Reflection: The Essential Ingredient for Impactful Facilitation and Teaching
Here in Vermont, Spring has finally sprung! The Green Mountains are at their greenest, our daffodils and lilacs are blooming, and my hands have been in the dirt, expanding my veget
Recipe for Group Success Reflection, Goal Setting, and Group Norms Activity
As you’ve seen in previous posts, I often compare group facilitation and teaching to cooking by exploring the key ingredients, techniques, and mindset that make it a success. Man
Miniature Metaphors/Found Object Reflection
Inspire meaningful reflection and dialogue that goes beyond the traditional sharing circle. Spark reflective writing, exploration of positive character traits, or facilitate strong
Art and Creative Expression in Reflection
Excerpt from Tips & Tools for the Art of Experiential Group Facilitation, Second Edition: There is great power when learners create symbols, music, words or performance to repr
Re-Purposing Rapport Building Activities for Reflection and Review: Handshake Mingle and Concentric Circles
Current brain research supports the experiential education philosophy that educators will increase attention, motivation, and learning outcomes when they weave in opportunities to
Meaningful Reflection Brings Learning to Life
Reflection brings learning to life. It is the essential ingredient in education, training, therapy, and team-building, that promotes growth and change in learners. It is the cata
Image and Postcard Introduction or “Strong Beginnings/Welcoming Ritual” Activities
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Gallery Walk: Active Group Reflection and Information Gathering
This time of year I find myself facilitating vision and goal setting retreats, training programs and project oriented planning meetings with many schools and organizations. Time an
Trade and Share: An Active Reflection and Dialogue Activity to Get Participants Moving, Talking, Reflecting and Keep Them Engaged
Over the last couple of years I’ve posted about a number of twists on activities traditionally used as icebreakers that I re-purpose as active, social approaches to reflection, p
Activities to Get Them Moving, Talking, Reflecting, and Keep Them Engaged
Recent research from cognitive neuroscientists validates the idea that educators will increase participant attention, motivation, and learning outcomes when they intentionally weav
