Blog > Blog

Using the Tribes TLC process for “back-to-school” night

By Mary Palin · September 16, 2009 · Comments(1)

If you are coming up on a “back-to-school” night, here are some suggestions for involving parents and modeling what the Tribes TLC process is…if your “back-to-school” event has passed, these strategies are still good for a PTA or PTO meeting, or just plan a parent night for Tribes!
You can also view this post in the [...]

Weekly Tribes

By Mary Palin · September 7, 2009 · Comments(1)

How about a reminder and/or a fresh idea for Tribes each week?!  For now, you can visit the forum on this site for the feature “weekly Tribes” for just that.  We offer a pertinent or timely strategy, a reminder for incorporating more reflection, an idea for …whatever you might request.
This week’s entry is for those [...]

Is there a staff meeting this week?

By Mary Palin · September 1, 2009 · Comments(1)

Are your faculty meetings painful? Is attentive listening absent? Can you remember the important topics that necessitated the staff meeting? Does one person do all the facilitating?
If you answered yes to one of the questions above, injecting a little of the Tribes TLC process will make a staff meeting more enjoyable, productive, collaborative, and collegial.
Here [...]

Parents!

By Mary Palin · August 23, 2009 · Comments(1)

…should know about this wonderful process happening in schools and classrooms.  Not only will they know what their children are excited about, they can use the process at home, too.
The Agreements are a positive way to be together.  Inclusion happens when children are asked “What did you do at school today?”  Reflecting on behavior can [...]

Start the year with Tribes TLC in your classroom

By Mary Palin · August 1, 2009 · Comments(2)

It’s August and it’s back to school!
The first two weeks of school is a critical time period – whatever happens tends to become the norm for behavior, procedure, expectations, and policy. The time spent on personalizing your classroom and the people in it, during the first two weeks of school can have a huge effect [...]

Page 5 of 8« First...34567...Last »