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Takeaway
What is one important idea your table learned from the pillar discussions?
Move from ideas to action
You just heard multiple perspectives from the pillar experts at your table. Now your table will synthesize the most important insight and identify one realistic action that can move your school, department, or district forward.
The goal is not to solve everything today. The goal is to leave with one clear, practical action and a realistic understanding of what support may be needed to make it happen.
Use the poster paper and markers at your table. Your TABB should be large enough for others to read during the share-out.
Four prompts for action planning
TABB helps your table move through a simple sequence: name what mattered, choose what to do, anticipate what could get in the way, and identify what could help.
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Action
What is one action your team plans to take?
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Barrier
What might get in the way of taking that action?
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Bridge
What support, resource, conversation, or next step could help overcome that barrier?
What your table needs
Use the materials already at your table to create a clear poster that captures your group’s thinking.
Poster Paper
Create one TABB poster for your table. Divide the poster into four clear sections.
Markers
Write large enough for others to see. Use color, boxes, arrows, or emphasis if helpful.
Table Voice
Make sure each pillar perspective is considered before choosing your final action.
How to create your TABB
Work through the steps in order. Assign one person to write, one person to watch time, and one person to make sure all voices are included.
— STEP 1
Review what you heard
Briefly revisit the pillar share-outs. Each person may name one idea that stood out from their assigned pillar or from another person’s explanation.
Prompt: What idea feels most important for our school, department, or district right now?
— STEP 2
Choose one takeaway
Agree on one major takeaway from the jigsaw conversation. Write it in the Takeaway section of your poster.
Your takeaway should be specific enough that someone outside your table could understand why it matters.
— STEP 3
Identify one action
Decide on one practical next step your team could take in the next 30 days. Write it in the Action section.
Keep the action realistic. Examples might include starting a staff conversation, reviewing current AI guidance, identifying pilot teachers, gathering student questions, or creating a shared resource list.
— STEP 4
Name one barrier
Discuss what could make the action difficult. Write the most likely barrier in the Barrier section.
Barriers may include time, unclear expectations, lack of shared language, inconsistent access, uncertainty about policy, parent/community questions, or limited professional development.
— STEP 5
Build a bridge
Identify what would help your team move past the barrier. Write it in the Bridge section.
Your bridge might be a resource, a conversation with a specific group, a professional learning session, a policy clarification, a pilot plan, or a small first step that makes the action more manageable.
Suggested poster format
Divide your poster paper into four sections. You can use this layout or create your own as long as all four TABB parts are visible.
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Takeaway
One important idea we learned from the pillar discussions.
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Action
One practical step we plan to take next.
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Barrier
One thing that could get in the way.
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Bridge
One support, resource, conversation, or next step that could help.
Your Table’s TABB
Be ready to share
When your table finishes, choose one person to briefly share your TABB with the group.
Keep it practical.
A useful TABB does not need to be perfect. It needs to be clear, realistic, and connected to what your table learned from the pillar discussions.
The best next step is often small enough to start — and meaningful enough to matter.