Tribes Tips

Tribes Tips 16: Evidence of Collaborative Reflection in a Community

ben — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:01:18 +0000

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Show Notes:

Is there evidence of large group reflective practices?
How can you measure the small group reflective practice?
Is there trust and authentic questioning of assumptions?
Groups help to promote critical professional reflection.
A checklist of different reflection types: large group, small group, partner, and individual reflection.
Begin the process with a common professional text based discussion.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips 15: School Leaders and Tribes

ben — Wed, 02 May 2007 04:01:44 +0000

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Show Notes:

Are we modeling the agreements?
Is there consistency?
Is there a goal?
What does an ideal school look like?
Have you started a plan? Compare current evidence with the intended plan.
Are Tribes strategies embedded in school meetings?

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips 14: Tuning Up For Term 3 and Ensuring Community

ben — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:00:43 +0000

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Show Notes:

How can you make the next term full of community?
Keeping the agreements and using a sign.
Helping to motivate students.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips 13: The Importance of a Common & Consistent Mission

ben — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:01:21 +0000

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Show Notes:

What is the mission of your school?
What does that mission statement mean?
Strategies that promote whole staff participation toward a common goal.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips 12: After A School Holiday… Consistent Conflict Resolution

ben — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:01:34 +0000

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Show Notes:

Students need to learn how to overcome challenges.
Elementary and Middle School students need support as they develop strategies to deal with conflict.
Routines and procedures need to promote responsibility and positive interaction.
Have you tried the “Time Out Reflection Cycle”? Is this consistently applied through the school?
Other strategies such as I-Messages

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips 11: After A School Holiday… Refocus on Listening

ben — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:01:17 +0000

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Show Notes:

Refocus on attentive listening when coming back from a break
Consistency is important, so try creating a wall chart about what you are looking for.
Suggestions of strategies to try including “Take 5″ & “SALAMI”.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips 10: Student Mentors

ben — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:01:24 +0000

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Show Notes:

Heather, a Tribes trainer, outlines how her class has used student mentors to positively influence each other and create a positive environment.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips 9: Reflecting On Inclusion Within One Classroom

ben — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:12:23 +0000

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Show Notes:

Jessica, a Tribes trainer, outlines inclusion within her grade 6 classroom.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips 8: Inclusion Begins To Foster Resiliency

ben — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:28:31 +0000

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Show Notes:

Inclusion leads to resiliency and protective factors.
Resiliency is for all students from all backgrounds.
What is your moral purpose as an educator?
What can be put in place for student success?
Inclusion is a foundation for resiliency.
Mary Palin, a Tribes Master trainer, explains why resiliency is so important.
Shirley’s tidbit: “Inclusion takes time at first, but the pay off is achievment. If you want a difference then take some time to build inclusion.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips 7: Inclusion Is The Salad Dressing

ben — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:50:24 +0000

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Show Notes:

Peter Senge focuses on learning.
Inclusion takes time. Learning increases student achievement and productive cooperative learning groups.
First step might be a community circle
Classrooms and groups are like a salad bowl.
We all feel anxiety in new groups, when we have to interact with other during new situations. Students may have the same feeling.
Don’t forget to reflect on the process.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips 6: Inclusion as an ongoing process

ben — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:35:55 +0000

In Episode 6: Inclusion as an ongoing process

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Show Notes:

Students may be disruptive because they aren’t included in the learning process.
Reflection questions to identify collaborative skills. It is important to take the time
Inclusion helps students feel that someone cares.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips Episode 5: An Inclusion Strategy, The Agreement Keeper Peeker

ben — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:38:01 +0000

In Episode 5: An Inclusion Strategy, The Agreement Keeper Peeker

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Show Notes:

How can I get the agreements going and build inclusion?
Ben shares his agreement keeper peeker strategy. Download the template here.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips Episode 4: Why Is Inclusion Important?

ben — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:01:44 +0000

In Episode 4: Why Is Inclusion Important?

Show Notes:

Why Is Inclusion Important?
Shirley shares about the need to use inclusion (even when adults work in groups) to be more productive. Inclusion is ongoing.
Interview with Mary Palin, Tribes Master Trainer, answers the question: Why is Inclusion Important?
Engagement and prior knowledge? This is curriculum inclusion.

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips Episode 3: Where Else Can I Use Tribes?

ben — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:01:16 +0000

In Episode 3: Where Else Can I Use Tribes?

Show Notes:

The need to use Tribes in a classroom.
Fullan, Hill and Crevola talk about personalized learning in Breakthrough. Tribes helps to faciliate this process.
Professional Learning Communities and Tribes
Need to have more productive meetings? Start with the agreements.
What skills do we need for the future? The Conference Board of Canada published the employability skills.
Let us know where you use Tribes!

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Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Tribes Tips Episode 2: Why Use Tribes?

ben — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 04:01:28 +0000

In Episode 2: Why Use Tribes?

Show Notes:

Shirley shares why she was looking for a solution to cooperative learning solution and found Tribes.
Interview with Mary Palin, Tribes Master Trainer, where she answers the question: “Why Use Tribes?”
C.A.S.E.L., Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning, recommends Tribes.
See Bonnie Bernard’s book, “What Is It About Tribes”
Shirley shares what attentive listening looks like, sounds like, and feels like. Do you know how to listen?

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Tribes Tips Episode 1: What is Tribes?

ben — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:23:15 +0000

In Episode 1: What is Tribes?

Show Notes:

Oprah highlights issues in schools
Interview with Mary Palin, Tribes Master Trainer, about “What is Tribes?”
Shirley shares the observations of a teacher following a Tribes training.

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Coming Soon…

ben — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:11:38 +0000

The Tribes Tip podcast is coming soon… watch for a launch in the fall of 2006!

In the meantime… click the contribute tab to leave us a voice mail using your computer and a microphone. Suggest a strategy, an energizer or just give your two cents about Tribes for inclusion in the podcast.