Birgitt: I just put this together (quickly) for somebody else. As you know there is much more. Mark would know the name of the Oshawa guy at OsonOS who had done 15 Open Space events in schools.
Education & Open Space Some Recent Examples Larry Peterson & Associates in Transformation Fall 1998 Numerous schools, colleges and teacher's organizations have used Open Space for meetings. Teachers have used Open Space in the classroom. Teachers at one Guelph elementary school met in Open Space during a P.A. day to focus on improving the image of their school and their working relationships. The session led to teachers discovering common interests in classroom approaches and in dealing with students they considered "difficult". The same group also recognized the poor state of repair of their entryways and landscaping. They decided how to work with maintenance staff to improve the first impressions of students and teachers. Such groups at the Ontario Teachers Federation and the National Education Association (USA) have met in Open Space for a variety of purposes. The board of OTF used Open Space to develop responses to a major government report. The Ontario Curriculum Task Force used Open Space for both stakeholder and governing board meetings. The new Toronto District School Board is including an Open Space in its upcoming 8th Annual Staff Development Conference. Many community colleges have used Open Space for key meetings including George Brown and Sheridan Colleges. George Brown teaching and administrative staff have met in Open Space for planning. York University Faculty of Environmental Studies has held Open Space meetings with staff and students. Antioch College in Seattle uses it regularly in its doctoral program on Organizational Development. Larry Larry Peterson Associates in Transformation 41 Appleton Ave., Toronto, ON, Canada, M6E 3A4 Tel:/Fax: 416-653-4829 lpa...@inforamp.net http://www.inforamp.net/~lpasoc
