Psychosocial Emotional LearningFacilitator Roles & Group Dynamics

Classrooms most likely to embrace whole child education are hybrids of content and process groups.Facilitator roles and group dynamics are critical to blending these two orientations.

Promoting knowledge Promoting awareness

Vertical feedback Horizontal feedback

Safety through rules (external)

Safety throughvulnerability (internal)

Encouraging risk of idea& thought

Encouraging risk ofemotion & relatedness

Imparting information Generating insight

Judgment stimulates debate/discussion

Experience stimulates dialogue

Conflict viewed as aprelude to fighting

Conflict viewed as an exploration of differences

Questions used forinquiry

Statements used for ownership

Outcome focused Process focused

Content Groups(Academics)

Process Groups(Social Emotional)

Hierarchical leadership Shared leadership

High structure/Planning

Low structure/Spontaneous

Square alignment Circle alignment

Measured by tests (Objective)

Measured by self-report (Subjective)

Thinkingemphasized

Sensing & Feeling emphasized

Primary feedback Secondary feedback

Establishing beliefs Exploring polarities

Curriculum driven Member driven

Objectives are fixed Goals are fluid

Feedback from expert Feedback from peers

Past & Future oriented Here & Now oriented

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Content Groups(Academics)

Process Groups(Social Emotional)