Teacher Mentoring Report

[Peggy Holman]

> Our general vision is to provide the participants with a quality, albeit
> short, experience of Appreciative Inquiry and Open Space.  We would like
to
> create a space where they can deeply consider the meaning and power of
> mentoring in their lives, from both sides of the relationship.  We would
> like to open the space for them to explore together the value of AI and
OS,
> and to collaborate about the possible applications of these processes to
> their work as mentor leaders.  We would like to emerge from the event with
> ideas about the nature and level of support that they will need to go
forth
> and do good work.  We will meet with leadership on the day after the event
> to chart our way into the near future.

Chris,

My main suggestion is that rather than focusing on the value of AI and OS
and their use, use AI and OS to do the work of the meeting.  In other words,
your first purpose -- considering the meaning and power of mentoring and how
that might work for them -- seems to best focus for the gathering.

I can envision opening with appreciative interviews about powerful
exeriences they've had mentoring or being mentored.  You could use the
interviews to develop some provacative positions and then move into an open
space to around bringing the propositions to life.  Learning more about AI
and OS may well show up at that time.

Peggy

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