Protocols For All: 50 practical structures to ensure engagement, deepen learning, and improve facilitation skills

Use this book to put an end to meetings where “nothing ever happens!” NSRF protocols and activities frame a wide variety of professional conversations to solicit feedback, diverse insights, and action-oriented solutions. Written and designed for individuals with little to no experience structuring conversations in meetings and classrooms, each item includes specific steps, scripts, time considerations, and suggestions for appropriate ages of participants, as well as supporting worksheets and graphic organizers. Less a textbook than a workbook, full of tools you can put to good use immediately. Develop skills and use NSRF activities to increase a true sense of belonging between participants. Build a toolkit of structured conversations that lift all voices in a room. Use protocols and your own texts and other media to collaboratively construct meaning, investigate implications, and give every participant equal opportunity to share. Begin and end meetings and classes with effective ways to bring everyone “here and now” to the work at hand, increasing efficacy and connection. Incorporate fun ways to engage students and adult groups actively on their feet, then in debrief, thinking differently about communication and collaboration as a result. “NSRF protocols are transformative in fostering collaboration, reflection, and meaningful dialogue among educators. These tools, in my experience, not only deepen professional growth but also strengthen learning communities, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on teaching and learning.” – Carmen S. Concepción Ed.D., Dean of the School of Education, Miami-Dade College “The structured conversations provided by protocols help participants discover that the answer to any inquiry can be found within each of them! Engaging in a scaffolded process slows thinking to create space to listen before engaging in the fast thinking that leads to action. As a result, actions are more purposeful and taken only after they have been considered and well thought out.” – Christina Botbyl, Ed.D., Facilitator, Co-Author, Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership “Here is the secret to productive, equitable collaboration: intentionally structured meetings and discussions. This collection of time-tested protocols and activities will ensure every member of your team, class, or group is heard and included, while decisions are made and issues are resolved efficiently.” – Winifred Hunsburger, Ed.D., Educational Consultant and Facilitator View Less