Collaboration & Group Learning

Why Don't You Tell the Other Kids?

A short essay by Krechevsky about how Reggio Emilia ideas influenced her parenting See other tools for engaging families in this work on pp.151-162 in the Visible Learners: Promoting Reggio-Inspired Practices in All Schools book.

Facilitating for Learning: Tools for Teacher Groups of All Kinds

One of the most important shifts in schools in the last two decades has been the growing emphasis on collaboration among teachers and other educators. Whether you are a teacher facilitating a group for the first time or an experienced facilitator seeking to further develop your skills, this book is for you. Organized to be used as both an exploration of the role of facilitating and as a handbook of strategies, this resource covers a range of contexts that include faculty meetings, department meetings, professional learning communities, grade-level teams, and inquiry groups. This book is a perfect companion to the authors' bestseller, The Facilitator's Book of Questions, which focuses on the skills needed to facilitate protocols or structured conversations. Facilitating for Learning extends the scope of that work by also examining the facilitator's responsibilities for supporting a group's learning during all parts of a meeting, between meetings, and within the larger school context and culture. It is an essential resource for teachers, administrators, coaches, and teacher educators.

Family Dinner Project FAQs

This FAQ covers key areas: 

The Importance of Eating Together

Finding Time

Food and Cooking

Tips for Conversation

Games and Activity Ideas

Common Dinnertime Challenges

Beyond Wit and Grit: Rethinking the Keys to Success

What does it take to be truly successful in the long run? If you think the answer is "be smart" and "work hard" you need to see and hear my talk.

Four Weeks to Better Family Dinners

On online program to help you make family dinners a staple in your household.