End With A Word
This is something I do to end pretty much every workshop and meeting, so I thought I’d spend a minute talking about the what, how, and why of the ever-useful closing circle. What: A short activity to provide closure to […]
Tag: professional development
Incorporating Videos and Articles
Sometimes we just really want to “teach” something. Meaning, there is some critical piece of new information we really want to share. Since we don’t want to lecture our participants, we often look to a video or article to do […]
Getting Their Attention
For those of you reading this who come from the education world, an attention-getting signal is nothing new. It is simply a signal to your group that it is time to quiet down and listen to instructions. In fact, even […]
Reflection Question Cycles
In an earlier post I wrote about incorporating reflection time and questions into your meetings or workshops so that participants can pause to think about how what they are learning or hearing relates to their own experience or prior knowledge. […]
Feeding the Mind and Body
Shortly after I moved to California, my best friend began dating a guy who was “into” food. This was a new concept to me, and, frankly, I found it unsettling. An apple was an apple. A boiled ravioli was no […]