Dear OSLIST, The Open-Space-based mentoring program for new public school teachers in North Carolina is moving forward in the planning with powerful synergy. In the near future I will post a detailed report. I am most grateful for the help I received on this list several weeks ago when the idea was born.
For now, I have two questions. 1. REQUIRED ATTENDANCE? Some Open Space meetings in the new mentoring program will be replacing required coursework for one particular group of teachers. This could mean that these teachers are required to attend these Open Space meetings. I believe that from the teachers' point of view, OS will be a much-preferred way of spending "class time" than anything else. But I am aware that this runs counter to the "By Invitation" nature of Open Space. IS THIS A PROBLEM? HAVE OTHERS FACILITATED OPEN SPACE MEETINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED WITHIN A LARGER STRUCTURE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? Or should we only use OS meetings when they can be truly voluntary? 2. CREDITS We have an opportunity here to have students in a graduate program participate in Open Space, WITH their designated faculty, and receive university credits. So far, so good...but we're working with six universities and I KNOW there are bumps ahead in this road. HAS ANYONE PULLED THIS OFF? WHAT DID YOU, OR WOULD YOU, SAY TO A UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT HEAD ABOUT THE "PREPARE TO BE SURPRISED" NATURE OF THE "CONTENT" OF SUCH "COURSEWORK"? What roadblocks lie ahead that I can't see yet? Chris Weaver * * ========================================================== [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected] Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== [email protected] To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
