Workshop Offerings

Jen Stanchfield offers a variety of experientially based team-building and professional development programs.  She specializes in trainings for teachers, counselors, and group facilitators. Workshop topics include creating a positive environment for learning, enhancing learning outcomes through differentiated instruction, and tools & techniques to enhance meaningful group dialogue and reflection.  Any of these programs can be customized to the specific needs of your program or school.

Creating a Classroom Community

Experiential Strategies to Foster a Positive Environment for Learning
Students participate more actively and retain lessons more readily when they feel safe and supported in their school and classroom. This workshop explores how to create a positive environment for learning, starting on day one and maintaining it throughout the school year. We’ll share practical tools, strategies and a variety of engaging classroom activities that you can use to develop a healthy atmosphere of respect and trust, peer to peer and teacher to student. These methods promote a sense of ownership for the physical classroom space, and help students take responsibility for their own behavior and learning. In this fun and interactive workshop, you’ll learn experiential techniques to help students practice and reinforce problem-solving, communication and conflict-resolution skills. Join in and help your students build an inspiring and supportive classroom community.

Inspired Teacher, Inspired Student

Experiential Activites to Differentiate Instruction
Teachers are faced with the challenge of meeting the needs of a broad range of learning styles in their classrooms. Experiential approaches to teaching can enhance your ability to engage and motivate students, to inspire a sense of discovery, and to instill a desire to learn. This workshop explores a variety of active learning approaches and interactive games and activities that will help liven up your lessons in Math, Science, English, Health and other academic subjects. These methods will empower students to take more control and responsibility for their learning and help encourage experimentation and creativity. Join this fun and interactive workshop and leave with new perspectives on experiential education, differentiated instruction, lesson planning, and how to capitalize on your own unique style and strengths as an educator.

Guiding Your Group

The Art of Group Facilitation
Come fill your facilitation toolbox with creative, practical activities and ideas for effectively leading and engaging your group. Gain perspective on your role as an educator or group facilitator, gather techniques for creating a positive learning environment, increase participant involvement, and facilitate meaningful processing and group dialogue. Whether you are new to the field and looking for an insightful overview of group facilitation, or a seasoned veteran seeking inspiration and new ideas, here is your chance to gather some valuable tools and explore first hand the art of experiential facilitation and teaching. A great workshop for counselors, teachers, group facilitators, challenge course instructors or anyone who works with groups to create positive change and enhance learning.

Teachable Moments

Innovative Techniques for Reviewing and Reflection
Processing or reflection brings learning to life. It helps learners make connections between educational experiences and real life situations and creates pathways to future learning. Educators recognize the value of reflection and processing, but often find that facilitating it is one of the most challenging aspects of group work and teaching. This interactive workshop focuses on providing you with a variety of innovative reflection tools and approaches that will dramatically improve your ability to turn teachable moments into profound personal insights and lasting lessons. Liven up the traditional sharing circle with active new ways to engage groups in dialogue. Learn ways to use metaphor to create meaning. Come and experiment with an interesting array of methods that meet a wide range of learning styles. Leave with new processing tools, activities and ideas to add to your facilitation repertoire.

Custom Teambuilding Programs

Building Rapport in the Workplace or Classroom
Jen Stanchfield can customize teambuilding programs tailored to meet the specific needs and goals of your group. For more information contact jen@experientialtools.com