The Lake County Regional Office of Education in Grayslake, Ill.
got certified to present Research-Based Creative Training Strategies in 2009.
We have been offering the program since then to teachers in our area.
One of the most gratifying experiences as an RCTS trainer
occurred during an unannounced visit to a middle school
language arts class last month. I observed a teacher, who had gone
through training in April, doing an opener, a revisiter, and a closer she had
experienced in the RCTS training. Her students were totally engaged, enjoying
themselves, and learning the content!
That is what is so great about Bob Pike programs. Not only
are the strategies immediately useful, but the results are life changing.
Shay McCorkle was a
classroom teacher and is now a consultant with the LakeCounty Regional Office of Education in
Grayslake, Ill. The Lake Co ROE is our most recent certified
partner.
Why are all the good ideas left behind in elementary school? Remember recess? One of the best parts of the day. We should leverage these decades-old learning strategies to make adult learning more memorable and workplaces more enjoyable.
It might be common sense to figure out your company's goals and then tie training to that-but we all know common sense isn't so common. As a training director in your company, your first item of business needs to be identifying the true business/productivity goals of your company.
Some managers might think that with the economy the way it is, it's not as critical to figure out how to manage the Millenials. After all, aren't they just lucky to have jobs? And the answer to that question would be "no." If the job isn't all they wanted, they'll simply quit - and if they need to, move back home - and that's not such a bad deal.
Beyond that, the Millenials are here to stay - and the boomer generation is not. More and more of them are retiring, and someone is going to have to take up the slack. And those someones are the Millenials. Managers who learn to understand this generation and how to work with them are going to be extremely valuable over the next 20 years. Will you be one of them?
