Western Region Organizational Effectiveness

PLEASE Complete post-WROE Assessment

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:28:42 -0500

If you have not completed our post-WROE Skills online assessment please do so before the holiday break. Click Here to take survey Happy Holiday's WROE Graduates! --WROE Training Team

WROE: Post Assessment Survey

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:54:17 -0500

Please complete the post-WROE survey by Wednesday, November 26. To access the survey, click on the link below... WROE Faculty Thanks you! Click Here to take survey

Randy Pausch

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:39:11 -0500

Randy Pausch, the terminally ill professor who gave his farewell lecture and made millions rethink life succumbed to cancer July 25, 2008. Mr. Pausch was 47 years old when he died at home surronded by his family, wife Jai and their three children.

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Randy Pausch's Last Lecture Carnegie Mellon University Randy Pausch's Web Site click here

MODULE 5: Details

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:26:27 -0500

See right-side column; click on Module 5 for reservation details and reading assignments...

New & Revised by State Participant List

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:20:57 -0500

Revised (11/30/2007)

Have you seen what is in Module 3?

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:18:42 -0500

Well then, just jog over there and click it darling--->.

Join the online conversation with John Izzo this week

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:18:21 -0500

This is a great opportunity for WROE participants. We are delighted to welcome John Izzo back to the NEA community ~ this time in our online learning space. John was the featured speaker at last year's Building Strong Affiliates conference (April, 2006) and inspired many with the concepts he described in his book Awakening Corporate Soul. His book is one of the WROE primary texts that we'll continue to explore in upcoming modules. WROE team members can explore the concepts with John and their relationship to organizational transformation and perhaps their application to the practica that you working on. This conversation will be from Oct 1-8 only. We hope to hear from last year’s conferees on how you/they have used, reflected upon, or questioned the things learned about the Four Paths. For others, it's an initial opportunity to learn about the Paths and their application. You’ll find a video of John Izzo describing the paths in the item entitled “What Are The Four Paths?” Go to http://nea.gjhost.org and click on the Four Paths. If you haven’t registered yet first click on New Registrations in the Login box and create an easy to remember user id and password – registering takes less than a minute. We think you’ll find the space easy to use even if you’re not a techie (-;. Hope to see you there. And please feel free to pass this along to others that you think might be interested. Also, if you receive this information through other channels, please forgive the duplication.

Reminder: Make hotel reservations for Module 3 by September 20

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:17:57 -0500

You'll find informaton on the hotel under Module 3 in the right hand column. Make your reservations soon~ Be well, Donna

The Machine is Us/ing Us

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:16:20 -0500

Starleen Orullian (Utah): I ran across this today in my travels and thought I would forward to you in light of our discussion at OE Training in Dallas. Thank You Starleen!!

Employee blogs require smart policies

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:15:08 -0500

eSchool News February 1, 2007 Employee blogs are growing exponentially in the private sector and also are increasingly cropping up in public schools. While these blogs show great promise from a number of perspectives, it's important for school leaders to adopt sound policies governing their use. Self-initiated and often self-sustaining, employee blogs can speed information sharing, increase problem-solving, and improve productivity within an organization. For example, teachers can post an internal blog about a challenge they're facing in the classroom and receive hundreds of potential solutions from their colleagues quickly and easily. Combined with RSS feeds, which automatically update subscribers whenever new content is posted, blogs can be used to swap lesson plans, teaching strategies, discipline tips, and new research. Blogging's potential for connecting and engaging employees in online conversations can help reduce classroom isolation, as teachers find a home in professional online communities. [READ online @ eSchool News]

Self Assessment Survey Results

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:14:14 -0500

A short term goal of the WROE program is to develop your OE knowledge, skills and behaviors. click here to view results

Turning to One Another

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:12:00 -0500

“We have to slow down. Nothing will change for the better until we do. We need time to think, to learn, to get to know each other. We are losing these great human capacities in the speed-up of modern life, and it is killing us.” Margaret J. Wheatley. Turning to One Another

Turning to One Another

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:12:00 -0500

Solving Tough Problems

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:11:33 -0500

"I am at my best as a leader and facilitator when I am relaxed and present to what is arising, when I am able to hear what is happening in and amongst and around us, and what I and we need to do. I fail as a leader when I am so preoccupied with what I want to make happen - to force it to happen - that I miss what is actually happening." --Adam Kahane "Solving Tough Problems"

Learning’s From The Fishbowl

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:09:13 -0500

Provide a process to bring late arrivals up-to-date on issues and content they missed.
Provide a context for the material to be presented and how it can be applied back home.
Post group norms and provide a continuous review to seat them with the community.
Ensure that multiple consultants have a clear role definition of who is doing what during the learning session.
Engage participants to build trust.
Use the "Ladder of Inference" to seek clarification of assumptions.
If conflict develops, check it in the moment and then check with group on whether or not it needs to be processed or "side barred" outside with a report later to the group of its status.
Honor opposing views and create models for dealing with differences.
Understand the use of "intent vs. impact."
Create an opportunity to build a "critical friend" system to receive feedback during and after the session.
Recognize adult learning styles.
Plan for how to intervene when group conflict arises.
Use a "Zen" type experience to emphasize the "use of self."
Check "parking lot" issues and deal with theme on a daily basis.
Ensure the meeting space is large enough for both table and circle work.
Establish contingency plans for travel problems and trainer illness.