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Psychosocial Emotional LearningFacilitator Roles & Group Dynamics
Classrooms most likely to embrace whole child education are hybrids of content and process groups.Facilitator roles and group dynamics are critical to blending these two orientations.
Promoting knowledge Promoting awareness
Vertical feedback Horizontal feedback
Safety through rules (external)
Safety throughvulnerability (internal)
Encouraging risk of idea& thought
Encouraging risk ofemotion & relatedness
Imparting information Generating insight
Judgment stimulates debate/discussion
Experience stimulates dialogue
Conflict viewed as aprelude to fighting
Conflict viewed as an exploration of differences
Questions used forinquiry
Statements used for ownership
Outcome focused Process focused
Content Groups(Academics)
Process Groups(Social Emotional)
Hierarchical leadership Shared leadership
High structure/Planning
Low structure/Spontaneous
Square alignment Circle alignment
Measured by tests (Objective)
Measured by self-report (Subjective)
Thinkingemphasized
Sensing & Feeling emphasized
Primary feedback Secondary feedback
Establishing beliefs Exploring polarities
Curriculum driven Member driven
Objectives are fixed Goals are fluid
Feedback from expert Feedback from peers
Past & Future oriented Here & Now oriented
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Content Groups(Academics)
Process Groups(Social Emotional)