Training sessions will be led by Gary Dexter, Yifat Sharabi-Levine, and Collins Dobbs at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Sessions will include a mix of class, T-group, and debriefing sessions.
In addition, trainees will have weekly reading and preparation assignments. Weekly preparation takes approximately two to three hours.
Below is the training schedule for the 2020-21 IDFTP.
Winter Quarter 2020: Cohort T-Group and Training
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 8, 2020 1:00pm – 6:00pm |
Class and T-Group Start Up |
| Wed, Jan 15, 2020 1:00pm – 6:00pm |
Class and T-Group |
| Wed, Jan 22, 2020 1:00pm – 6:00pm |
Class and T-Group |
| Wed, Jan 29, 2020 1:00pm – 6:00pm |
Class and T-Group |
| Wed, Feb 5, 2020 1:00pm – 6:00pm |
Class and T-Group |
| Feb 14–16, 2020 Friday 7:00pm – Sunday 5:00pm |
Weekend Retreat A residential weekend at Hayes Mansion in San Jose. Food and lodging are covered by training fee. |
| Wed, Feb 26, 2020 1:00pm – 6:00pm |
Class, T-Group, and Final Feedback Closing of trainee T-group |
| Wed, Mar 4, 2020 1:00pm – 5:30pm |
Class- No T-Group Trainees will learn how to best be reading coaches. |
| Wed, Mar 4, 2020 6:00pm – 9:00pm |
Community Session Trainees will learn how to best be reading coaches. Trainees will also meet the faculty and co-facilitators they will be working with in Spring quarter. Includes dinner. |
| Week of Mar 9, 2020 | Individual Meetings with Training Faculty Trainees will each meet with IDFTP Faculty. Times to be scheduled with each Trainee. |
Spring Quarter 2020: Facilitate Student T-group with an Experienced Co-Facilitator
Each trainee will be assigned to one of the following four sections of the Interpersonal Dynamics course. Trainees will be paired with an experienced co-facilitator who will act as a mentor over the quarter. Each pair will facilitate a T-group of 12 MBA students. While trainees will have an opportunity to express a preference for a particular section, trainees should be prepared to be flexible regarding section assignment.
Class details are subject to change.
| Gary Dexter, Thursdays, Apr – Jun 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Clinic | Thu, 12:30 – 2:00pm |
| Class | Thu, 3:00 – 5:50pm |
| Evening T-group | Thu, 7:00 – 10:00pm |
| Weekend Retreat | May 15-17, 2020 Hayes Mansion |
| Richard Francisco, Mondays, Apr – Jun 2020 | |
| Class | Mon 3:00 - 5:00pm |
| Clinic | Mon 12:00 - 1:45pm |
| Evening T-group | Mon 7:00 – 10:00pm |
| Weekend Retreat | May 29 - 31, 2020 Hayes Mansion |
| Collins Dobbs, Tuesdays, Apr – Jun 2020 | |
| Class | Tue, 3:00 – 5:50pm |
| Clinic | Tue, 12:30 – 2:00pm |
| Evening T-group | Tue, 7:00 – 10:00pm |
| Weekend Retreat | May 29 - 31, 2020 Hayes Mansion |
| Andrea Corney, Tuesdays & Thursdays, Apr – Jun 2020 | |
| Class | Tue & Thu, 4:30 – 6:15pm (facilitators attend only Tues) |
| Clinic | Tue, 2:15 – 4:00pm |
| Evening T-group | Tue, 7:00 – 10:00pm |
| Weekend Retreat | May 29 - 31, 2020 Hayes Mansion |
Summer and Fall Quarter 2020: Year Two Kick-Off
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jun – Aug 2020 | Assign Trainees Trainees are assigned to the next quarter or two of facilitating with an experienced co-facilitator. |
| Week “Zero” Sep 16, 2020 5:00 – 7:30pm |
Year Two Kick-off Event Dinner, connecting activities, and setting expectations for the coming quarters of training. |
Academic Year 2020-21: Facilitation with an Experienced Facilitator
Table below shows activities that are in addition to weekly class, clinic, T-group, and weekend T-group sessions. Training faculty will continue to be available as a 1:1 resource to trainees, co-facilitators, and clinic faculty as the year progresses.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| AY 2020-21 | Trainees to facilitate two more quarters with an experienced co-facilitator partner in a mentoring relationship. |
| Spring 2021 | Final 1:1 After completing the second and third quarters of facilitation, facilitators have a final meeting with training faculty to review their growth and discuss continuing facilitation. Our goal is that all trainees are welcomed into our ongoing facilitator community. This step, however, will be based on successful performance. |
