Last summer,Devonte,a high school teacher,was an adult counselor at a national high school leadership camp.His friends run the camp (and he attended as a high school student),but he was unfamiliar with how the camp had morphed in the last ten years.When he arrived at camp,he found out that the camp directors expected him to train college students to be junior counselors.Though he had not prepared to teach a workshop,he pulled upon all of his team-building experiences,some experience working for a political campaign,his recent experiencing teaching drama,and the book The Alchemist,which he read on the plane.He delivered a meaningful training session.Now,he proudly tells his colleagues at home about his pedagogy.Which of Weick's concepts best help us to understand Devonte's process?

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Devonte's process is best understood through Weick's concept of retrospective sense-making. He was faced with an unexpected situation and had to draw upon various past experiences and knowledge to deliver a successful training session. After the fact, he reflected on his actions and made sense of his actions in hindsight, which is a crucial part of retrospective sense-making.

Last Summer,Devonte,a High School Teacher,was an Adult Counselor at a National