Guideline+for+Facilitators

** April 16 – 17th 2010 ** Your role as a facilitator at the AOI festival is an important one. With your support and guidance the festival can be a powerful learning experience for our students! // The aim of the festival is to empower students to take action to help solve a global issue within a local context. // As a facilitator you need to __guide students__ through the process, help them focus their research, manage their time and work effectively as a team. This does not mean you do the work for students or give them the answers. Instead you help guide them towards the best solution for the problem they want to solve. The key is to be __actively involved__ in supporting students. //Please don't just sit back and do nothing – get involved, give feedback and facilitate group conversations.// · Review each stage of the research process and provide students with verbal feedback on each stage · Use the AOI inquiry cycle to encourage students to provide evidence to support their opinions and decisions: o What do the students need to develop awareness and understanding about? Have they gathered the information that they need to show this awareness and understanding? o Have they reflected on the information they have found? What does this information suggest to them about different courses of action? o What is the best course of action they could take? How do they know this? What steps would they need to follow to achieve this action? · // Observe your students // – if you see students who are not participating or struggling to participate then talk to them about the 6Cs of teamwork. Ask them questions like: o How can you show a greater commitment to your team? What is stopping you from doing this? o What contributions have you made? How can you celebrate these contributions? o Do you need to compromise a bit more? Do you feel like you have compromised too much? How could you talk to other members of your team about this issue? o Communication is an important part of successful teamwork. How could you be a better communicator? Do you need to listen more? Do others need to listen more to you more? o What does co-operation mean to you?
 * Guidelines for facilitators at the AOI Festival **
 * __ Here are some key aspects of being an effective facilitator __**
 * 1. **** Guide and mentor students through the research phase **
 * 2. **** Supporting the 6Cs of teamwork as a tool for student learning: **