMETICIANS:

Constructivsm= Constructivsm=

Hands-on, Project -Based,Hands-on, Project -Based,

Student-Designed LearningStudent-Designed Learning

SYNTHESIZE, INTEGRATE!SYNTHESIZE, INTEGRATE!

THE NEXT STEP:THE NEXT STEP:COOPERATION!COOPERATION!

DESIGN BY DESIGN BY TEAMSTEAMS

COME TOGETHER AS TEAMSCOME TOGETHER AS TEAMSBECOME MENTORS TO BECOME MENTORS TO

THE NEXT GENERATIONTHE NEXT GENERATIONOF OF

SYSTEMSSYSTEMSSCIENTISTSSCIENTISTS

Stained Glass Effect…

Memoirs 2: Clara Olive Senff Bowe

Staff Development Staff Development WORKSHOPWORKSHOP

ANYONE CAN USE THESE SIMPLE ANYONE CAN USE THESE SIMPLE PRINCIPLES OF PRINCIPLES OF

SYSTEMS & SYSTEMS SCIENTISTSSYSTEMS & SYSTEMS SCIENTISTS TO BACKWARD DESIGN TO BACKWARD DESIGN ANY CURRICULUM ANY CURRICULUM USING THE INTERESTS OF THE USING THE INTERESTS OF THE

STUDENTS!STUDENTS! DOCUMENT ONLINE OR BY VIDEO:DOCUMENT ONLINE OR BY VIDEO:

FOR ACTION RESEARCH THAT WORKS!FOR ACTION RESEARCH THAT WORKS!

When you are done with only One Workshop Experience, you will have an Overview

You can: Give the big picture of

Design by TEAMSTEAMS Methodology

Explain how all the steps and roles fit together to Create:

Mom’SOS: Science of Open

Systems Learning Centers

Evaluator

Portfolios Portfolios SHARE SHARE THE THE VISIONVISION

Re-Evaluator

Theme PresenterBrainstorm

Build

Moderator

Assessor

Secretary

Where to Get More Information

ATTEND OR MENTOR WORKSHOPS IN YOUR AREA

GO ONLINE TO CSIRI.ORG Click on College of SynthesisCollege of Synthesis for

Consulting RESEARCH RESULTS

& Feedback Loops Creating action research that evolves

Open Systems can learn and grow with their stakeholders.