We'll publish the main October session date, plus a small number of suggested dates around it for circles. Use one of those, or pick your own.
The suggested dates matter because on those days, circles all over the world are happening at the same time. There is something quietly enormous about knowing that. You can also see in real time what others are talking about, and join a larger, real-time discussion.
Three is enough. Ten is the upper bound.
More than ten, and somebody won't speak. And if somebody isn't speaking, the conversation is missing what they came with.
Use one of the four themes from the main conference. This year, we're talking about learning — what it actually feels like. What comes out of these rooms will shape the advice Aio gives to teachers while they're planning.
We're 100% clear on this: it should be human voices that inform the learning process, not data aggregated from around the internet and randomized for commercial gain. That's why your voice matters most.
Make tea, or whatever you make. Have one person agree to take notes.
The notes aren't a transcript. They're what the conversation actually arrived at, written down in plain language. Each person can also keep their own notes.
These are the physical record of what you talked about, and will be required to contribute your ideas to CCEF3.
Don't rush. Don't try to reach a conclusion.
The point of the room isn't the conclusion. The point of the room is the seeing.
There are things you know, and only you know. This is what's important.
Upload your notes to the library. Your circle gets its own entry.
Over time, somebody reading the library can see a hundred kitchens around the world, all working on the same question. The answers don't always agree — that's the point too.