September 30th • Chicago, IL • Inspire, Engage, Connect & Reflect Workshop
Experiential, Brain-Based Approaches to Enliven Group Facilitation, Teaching, and Community Building
Chicago, IL • Hosted by Embarc Chicago
Tuition includes lunch and a copy of one of Jen Stanchfield's books: Inspired Educator, Inspired Learner or Tips & Tools for the Art of Experiential Group Facilitation.
Earlybird Rate through August 15th. Use the code EARLYBIRD
Inspire, Engage, Connect and Reflect: Experiential, Brain-Based Approaches to Enliven Teaching, Group Facilitation, and Community Building
Join this interactive workshop and fill your toolbox with brain-based methods to inspire, engage, and create lasting, meaningful lessons. Enliven teaching, training, counseling, group work and meetings with engaging, experiential techniques, including movement, metaphor, art, and interactive dialogue to increase emotional connection, relevancy, and depth of understanding.
Explore practical ways to cultivate belonging, involvement, participant voice, choice, ownership, and application of learning. Integrate academics, training, or counseling lesson content with essential life skills, 21st Century Learning, and social-emotional competencies. Bring learning to life and take advantage of teachable moments with active participant-centered review and reflection techniques. Use the power of experiential learning to build a joyful, connected community. Take away inspiration, new perspectives, and practical tools for weaving meaningful reflection and dialogue throughout your programs.
Attendees will take away:
•Engaging ways to create meaningful connection from the moment a group walks in the door
•Collaborative, participant-centered ways to create and maintain joyful and inclusive learning communities that meet the various needs of participants
•Group work, advisory, meeting, and circles facilitation ideas to bring learning to life
•Experiential strategies to empower participants of all ages in all kinds of learning situations -all brain-based methods aligned with both adult learning principles and positive youth development
•Practical strategies to integrate social and relational learning and community building with academics or training content that you can facilitate with simple materials and adapt to various audience
•Engaging ways to deepen learning through emotional connection and ongoing active reflection
•Practices for becoming an intentional, responsive, and reflective educator/facilitator
Join us for an inspiring day of networking and meaningful conversation with other facilitators and educators.
Tuition includes lunch and a copy of one of Jen Stanchfield's books: Inspired Educator, Inspired Learner: Experiential, Brain-Based Activities and Strategies to Engage, Build Community and Create Lasting Lessons. or, Tips & Tools for the Art of Experiential Group Facilitation.
What participants are saying:
"Jen Stanchfield's warm, authentic, gentle, and engaging style makes everyone feel welcome and supported - even online. Jen creates an atmosphere where participants feel like they are partners in the learning experience. I have attended multiple sessions with Jen over the last decade and always take away something new that I can use right away in my teaching and counseling."
" I appreciate that along with sharing your useful tools and techniques, you have helped us engage with and learn from each other. Your style gives everyone ownership in the learning process."
