Join us as we explore LMC facilitation and meeting design. These workshops will offer ways to enhance your meetings through engaging conversational protocols and tools. We will identify ways to best support teams in taking the necessary actions in meetings to achieve their desired outcomes. We encourage participants to attend all workshops but, do not require it. Please feel free to register for any of the workshops below.
Labor-management collaboration is a demonstrably successful approach to designing an effective, efficient, and successful educational landscape. The success of this type of collaboration is clear, but the art of collaboration needs to foster a certain mindset and knowledge base to have meaningful collaborative experiences. Our Peer Coaching Workshop Series is where we can enhance collaborative spaces by harvesting foundational knowledge, skills, strategies, and resources to move from delegation and reflection to a true co-designing and feedback-centered collaboration.
At the NJ LMC, we seek diversity of thought and believe that different perspectives lead to better outcomes. These workshops serve as a playground where district and teacher leaders can leverage their knowledge, skills, and strategies to transform collaborative efforts. The series will take us through the personal practices needed to enter a collaborative space with an open mind and help us develop group practices to engage others in the work. Lastly, it can help our teams establish transformative practices to increase effectiveness. This series will allow us to experiment and refine our collaborative spaces in a judgment-free zone.
We can elevate our collaborative spaces from mere delegation and reflection to genuine partnership and innovation by fostering a true co-designing and feedback-centered mindset. We are excited about the ideas that will result from your participation. Join us in our workshops to imagine the possibilities by asking, “What if?”
Who should attend?
Participation is open to a diverse mix of Labor Management Collaborative Leaders (Union Leaders, Superintendents, Building Administrators, and BOE members), Teacher Leaders, and ACCESS program organizers. Workshops will be held on Wednesdays or Saturdays. Attendance is free, and lunch will be provided. Workshops start at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Please Commit to as many sessions as possible. Register using the links below. Breakfast Refreshments and Lunch included.
Our first session used Open Space as an organizing structure, giving participants time to explore theory, strategies, and tools for thoughtful meeting design and effective facilitation all while imagining new possibilities for their own practice. We used this Open Space to highlight areas of need and co-design the rest of the Peer Coaching cycle. We chose this approach as it reflects our collaborative values. It also allows aspiring coaches to experience collaborative leadership in real-time and be better positioned to invite others to do so in the future.
As the cycle continues, we’ll share stories from the field and invite participants to co-construct future workshops. We’re grateful for this growing community of practice and the curiosity each member brings to the work.
Location
The location for this event is located in the 3rd floor conference room. This is a fully accessible venue.
91 Fieldcrest Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837