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Best Practices - Bonner Meetings.pptx
The document summarizes an agenda for a Bonner Meetings session at the Claggett Center in November 2023. The session goals are to collaborate on meeting planning and curriculum, apply a SOAR framework to analyze meeting calendars, and brainstorm ways to assess student learning. The agenda includes reflective discussions, reviewing meeting calendars in pairs, an overview of Bonner meeting basics and highlights, applying the SOAR framework to analyze meeting calendars, and concluding with takeaways. Key aspects of effective Bonner meetings covered are meeting structure, integrating a developmental pathway for students, types of meetings held, and ensuring meeting calendars support student learning and progression over four years.
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- 1. Bonner Meetings The ClaggettCenter • November 5-8, 2023 Bonner Fall Network Meeting: Best Practice Sessions
- 2. Session Goals • Collaboratewith colleagues to inform your Bonner meeting planning and curriculum. • Apply SOAR framework to guide your calendar analysis. • Brainstorm resources and tools to assess student learning.
- 3. Session Agenda • ReflectiveDiscussion • Calendar Review with Colleagues (Pair-Share) • Bonner Meetings: Basics & Highlights • SOAR Framework to Analyze Bonner Meetings Calendar • Takeaways
- 4. Reflective Discussion How doyou feel about the effectiveness of your current Bonner Meetings in supporting student learning? According to you, what knowledge, skills, or values do Bonner students need to develop as a justice-oriented community member? What are your 1-2 key strategies, topics, or changes to support students’ developmental journey as justice-oriented community members?
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- 6. Calendar Review • Finda partner and explain your Bonner Meetings calendar. • Share one thing that you do to support each cohort. • Discuss structure, topics, challenges, possibilities etc.
- 7. Bonner Basics &Highlights 10 minutes
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- 9. Meeting Structure The BonnerProgram has a meeting structure with adequate time (from 15-20% of total hours, at a frequency of two meeting per month or more by class) for effective learning and program management. Level 3 = 15% Level 4 = 54% Level 5 = 30% Level 2 = 2%
- 10. Developmental Pathway Personally ResponsibleCitizen Participatory Citizen Justice-Oriented Citizen
- 11. Developmental Pathway The Bonnerstudent developmental framework is integrated and implemented throughout the program, including with an intentional education, training, and reflection calendar by class year. Students are aware of and engaged in the student developmental framework and have an understanding of what knowledge areas, skills, and habits they are developing. Level 3 = 54% Level 4 = 32% Level 5 = 7% Level 2 = 7%
- 12. Types of Meetings •All Bonner Meeting (at least once a month) • Opportunities for DD, Common Commitments, Current events • Cohort-Meetings (at least four per semester) • 1:1 Meetings (at least once a semester) • Cornerstone Activities • FY Orientation • Fall Retreat, Winter Retreat • Senior Presentation of Learning • *FY Service-Trip • *Sophomore Exchange
- 13. Meetings Calendar The BonnerProgram has a clear calendar designed to support student learning and engagement, with a developmental progression of topics across the four years. Level 3 = 10% Level 4 = 55% Level 5 = 13% Level 2 = 17% Level 1 = 5%
- 14. What are wedoing well?
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- 16. What opportunities couldwe leverage to support student leadership?
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- 19. Internal External Current Future Strengths Whatare you proud of? Opportunities What partnerships will lead to greater success? Aspirations What do you want to achieve? Results What resources or tools will help you get there? OR What is Working Well? SOAR Framework
- 20. SOAR Stations • Station1: First Year & Second Year • Station 2: Third Year • Station 3: Fourth Year • Station 4: Bonner Leadership Team Roles
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- 22. Takeways How do youfeel about next steps? What would you like to take back from this conversation (ideas, topics, approaches)? What are 1-2 feasible steps you will take to manage this aspect of the program?