Memphis Fall Meeting – Call for Volunteers
We are very excited to announce the call for volunteers for our next annual conference: SRI Fall Meeting in Memphis, November 5-7, 2020!
We are seeking volunteers from the SRI community who have the passion and time to help us craft an engaging, inspiring and transformative experience for educators. The committees represent the core elements of the SRI Fall Meeting.
If interested, please email Deirdre Williams to let her know which planning committee you’d like to join. Interested in more than one? Outstanding! We could really use your help and talent!
Please mail Deirdre (deirdre@schoolreforminitiative.org) with your interest and/or questions, by February 21, 2020.
Pre-Conference Selection Committee
Task: Solicit proposals for pre-conference experiences: Committee members will review proposals and select those that best support the learning of our diverse participant base.
Time Commitment: 2 hours/month April – June. Announce pre-conferences in June
Volunteers Needed: 2-3 people
Keynote Selection Committee
Task: Identify and select keynote speaker(s): Committee members will identify, review information and interview potential speakers that align with the SRI Mission and Guiding Principles and that will inform, inspire and engage participants in active learning.
Time Commitment: 2 hours/month February – April. Announce keynote speaker(s) in April
Volunteers Needed: 2-3 people
Hospitality Committee
Task: Identify and secure donations, sponsorships and exhibitors: Committee members will solicit donations for the silent auction, connect SRI with potential local sponsors, brainstorm and solicit potential exhibitors, help design the Friday evening reception.
Time Commitment: 2 hours/month February – October
Volunteers Needed: 2-3 people. For this committee, local planning team members are encouraged to join.
Marketing/Advertising Committee
Task: Identify local and national schools/districts/organizations for specific outreach: Committee members will help design reach-out materials to advertise the Fall Meeting and encourage participation.
Time Commitment: 2 hours/month February – October
Volunteers Needed: 2-3 people. For this committee, local planning team members are encouraged to join.
Learning Experiences Committee
Task: Solicit proposals for learning experiences: Committee members will review learning experience proposals and select proposals that align with the SRI Mission and Guiding Principles and that support the learning of our diverse participant base.
Time Commitment: 2 hours/month March – July. Announce learning experiences in July
Volunteers Needed: 2-3 people
Leading Reflective Learning Communities Institute
Tampa, FL
February 12-14, 2020
This three-day institute is designed for educators who are often called upon to facilitate meetings or deliver professional development and need support in designing, implementing and supporting adult learning. Using research-based tools and strategies, participants learn how to nurture ongoing conversations designed to improve teaching and learning. The Institute provides in-depth study of protocols; introduces adult learning theory; builds explicit connections between adult learning and student success; supports participants to ask for and receive feedback critical to their success; and enables participants to design action plans that facilitate the improvement of teaching and learning through the lens of educational equity and excellence.
By the conclusion of the 3-day institute, participants will:
- Gain an understanding of adult learning theory;
- Understand the connection between adult learning and school transformation;
- Understand core considerations when leading with SRI reflective tools and processes;
- Explore themselves as leaders; and
- Begin to develop and/or deepen the facilitative skills needed to lead educators’ learning
Facilitating Virtual Learning Communities Webinar
January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2020
Participants in these sessions will engage in a variety of SRI protocols and practices to explore how SRI critical friendship can foster and sustain transformational learning communities in a virtual space. Ample time will be reserved to debrief the virtual experience, examine implications for our work, and develop next steps in using virtual transformational learning communities to engage more teachers and students in SRI’s Mission and Guiding Principles. Participants will need a web-enabled device (desktop or laptop with camera preferred) to use during these sessions.
Do you have news to share? Interesting things happening in your area? Please let us know so we can share with our community! Email Chris Jones, chris@schoolreforminitiative.org.
Thank you,
Deirdre Williams and Chris Jones
On behalf of School Reform Initiative
