Take your meetings to the next level
19/05/07 07:16 Filed in: Curriculum
To be a good steward of what God has given
you, you want to pursue organizational
excellence. You want your organization’s meetings to
result in increased achievement of your
organization’s God-given mission.
Question: How effective are the agendas of your organization’s meetings?
Before answering this question, think of your organization’s meetings as classes. Specifically, think of a meeting you lead as a class you teach. Your students (meeting participants) attend your class to learn (how to achieve the mission). You use your curriculum (meeting agendas) to help your students learn. Now, back to the question.
To answer this question, respond with brutal honesty to the following statements about a class (meeting) you teach (lead). For each item, identify the “Actual” (current achievement) and the “Target” (goal).
Use the following scale:
5: Consistently • 4: Often • 3: Generally • 2: Sometimes • 1: Rarely
Overall, my curriculum content (agenda):
Target / Actual
______ / ______ Is articulated.
______ / ______ Is challenging.
______ / ______ Is coherent.
______ / ______ Is relevant.
______ / ______ Targets our God-given mission.
Each time I teach (lead a meeting), I have a plan that includes:
Target / Actual
______ / ______ Key questions my students will consider.
______ / ______ Content and/or skills my students will learn.
______ / ______ Assessment (how I will know if my students are learning).
______ / ______ Instructional strategies I will use to help my students learn content/skills.
______ / ______ A list of resources.
Now that you have responded to each item in terms of “targets” and “actuals”:
Question: How effective are the agendas of your organization’s meetings?
Before answering this question, think of your organization’s meetings as classes. Specifically, think of a meeting you lead as a class you teach. Your students (meeting participants) attend your class to learn (how to achieve the mission). You use your curriculum (meeting agendas) to help your students learn. Now, back to the question.
To answer this question, respond with brutal honesty to the following statements about a class (meeting) you teach (lead). For each item, identify the “Actual” (current achievement) and the “Target” (goal).
Use the following scale:
5: Consistently • 4: Often • 3: Generally • 2: Sometimes • 1: Rarely
Overall, my curriculum content (agenda):
Target / Actual
______ / ______ Is articulated.
______ / ______ Is challenging.
______ / ______ Is coherent.
______ / ______ Is relevant.
______ / ______ Targets our God-given mission.
Each time I teach (lead a meeting), I have a plan that includes:
Target / Actual
______ / ______ Key questions my students will consider.
______ / ______ Content and/or skills my students will learn.
______ / ______ Assessment (how I will know if my students are learning).
______ / ______ Instructional strategies I will use to help my students learn content/skills.
______ / ______ A list of resources.
Now that you have responded to each item in terms of “targets” and “actuals”:
- Identify 1 area you want to address.
- Develop 2-3 action steps you can take to move your “actual” toward your “target.”
- Identify the “course” name
- Develop a course description (3-5 sentences).
- Develop a unit map (annual plan) that includes
questions, standards, content, skills, assessment,
instructional strategies, and resources.
- Publish your unit map so your students (meeting
participants) can see it.
- Use your unit map to develop your lesson plans (individual meeting agendas).