OS in education

[Larry Peterson]

Birgitt:  I just put this together (quickly) for somebody else. As you know
there is much more. Mark would know the name of the Oshawa guy at OsonOS
who had done 15 Open Space events in schools.

Education & Open Space
Some Recent Examples
Larry Peterson
& Associates in Transformation
Fall 1998

Numerous schools, colleges and teacher's organizations have used Open Space
for meetings.

Teachers have used Open Space in the classroom. Teachers at one Guelph
elementary school met in Open Space during a P.A. day to focus on improving
the image of their school and their working relationships. The session led
to teachers discovering common interests in classroom approaches and in
dealing with students they considered "difficult". The same group also
recognized the poor state of repair of their entryways and landscaping.
They decided how to work with maintenance staff to improve the first
impressions of students and teachers.

Such groups at the Ontario Teachers Federation and the National Education
Association (USA) have met in Open Space for a variety of purposes. The
board of OTF used Open Space to develop responses to a major government
report.

The Ontario Curriculum Task Force used Open Space for both stakeholder and
governing board meetings. The new Toronto District School Board is
including an Open Space in its upcoming 8th Annual Staff Development
Conference.

Many community colleges have used Open Space for key meetings including
George Brown and Sheridan Colleges. George Brown teaching and
administrative staff have met in Open Space for planning. York University
Faculty of Environmental Studies has held Open Space meetings with staff
and students. Antioch College in Seattle uses it regularly in its doctoral
program on Organizational Development.

Larry

Larry Peterson
Associates in Transformation
41 Appleton Ave., Toronto, ON,
Canada, M6E 3A4
Tel:/Fax: 416-653-4829

lpasoc at inforamp.net
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