Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA) Peer CONNECTS: North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier VT: Discussion Topics by Daniel Auer https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/rkxwlwbxfk27a9rh What do you hope to accomplish, discuss, or learn more about with your ANCA peers? Please make sure your name is on your post! en-us 2023-02-14 19:36:34 UTC 2023-05-04 23:48:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1504234218/52fbae9656b88b84aa5496d977e952fc/ANCA_leaf_circle_social_dark_green_trans.png What is Open Space? ANCAmembership https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/rkxwlwbxfk27a9rh/wish/2482507167 ANCA often conducts Open Space meetings where participants are invited to introduce topics and facilitate the discussions. In Open Space, all participants collectively suggest and select session topics and work together to create a session schedule for the given time frame. Open Space recognizes both the talent in the room as well as the topics important to attendees.

We will use this virtual bulletin board in advance of the meeting to share ideas.

If you suggest a topic and it is chosen as a session, you will be asked to introduce the topic and facilitate the discussion among the participants. Again, the facilitator does not need to be perceived as the expert in the room, so you can simply start the conversation and engage accordingly.

This system allows you to co-create your experience, and provides the opportunity for you to be an active participant rather than a passive listener.

]]> 2023-02-14 19:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/rkxwlwbxfk27a9rh/wish/2482507167 Moving from a small organization to the next level. https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/rkxwlwbxfk27a9rh/wish/2577240533 How do we make the transition from being a small and mighty organization when we don't have any time left at the end of the day? We know that we need office manager support and with more educators we could do so much more, but our budget is already tight and we want to pay our staff more! How can we take our successful program up to where we would like to be?
Margo Olson, Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park]]> 2023-05-03 19:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/rkxwlwbxfk27a9rh/wish/2577240533 Decolonizing environmental education https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/rkxwlwbxfk27a9rh/wish/2578916055 How can we integrate traditional ecological knowledge into our programs without falling into the traps of tokenizing, appropriating, and/or marginalizing BIPOC. I'd be interested in sharing successes and challenges, wisdom found along the way, as well as an opportunity to develop relationships with a peer group that can continue the conversation beyond the day itself.
Guy, South Hero Land Trust]]> 2023-05-04 23:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/rkxwlwbxfk27a9rh/wish/2578916055