Connecting The Dots | Proving Your Worth During Tough Times
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The Graffiti Gist Protocol
Time Allotted: 10 minutes
The Graffiti Gist Protocol in action! Photo Credit: Nancy Mangum
Step 1
- Have each person at your table select one SET of the resources below to read, watch & explore. No two people should be exploring the same resource within your group.
Time Allotted: 5 minutes
Step 2
- While you READ / WATCH / EXPLORE your resources graffiti write your responses to the guiding questions below. Note: you don't need to write in complete sentences. Short phrases or single words are fine.... just be prepared to share why you selected the words/phrases that you wrote down.
Guiding Questions:
As you explore the resources below, consider the following:
How can we get the people who make decisions about library staffing and funding to listen and respond to the story we're telling?
How can we get the people who make decisions about library staffing and funding to listen and respond to the story we're telling?
- What works? What are some strategies for telling an effective story?
- Who is the target audience? Will they care?
- What kind of data do we need to collect in order to tell an effective story?
- Who is the star of the story being told? Who should be?
Set 1
Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 |
Set 7
Set 8 Set 9 Set 10 Set 11 Set 12 |
Time Allotted: 25 minutes
Step 3
- REVIEW our guiding questions:
- How can we get the people who make decisions about library staffing and funding to listen and respond to the story we're telling?
- What works? What are some strategies for telling an effective story?
- Who is the target audience? Will they care?
- What kind of data do we need to collect in order to tell an effective story?
- Who is the star of the story being told? Who should be?
- DISCUSS your resources with your table. Each person will take turns sharing the resources they explored and their implications for our work in the library.
- Everyone else will LISTEN and use the chart paper to free write individual and collective thoughts (words or phrases that stand out - or your takeaways from what your group members are sharing) on the chart paper as you discuss as a group. Free write as much as you would like from the discussion.
Time Allotted: 25 minutes
Step 4
- Enter Doug Johnson....
- Take a few minutes to read the following two blog posts from Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog.
- Think about how Doug's advice relates to our work so far today.
Article 1: Getting Your Annual Report Read
Article 2: 7 Tips for Making Your Principal Your Ally
Time Allotted: 15 minutes
Step 6
- Now... take a look at your shared graffiti wall. Based on your small group conversations, CIRCLE the EIGHT (8) most important words (note: these may or may not be the words that were repeated most) on your poster as a group. These words may be found in either your statements or from your free writing.
Time Allotted: 5 minutes
Step 7
- Add your 8 words to the Answer Garden below.
Time Allotted: 10 minutes
Share and Reflect
Let's talk about what you came up with and your final thoughts on today.
Considering our conversations today and word cloud generated by our groups take aways, what resonates with you?
- What works? What are some strategies for telling an effective story?
- Who is the target audience? Will they care?
- What kind of data do we need to collect in order to tell an effective story?
- Who is the star of the story being told? Who should be?
Time Allotted: 15 minutes
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