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Staff meetings in early childhood organizations can be rough, competitive, frustrating and/or boring. Or they can be inspirational. When they're productive, every child, teacher, parent and administrator wins.
At early childhood rocks inc. we believe that asking the right questions can make all the difference. Here's a good one to start with.
What do we do well as a team? How can we do more of that?
Starting out like this makes use of the technique called appreciative inquiry. Appreciative inquiry focusses on what we do right instead of our mistakes. It doesn't ignore mistakes or discuss only positives but it does set the stage for success by focusing on what we want to see more of.
Here's a video from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child that every teacher, parent and administrator needs to see more of.
Nanci J Bradley is an early childhood and family educator, author, teacher, family aerobics instructor, and an all-around fun-loving person. She believes in the power of sleep, healthy eating, lifelong learning, and most of all, PLAY! (click on the word) She studied early childhood ed at Triton College and received her BS in education in 1986 from NIU. She received her MA in human development from Pacific Oaks College in 2011. She has presented at statewide and nationwide conferences. She lives and teaches in Madison WI.
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