At Tables: Second Facilitated Conversation

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"Yes And" Improv(e)

Team

Table Facilitators (Formerly known as Table Leads)

  • Demeaned to Dignity: In-Person: Karen Schindler?, Online: Ash Rahman
  • Digitools for Developing Economies: In-Person: Jerry Yamashita?, Online: Gibran R. Nameer
  • Family Enterprise Education: In-Person: Aimee Walker, Online: Manny Casillas
  • Actually Useful AI: In-Person: David Steele?, Online: Tom-Chris?
  • Master Educator: In-Person: Alice Jacobs, Online: Doreen Myrie?
  • Master Mentor: In-Person: Araceli Perez, Online: Abubakar Sarty
  • Competency Cubes: In-Person: Dave Werkely?, Online: Olga Evans
  • GPTeachers: In-Person: Corbin Crutchley, Online: Carrie Casillas
  • Pay-It-Forward Scholarships: In-Person: Rick Reich, Online: Derrick Kudzordzi

Topic Cards

Demeaned to Dignity

We are building the Demeaned to Dignity program to educate Rohingya girls stuck in the equivalent of internment camps, where they can learn digital skills to sell services world-wide instead of selling their bodies because they have no other options.

Lets have them use smartphones for this...

Digitools for Developing Economies

We are building the Digitools for Developing Economies program using the gummy vitamin method to have individuals in developing economies get low-cost use of commercial software in exchange for learning Global SchoolONE's curriculum for high school completion.

Lets...

Family Enterprise Education

We are building the Family Enterprise Education program where parents teach their children and others their profession, much like humanity has done throughout history.

Lets have learning include...

Actually Useful AI

We are training individuals and businesses Actually Useful AI, where AI empowers them, by understanding its strengths and pitfalls.

Lets...

Master Educator

We are building a Master Educator training program that goes beyond direct instruction, and includes other forms of having students learn.

Lets think of ways we can learn without being "taught"...

Master Mentor

Cue Card

We are building a mentorship program where those with life experience can mentor a high school student, we want to find as much win-win for this process, where we can demonstrate our gratitude for the volunteer mentors in real tangible ways.

Prompt

A tangible way we can say "thank you" to our mentors is by helping them earn professional mentor certification, if they so choose.

Activity

  1. Lead Asks the table: "When you hear the term ___ what is the image you get in your head?"
  2. Lead gives everyone an actual description of the concept, and reads it aloud
  3. Lead asks for someone to play devil's advocate and share a hurdle that would make it not work.
  4. Then the table goes around with a solution brainstorm in a "yes, and..." manner.