A reader asks our training expert Scott Enebo for some opening and closing activities appropriate for a specific workshop. Scott replies with a whole slew of great, and immediately implementable, information.
Add value and increase engagement in your workshops by using some of the new digital and internet-based tools that are available for free. Here is one great suggestion.
Add value and increase engagement in your workshops by using some of the new digital and internet-based tools that are available for free. Here is one great suggestion.
When you're attending an interactive webinar or classroom workshop like our Train-the-Trainer Boot Camp, time passes more quickly than if our trainers were just talking heads for eight hours because you're stimulated and engaged. The Bob Pike Group has created an Instructional Design workshop based on how we design our workshops to help you integrate participant-centered interaction from the ground up.
In any mentoring program, successfully matching and pairing mentors and mentees is critical. What steps can program managers take to ensure compatible, long-lasting pairs that not only benefit one another but also help the organization as a whole achieve its goals? Judy Corner, mentoring subject matter expert at Insala, shares five best practices based on her 20 years of experience helping organizations implement successful mentoring programs.
Back to school doesn't mean back to boredom for students now that educators realize the power of utilizing engagement strategies to increase learning and retention. Here are five tips for increasing student engagement in your classroom this year.
All too often trainers fail to close their sessions with impact. Instead they opt for continuing with content up until it is time to fill out evaluations and call it a day. In order to maximize every minute of the day, trainers need to reserve the last 10 to 15 minutes for a powerful closer. A powerful closer will have all of these three elements:
Sample Standard: understands and applies the concepts of range and central tendency (mean, median, and mode).
Grade Level: 6
Time: 20 minutes
Purpose: To use as a safe questioning technique to revisit content and identify areas for re-teaching. This works with any content area.
If you've been to McDonald's lately, you may have noticed its shakes have a different look. They now come with whipped cream and a cherry on top. While you could argue that the change is not all for the better, McDonald's is doing what many other companies are doing in these tough economic times... adding value to their product. Research-based Creative Teaching Strategies (RCTS) and Super Closers, Openers, Revisiters and Energizers (SCORE) are great ways to add value for teachers without adding to their waistlines. What are RCTS and SCORE strategies?
