Convening 1 — Anchor: Land the year's focus, build community, and surface district context. Convening 2 — Lift: Look closely at a slice of student work or instructional practice, name what's working, name what isn't. Convening 3 — Adjust: Bring back evidence of changes attempted; collaboratively refine. Convening 4 — Carry: Set the next year's focus before participants disperse.
The convenings are not independent. The agenda of Convening 2 is shaped by what came up in Convening 1; Convening 3 cannot happen well if Convening 2 didn't end with clear commitments. The hardest part of facilitation is keeping the thread visible across all four.
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Convening Planning Worksheet
Single-page template for designing one convening's agenda with through-line tracking.
Reflection
Which of the four convenings do you think will be hardest for you to facilitate well, and why?
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