Event:

Chani Craig, Whitefi sh School District
Over the past 30 years I have collected innumerable stamps in my passport and a random assortment of letters and numbers to put after my name- BA-Hist/Eng, MLIS, 200YTT, iBmeMT, 25SYS plus a few others meant to lend an air of credibility to my life’s work (and if you’re curious feel free to ask me more). But I think what makes me worth listening to is simply that I seek to actively listen to others, be present in each moment, and embody curiosity in the midst of challenge. Someday I dream of teaching an information literacy class called “How to be Better at Being Wrong” which would be taught half in the library and half in the outdoors- where I love to spend all the time I can when I’m not reading, writing, or liberating creative jewels from my soul…all of which, to be fair, can also happen in the outdoors. I look forward to learning with you at this retreat.

Session description:
An “Un-conference” shifts the focus from the sage on the one-man stage to leverage all expertise in the room by creating a temporary think tank based on the needs of all the individuals present. This means that topics will be generated in the moment and the brains of the many will be resourced and mined for experience and ideas- talk about creative collaboration!

Think of it this way- even though I have over 20 years of experience in educational institutions (and 10+ more in libraries) there is no way I have as much expertise and experiences as a room full of librarians and educators might have- the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts.

But what I will provide, as a trained peer mediator, yoga instructor, mindfulness educator, and classroom teacher, is guidance throughout the session to ensure that all participants fi nd something useful to take home and have an opportunity to share their knowledge with others. We might end up in a hackathon, a fi shbowl discussion, birds of a feather tables, or even a world cafe. Just show up with some questions or interests and we’ll see what happens!