National School Reform Faculty

Listserv Conversations

Listserv conversations are email discussions among facilitators or coaches. If you wish to join, be removed from or change your address on any listserv or see our norms and etiquette please go to the listserv information page.

Archived Conversations - If there are any conversations that you cannot find, please email Chris Jones, cjones@harmonyschool.org.

Suggested Resources - resource suggestions generated on the listservs

Microlabs - a conversation that started around suggestions for Microlab questions and bloomed into a discussion of the purpose of Microlabs
Date: February 6-8, 2007
Listserv: Coaches

Unpacking the Learning - very brief conversation around learning a the Winter Meeting
Date: February 5-6, 2007
Listserv: Coaches

NY Times Article/Myths of Hero Teachers - a discussion that was sparked by a recent OpEd piece about the film Freedom Writers and delved into wider issues of the portrayal of teachers in media
Date: January 22-25, 2007
Listserv: Coaches

Blaming the Victim - advice around how to confront a mindset centered around blame
Date: December 12-13, 2006
Listserv: Coaches

Help/Quick Protocol - a call for help on quick structured conversations
Date: December 8, 2006
Listserv: Coaches

Oprah Challenge Day/Fish Video/Advisories - a conversation around advisories that was sparked by an episode of Oprah
Date: November 9-13, 2006
Listserv: Coaches

Wanted: A Fresh Idea for a Closing - a call for advice on a fresh way to close a session
Date: October 11-12, 2006
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Grant Writing - a question about experiences on writing grants for CFG support
Date: March 19-23, 2006
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CFG Meetings by Phone - a discussion about the possibilities of meeting as a CFG across phone lines
Date: March 6-8, 2006
Listserv: Coaches

Letter to ABC/Stupid in America - a discussion around 20/20's January, 2006 "Stupid in America" report
Date: January 17 - February 7, 2006
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Looping Classrooms - a conversation around looping classrooms
Date: February 7-11, 2006
Listserv: Coaches

Coaches CFG - sharing activities of Coaches' CFGs
Date: November 3-7, 2005
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Administrative Work - a discussion of doing CFG work with school administrators
Date: September 22-26, 2005
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Protocol Class/cfg vs. CFG - a discussion of using protocols outside of CFGs
Date: June 28 - July 8, 2005
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Support Programs - a discussion of support programs for traditionally underserved students
Date: June 7-13, 2005
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Gene's Winter meeting Address - a conversation around the Winter Meeting address by Gene Thompson-Grove
Date: January 16-24, 2005
Listserv: Coaches

Gay/Straight Alliances - a call for resources on building alliances in schools
Date: December 13-14, 2004
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A Tone of Decency - a discussion of building culture in a new High School
Date: November 9 - December 7, 2004
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Peer Observation - discusses frequency, methods and texts
Date: September 20 - October 20, 2004
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Equity Policy - call for ideas on crafting school equity statements
Date: September 17 - October 22, 2004
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3+2 Coaches Institutes - discussion on multi-session coaches institutes
Date: June 16-21, 2004
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Equity - far-ranging discussion sparked by recent meetings
Date: May 2-9, 2004
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Planning/Visioning - discussion on tools for creating a long-term vision
Date: March 16-18, 2004
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Text Rendering Experience - some discussion on this text exercise
Date: March 15-17, 2004
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Student CFGs - very brief touch on student involvement in CFGs
Date: February 11-23, 2004
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Who Pays for CFGs? - an informal survey of how/if schools fund CFGs
Date: January 30 - February 7, 2004
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LASW Principles - a look at the Looking at Student Work Principles from the LASW Website
Date: January 30 - February 7, 2004
Listserv: Coaches

Call For Help- a call to help compile a list of schools that exhibition or portfolio assessments for graduation
Date: January 7-8, 2004
Listserv: Coaches

Looking for a Text- call for a text on the student transition into high school
Date: December 2, 2003 - January 10, 2004
Listserv: Coaches

Nancy Mohr- reflections on our loss
Listserv: Facilitators & Coaches

Student-Led Conferences- ideas on student-led conferences
Date: September 24-28, 2003
Listserv: Coaches

Quotes- call for quotes on student learning
Date: August 7-19, 2003
Listserv: Coaches

Facilitation Course- ideas for leading a course on facilitation
Date: August 7-19, 2003
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Winter Meeting Recommendations- ideas on texts and speakers for the Winter Meeting
Date: July 25-31, 2003
Listserv: Coaches

Research That Supports Our Work- call for research to cite
Date: July 21-24, 2003
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Request for Thinking on Distributive Leadership- call for ideas on what distributive leadership means
Date: July 11-14, 2003
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Ping Pong Protocol- discussion of a new consultancy protocol
Date: June 25 - July 14, 2003
Listserv: Coaches

Marriott Article/Racism Chat- discussion of Racism around a Donna Marriott article
Date: May 22 - June 12, 2003
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Power Issues/Equity/Students- exchange of texts used with students around equity
Date: May 7, 2003
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CFGs and Recertification- discussion of using CFG tools for teacher recerticfication
Date: May 2-5, 2003
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Reflective Practice Speaker/Video- suggestions for resources to introduce reflective practice
Date: April 28-29, 2003
Listserv: Coaches

Accountability Council - a discussion about changes in the governance of the NSRF
Date: April 11-28, 2003
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Looking at Standardized Tests - a discussion about looking at standardized tests at development sessions
Date: March 27-31, 2003
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CFG's in Place of Traditional Mentoring - ideas on using CFG's to incorporate new teachers into a school
Date: April 15-19, 2003
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Vision/Mission Strategy - ideas for processes to create mission statements for a group
Date: March 4-6, 2003
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Authentic Assessment - ideas for assessing students' work
Date: January 28 - February 6, 2003
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LASW Schoolwide Writing - ideas for assessing student writing for an entire school
Date: January 27-28, 2003
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Guidance Counselors in CFG's - ideas for engaging Guidance Counselors in CFG's
Date: January22-23, 2003
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Scary Conversation - responses to developments in the "No Child Left Behind" legislation
Date: October 31-November 7, 2002
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Profile of a Student - discussions on using the profile of a student activity
Date: October 15-29, 2002
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Graduation By Standards - alternative ideas for high schools without traditional transcripts to offer their graduates
Date: October 4-7, 2002
Listserv: Coaches

Storytelling - role of storytelling in the classroom and CFG work
Date: August 29 - September 3, 2002
Listserv: Coaches