BPG Educator E-zine
The Bob Pike Group will be sending out its quarterly e-Zine with articles and tips just for educators. Timely topics regarding education, technology, and creative ways to meet standards will be featured in every issue. And we’ll continue our commitment to increasing retention by increasing interaction by providing learner-centered activities in each e-Zine.
To subscribe, click here. To submit your own articles or thoughts on what you’d like to see in the e-Zine, email EzineEditor@BobPikeGroup.com.
Find us at these 2008 Educator Workshops and Conferences:
Sep 28–Oct 3 The Pike Ascent – Ken Blanchard keynote
Oct 16 Education MN Conference - St. Paul (sessions & booth)
Dec 6-10 NSDC Conference - Washington DC (sessions & booth)
The Bob Pike Group provides a variety of highly practical learner-centered programs and tools to enhance the abilities of your entire staff who either work with/support adults or students K-12 to the university level.
Learn how to more effectively manage and influence people and educational situations with Research-Based Creative Teaching Strategies, Train-the-Trainer, facilitation and presentation skills, coaching, project management, and more.
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Dealing with Reluctant Learners |
Research-Based Creative Teaching Strategies |
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Not reaching NCLB or State Standards |
Dealing with Reluctant Learners |
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Staying current with Research and Trends |
Train-the-Trainer 101 |
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Running/attending Ineffective & Boring Meetings |
Train-the-Trainer Boot Camp |
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Too much lecture and Death by PowerPoint |
Coaching with Confidence |
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Not being prepared for that important presentation |
On-site Workshops and Certifications |
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Wearing Multiple Hats |
Interactive Keynotes |
Below you will find a brief overview of the objectives for just a few of our On-Site Solutions. We believe that an
off-the-shelf approach to training does not effectively produce results. We take care in understanding your educational needs to create a solution that meets your objectives and produces measurable outcomes for you
and your organization. The length of the training and investment depends on your objectives.
Research-Based Creative Teaching Strategies – RCTS
RCTS is a uniquely active and exciting learner centered approach that unlocks the innate talents of teachers, turns the focus away from lecture-based teaching toward instructor-led small group interaction; and helps students adapt, adopt, and apply what they learn. This program is similar to the Boot Camp, yet created specifically for educators at all levels who work with students or adults.
Certification Program Available. PROVEN RESULTS!
For RCTS workshop agenda click here
For the scholarship info click here
Designing Lessons That Score: A Learner-Centered Model for Educators - 1 day workshop
In this highly interactive workshop you will experience effective openers, closers, energizers, and revisiters that you can use immediately with any level of students, especially adults. You will also be exploring a research-based learner-centered model for designing and delivering instruction. By the end of the day, you will be able to recognize the elements of a learner-centered classroom. Time will be allocated during the course to start writing a lesson plan using your content that incorporates those elements. Join us for a day of energizing, active learning! more
Presentation Skills for New Trainers and Subject Matter Experts
This fundamental train-the-trainer course is
designed for new trainers/educators who are entering the field of training or current educators who want to improve their effectiveness in the classroom. Participants of this course learn the basic skills and competencies of training delivery, facilitation and classroom management and is designed to improve platform, classroom management, presentation, and training skills.
Bob Pike's Train-the-Trainer Boot Camp®
This empowering workshop is jam-packed with easy-to-apply participant-centered techniques to increase the energy, fun, and provide immediate measurable results to your training programs! If you want to achieve 90% retention, cut presentation time by 50% and increase transfer of learning by up to 75%, this program is for you!
Dealing with Reluctant Learners
This customized program digs in specifically to creative teaching strategies designed to deal with reluctant learners and difficult participants. Difficult participant behaviors can be effectively managed and often prevented by the skills and techniques employed by a participant-centered facilitator or teacher.
Creative Training Techniques® for One-on-One Training
This program assists educators to effectively adapt platform and classroom training techniques to one-on-one learning situations.
Creative Training Techniques® for Technical Trainers A specialized workshop that models our powerful and effective participant-centered training strategies and applies them directly to technical content.
Coaching with Confidence©
Coaching is a core competency in today’s high performing workplace, yet most supervisors and managers have had little or no training in effective coaching. Poor performance often goes unchallenged in the workplace, with the hope it will somehow straighten out on its own. This process will help managers learn to be good coaches and mentors. This workshop will help your supervisors and managers learn the strategies and skills to coach with confidence and deal with tough people issues.
Storytelling for Trainers/Educators/Presenters
Storytelling is one of the oldest and most powerful communication techniques; yet, it is seldom taught and rarely practiced by presenters and trainers. Stories illustrate, dramatize, and reinforce key concepts. This program assists participants to develop compelling, relevant, and memorable stories.
Making Meetings Work
Learn how to facilitate a successful meeting before, during and after the meeting. Explore basic guidelines and proven methods for conducting productive meetings and getting better post-meeting results. Effective meetings increase your productivity and morale.
Educational Partners (Partial List)
American Federation of Teachers, Area Education Agency 267, Central Kentucky Special Education Coop, Childcare Resources, Cypress Fairbanks ISD, Education Minnesota, numerous Education Service Centers & Units, Iowa State University, Junior Achievement, LA Unified School District, MN Department of Ed, NEA National Staff Developers Council, Northwestern College, NY State United Teachers, Oswego County BOCES, PBS Ready to Learn, Professional Development Alliance, Reading is Fundamental, Rochester Community & Technical College, SECEP, SEECAP, Spring Branch ISD, St. Cloud State University, St. Paul Public Schools, SUNY, Two Rivers Professional Development Alliance, University of Minnesota, University of NE/Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Department of Education, Wayzata School District, Winona State University
Custom Education Solutions
If you would like to know more about our PROVEN & EFFECTIVE solutions for educators or about bringing these programs to your school or organization, please call 1-800-383-9210 and ask for Tina Altman, Education Director, or complete the form below. We are eager to learn more about your educational needs and to discuss how we can assist you in surpassing your goals.
Host Partnerships Available for onsite public workshops - earn free registrations for your staff by simply providing a meeting room.
