Link for Participants

Direct Registration Link: http://forms.washingtonea.org/forms/pdregistration?cevid=7637

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Dates

• August 14, 9:00am-3:00p
• August 16, 9:00am-3:00pm
• August 21, 9:00am-3:00pm 

Lunch will be provided. You must cover your own transportation costs and lodging.

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Objectives

• REFLECT, ASSESS, REFINE, and REDEFINE what makes professional development transformational
• CREATE conditions and new systems for adult learning that are centered in equity, adult learning principles, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), liberatory design
• DESIGN a professional development session, meeting, or equivalent content
• PRACTICE effective facilitation skills through reflection, presentation, and feedback
• BUILD meaningful, joyful community with colleagues in the learning space
• BE TRANSFORMED by a learning experience that inspires change
• ALIGN with and IMPLEMENT the state of Washington’s CCDEI standards in practical, actionable ways

Transformational Design and Facilitation Lab

This three-day in-person workshop takes participants through a transformative professional design and facilitation learning experience that allows for more equity-centered practices, systems change, and a reimagining of what’s possible for adult learners. Drawing upon research-informed practices, adult learning theory, Universal Design for Learning, and liberatory design, participants will have the opportunity to take their projects through a rigorous, joyful, transformative experience in a learning community that’s excited to remake what’s possible in adult learning—and ultimately, feel inspired to reimagine systems that best serve and affirm the needs of all learners.

Session Topics

Session 1: Redefining Professional Development and Identifying Your Professional Learning Purpose

• Build community
• Reflect, assess, and redefine professional development
• A process for purposeful design

Session 2: Approaching Design with Intention and Care

• Engage with practices for intentional design
• Design for gradual release
• Learn more about design tools

Session 3: Design: Digging Further Into the Details

• Designing for belonging
• Refining learning structures

Session 4: Facilitation: Self-Knowledge and Facilitation Basics

• Reflecting on strengths and growth areas as a facilitator
• Exploring the core practices of skillful facilitation

Session 5: Facilitation: Putting Tools into Practice

• Responsive facilitation moves
• Practice working with different kinds of topics

Session 6: Impact: Present, Assess, and Refine

• Present a portion of your learning experience to participants
• Determine feedback structures and measures of impact
• Make a plan to refine your design

Participants will need to have their own copy of Elena Aguilar and Lori Cohen, The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development as reference material