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• MAFN Coaching Community of Practice (CoP) (Members Only)

  • Start
    05/21/2024
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  • End
    10/15/2024
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Online using Zoom
  • Spaces left
    9

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  Duration: 60-minutes

  About the CoP

  MAFN is pleased to announce and launch its first Coaching CoP to support the many coaches of MAFN. Its leaders, Holly Martinson and Dawn McAvoy, seek to build a community that is based on safety, collaboration, learning, and feedback. We will meet on the third Tuesday of each month 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT. Our first meeting is Tuesday, May 21^st, at 12:00 pm EDT.  

  NOTE: This workshop will NOT BE recorded.

  This is a monthly Community of Practice workshop. It will take place starting at 12:00pm EDT the third Tuesday of each month.

  Speakers: Holly Martinson with Patient Minds and Dawn McAvoy with McAvoy Consulting

  Holly Martinson, M.Ed., is an Integrative Executive Function Coach supporting neurodivergent individuals. She has 20+ years of experience in the field of coaching, education and curriculum development. She combines coaching for Executive Functioning skills with tools for wellbeing from a holistic perspective. In addition to coaching clients, she presents and teaches on topics related to coaching, neurodiversity, stress management, mindfulness, and wellbeing.

  Because Holly is passionate about wellbeing, she is also a Registered Yoga Instructor (E-RYT-200) with several hours of mindfulness training. Her experience has included working as an adjunct faculty teaching yoga through the Department of Health and Human Performance at Marymount University and serving on the faculty of a yoga teacher training program through a studio in Northern Virginia.

  Holly earned her M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction and her bachelor's in psychology. While working in the public school system, she participated in extensive coaching and facilitation training. Holly is currently pursuing her ACC coach credential through ICF and is a member of MAFN and ICF.

  Holly is on the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization, The Heart Leaf Center, which provides mental health services for underserved children and families.

  Dawn McAvoy has over 25 years of professional experience (nonprofits, corporations, small businesses, higher education, and early education). In her coaching practice, she brings empathy, curiosity, and support to each client experience. While building a collaborative partnership, and incorporating action planning and accountability measures, she sets her clients up for sustainable success.

  Dawn earned her master’s degree in organizational leadership and a bachelor’s degree in English. Her professional certifications are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, EQ-i 2.0/360, and Certified Professional Career Coach (with PARWCC). As a certified FranklinCovey facilitator, she has facilitated leadership development courses, including The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Project Management Essentials, and The 6 Critical Practices for Leading Teams, in the Federal government.

  She is a member of the Project Management Institute and Mid-Atlantic Facilitator’s Network, where she currently serves on the Board. She is also especially passionate about supporting organizations that elevate women and girls, the environment, and education.

  ONLINE CoP Discussion REMINDERS

  • If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come. 

  • Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.

  • MAFN CoP discussions will not be recorded in order to support space for learning.

  For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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• MAFN's May 31st In-Person Workshop: Play Like A Pro! Introduction to PLAYMOBIL Pro.Play

  • When
    05/31/2024
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    COPT Training Room, Suite 850 at 1753 Pinnacle Drive, McLean, VA

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  Duration: 3-Hour In-Person Workshop

  About the workshop: 

  Play dynamics radically transform how we behave individually and in groups. When playing, people dedicate more and better resources (time, energy, attention) to solving their challenges. In addition to having a series of emotional benefits, PLAYMOBIL Pro.Play allows you to work on complex situations in a simple way. By “observing” the situation in the third person, participants discover ideas, alternatives, and solutions in a much easier way than when immersed in them.

  Engaging adults in professional play is not only enjoyable but also highly effective for learning, skill development, and personal growth. Play creates a positive and conducive environment for exploring new ideas, fostering creativity, and building stronger professional relationships. Playmobil Pro.Play allows both individuals and groups to tackle complex problems by "observing" the situation from a third-person perspective. Inspired by the principles of play and experiential learning, it promotes creativity, communication, collaboration, and engagement while reducing stress. Its versatility and inclusivity make it a powerful addition to your facilitation toolkit, ensuring that it can cater to diverse audiences and learning styles.

  About Playmobil Pro.Play:

  Playmobil Pro.Play is a specialized product line within the Playmobil brand designed for educational and professional purposes. Playmobil Pro.Play is a versatile and effective tool for educators, trainers, and therapists looking to create engaging and interactive learning experiences that promote skills such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and social-emotional development. It is a valuable resource for hands-on, experiential learning in a wide range of educational and professional settings.

  Learn more: https://www.proplaymethod.com/

  Learning Objectives 

  • Participants will learn about the Playmobil Pro.Play Method while engaging in role-playing to model various challenges, emotions, and solutions.

  • Participants will learn how to use visual and kinesthetic methods to convey ideas and enhance communication and collaboration skills.

  • Participants will explore how engaging in playful activities can reduce stress and anxiety while increasing engagement and motivation in professional settings.

  This is a 3-hour in-person workshop. It will take place starting at 9:00am EDT.

  Speaker: 

  Althea Simpson is the founder of ATS Facilitation & Consulting, a facilitation and consulting business that uses creativity to foster connectivity among individuals and groups in the workplace.  She is a highly skilled professional who expertly guides individuals, groups, and organizations toward achieving their goals. With a robust educational background that includes a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, a Master of Business Administration in Marketing, and a Master of Social Work with dual expertise in both organizational leadership and development, as well as clinical social work, Althea draws on her extensive experience as a licensed clinical social worker and business psychology consultant to confidently apply creative and innovative strategies to conquer workplace obstacles related to teams, leadership, workplace mental health, and organizational change.

  Location:

  COPT Training Room, Suite 850 at 1753 Pinnacle Drive, McLean, VA (Tysons Corner)

   – 10 minute walk to Greensboro Metro Station

  – Parking is free in the building

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• MAFN Technology COP: MasterClass: Learn How SessionLab Supports Agenda Design (Members Only)

  • When
    06/03/2024
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom
  • Spaces left
    0

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  SessionLab helps facilitators, consultants and team leaders to design and deliver effective workshops with an easy-to-use workshop agenda planner tool and the biggest online library of facilitation resources.
  

  Come and join a  90-minute masterclass, where you can explore the tool for yourself! This is an interactive session, where you can ask questions, and make headway with your workshop agenda. You’ll have the opportunity to explore SessionLab yourself, and to find out how this great resource can help you to plan and run effective workshops.

  Have you got a question about planning a workshop in SessionLab? On June 3rd at 12PM ET, Carrin and Andy from SessionLab will answer your questions live! Please bring any questions or challenges with you, and they’ll be happy to show you how SessionLab can help.

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only and there is limited space, so please register early.
  

  Our guiding principles are:

  • Come open to learning (growth mindset)

  • Not expert led - will be hosted by peers with space to learn from all

  • Bring your questions, share your expertise
    
    

  ONLINE CoP Discussion REMINDERS

  • If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come. 

  • Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details in the confirmation email and 1 day in advance. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.

  • MAFN CoP discussions will not be recorded in order to support space for learning.

  • For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

  Andy Pearson

  Carrin Robertson

  For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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• MAFN's June 7th Online Workshop: Leading Engaging Meetings

  • When
    06/07/2024
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Duration: 90-minute workshop

  About the workshop: 

  Participants will identify elements of an effective meeting and learn how to choose appropriate meeting facilitation formats and consensus building processes (brainstorming, prioritizing, etc.) to lead meetings effectively. They will learn how to identify problem participants and tactics to redirect tangents and derailers. The facilitation skills gained in this session will translate into an increased willingness to take risks, more productive meetings, faster decision-making, and more co-creation.

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Identify elements of an effective meeting

  • Learn how to choose appropriate meeting facilitation formats and consensus building processes

  • Explore how to identify problem participants and tactics to redirect tangents and derailers

  NOTE: This workshop will be recorded for distribution to all who register (breakout rooms will not be recorded).

  This is a 90-min workshop. It will take place starting at 12:00pm EDT.

  NOTE: All MAFN members are invited to stay for the MAFN Annual meeting which will be held immediately following the workshop on the same Zoom link.  Please let us know you will attend by registering for the annual meeting here: 
  
  REGISTER FOR ANNUAL MEETING 

  Speaker:
  

  Since 2016, Tricia Homer has been coaching executives and teaching at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. In this role she offers workshops, one-on-one sessions and group coaching that address communication skill gaps. Most recently, she was a Senior Program Officer at the US Institute of Peace. In this role, she was a senior expert in training. She led training and supported curriculum design for projects across the U.S., as well as in Rwanda, Oman, Iraq, Egypt, and Uzbekistan.

  
  

  ONLINE WORKSHOP REMINDERS

  • No refunds or credits for registration cancellations.
  • Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.
    
  • Workshops begin promptly at 12:00PM Eastern.  Please log on at least 15 minutes in advance to ensure your internet connections, audio and other settings are functioning properly.
  • MAFN Members have access to all online workshop recordings via the MAFN website.
  • For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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• MAFN ANNUAL MEETING

  • When
    06/07/2024
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    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Come join your fellow MAFN members for our Annual Meeting. We will have networking, a MAFN Trivia game, a review of our FY24 accomplishments, along with FY25 goals, and a raffle. We look forward to seeing you there!

  NOTE: This meeting will NOT be recorded, so please join us!

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only.

  For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org

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• MAFN Technology COP: Hands-on experiential use of Mentimeter (facilitated by Brian Tarallo) (Members Only)

  • When
    06/26/2024
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    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Many of us have used Mentimeter before, as a participant or as a facilitator of a session, but often not beyond the simple poll or colorful word cloud. In this Tech COP Brian Tarallo will show us many different ways of using this online polling tool, that turns your participant's devices into an audience response tool during a virtual, in-person, or hybrid event.

  Bring your questions and use cases. How might you want to use online polling?

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only and there is limited space, so please register early.
  

  Our guiding principles are:

  • Come open to learning (growth mindset)
  • Not expert led - will be hosted by peers with space to learn from all
  • Bring your questions, share your expertise

  ONLINE CoP Discussion REMINDERS

  • If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come. 

  • Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details in the confirmation email and 1 day in advance. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.

  • MAFN CoP discussions will not be recorded in order to support space for learning.

  For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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