Guiding Reflection Workshop • January 23rd Brattleboro, VT: Bring Learning to Life with Meaningful and Engaging Reflection Tools and Techniques
9:00-3:00 • 190 Main Street Community Engagement Room
Tuition includes lunch and a copy of one of Jen Stanchfield's books:or reflection tools.
Join this interactive workshop and explore tangible ways to take advantage of teachable moments and bring learning to life with engaging participant-centered reflection techniques for all ages. Enliven the traditional sharing circle with active, brain-based methods including movement, metaphor, art, and interactive dialogue to increase emotional connection, relevancy, and depth of understanding. Facilitate strong beginnings and optimistic endings that reach beyond the experience. Take away inspiration, new perspectives, and practical tools for weaving meaningful reflection, connection, and ownership throughout lessons and experiences. Create lasting lessons and help participants become lifelong reflective learners.
We will explore:
- Engaging and practical techniques to increase relevancy, meaning, depth of understanding, and connection and application to future learning situations
- Ways to enliven the traditional sharing circle using multiple modalities to include all learners
- Practical ways to integrate art, metaphor, and movement in reflection
- Compelling neuroscience research that informs experiential, social-emotional learning approaches and the value of reflection
- Techniques for sequencing reflection to maximize learning
- Practices for becoming an intentional and reflective educator
- Insights into the concept of reflective practice- viewing reflection as an ongoing and enjoyable part of learning experiences rather than an “add on” or didactic “follow up.”
- Strategies for increasing choice, voice, and ownership in learning experiences
- Practices for becoming an intentional and reflective educator
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."
