Critical Friends Group Meeting St. Agnes Academy Wednesday, October 29, 2014 3:15-5:15 pm AGENDA 3:15 Opening Moves (sign-in, agenda review, reflections review) 3:20 Connections 3:30 Revisiting Group Norms What conditions do you need to do your best learning? Does anything need clarification? 3:40 _ Personal Thinking Time: “Zones of Comfort, Risk, and Danger” How might our group norms guide us into the risk zone? 4:00 Probing Questions 4:10 Rebecca's Dilemma with Issaquah Protocol 5:05 Debrief and Written Reflections Learning -What did you learn today? Any new thinking? Logistics—Feedback about the agenda, meeting space, etc. Longevity—How might you use this work in your teaching practice? 5:15 Adjourn Group Norms—Drafted on October 1, 2014 + Be deeply involved + Minimize physical and mental distractions + Build trust and maintain a safe environment “Hear with respect; refrain from judgment; assume good will — |'sterers Feel safe to take risks; be comfortable with mistakes - presen ors + Balance autonomy and collaboration -Autonomy: Write to learn, take time to process Collaboration: Provide interesting content; ask meaningful questions; make connections to bigger context; share ideas