active learning mixology: a divergent trainer's guide to working a room

ACTIVE LEARNING MIXOLOGY:

A DIVERGENT TRAINER’S GUIDE TO WORKING A ROOM

Is this you?

Are you a trainer?

“I love the simplicity of

training early childhood

educators.”

THINK AND WRITEFill in the blank

WHAT IS ADIVERGENT TRAINER?

THINK AND WRITE

Take a guess. What do you think?

CHOOSE YOUR LEARNING OUTCOMEBeginnin

gIn this session, I would like to learn

Name and explain the four components of the accelerated learning trainer’s map

Write a short lesson plan using the trainer’s map as a template

List 8 accelerated learning strategies for adult learners

TAKE YOUR HANDOUT

ANDFIND A

PARTNER(

PAIR SHARE(

• Each person talk for 60 seconds each

• Share with your partner what you wrote in the “Think & Write” activities

• After each person has shared, both people turn and face the screen

Trained parents as a Positive Discipline Trainer for 16 yearsTrained Child Care Providers for 12 yearsMaster Certified Trainer for the South Carolina Child Care Training SystemCertified “Training from the Back of the Room” Trainer – accelerated learning principles for adult learnersSpent the past 2 years working as a Training Coordinator for the Center for Child Care Career Development in South Carolina

FOLD YOUR PAPER TWICE, THEN UNFOLD IT.YOU HAVE 4 SQUARES.

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WRITE THE NUMBER 1-THROUGH 4IN THE ORDER SEEN BELOW.

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THE 4 C’S TRAINING MAP(

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4 C ________C ________

C ________

C ________

SHOUT OUT


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4 C ________C ________

C ________

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4 ConnectionsC ________

C ________

C ________


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4 ConnectionsConceptsC

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C ________


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4 ConnectionsConceptsConcrete

Application

C ________


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Application

Conclusions

(INTERACTIVE REVIEW QUIZ

PRACTICE PING PONG ANSWERS

WHAT SONG AM I HUMMING?

WHAT SONG AM I HUMMING?

Mary ________ a __________ lamb

STAY SEATED AND FIND A PARTNER

SITTING NEARBY. Make sure no one is left

out.

You and your partner will be answering the first quiz

question using the ping pong answering style.

The first section of the training map is connections. What did we do in this training that is an example of a connection activity?

Question 1

Don’t answer yet. Answer in your head

first.

The first section of the training map is connections. What did we do in this training that is an example of a connection activity?

Question 1

With your partner, answer out loud each saying only one word at a time to give

a ping pong answer.

The next question will be answered

WITHOUT talking

What section of the training map do you

think we are in now?

Question 2

Answer without talking.

Hold up your fingers to answer

this question.

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Application

Conclusions

DO YOU ALL HAVE THE SAME ANSWER?

Or different answers?


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Application

Conclusions

Active Learning Strategi

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What active learning strategies have we used so far in the

training?

Question 3

=PING PONG ANSWERINGTurn to your seated partner

again and take turns naming active learning strategies

we’ve used so far.

Fill in the blank

Pair Share or/Turn and Talk

Think and Write

Choose yourlearning priorityGraphic

organizerInteractive

lecture

Drawing images

Take a guess

Ping pong answering

Body actions to

communicate

HOW CAN ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES HELP OUR LEARNERS?

Shout out answers

Active Learning

Strategies?

Which one is most important to you? 4 C’s

Training Map

Find a new partner. Share with your partner A.Which one of the above is more important

to you.B.What you want to remember from the

training at this point?

CONCRETE PRACTICE


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C ________

C ________

Quick Practic

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4 C ________C ________

C ________

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Quick Practic

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Want an

example?


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4 C ________C ________

C ________

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Quick Practic

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Circle the Learning Objective most importance Pair Share: 1 thing they know, 1 thing they want to know & what they circled

Gross Motor Development


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C ________

C ________

Quick Practic

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In small groups place the milestones in order & check their answers on a milestone chart


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In small groups place the milestones in order & check their answers on a milestone chart.Red flags: Take a guess

Read scenarios of children/video and decide if the child has any identifiable red flags

Work in triads to brainstorm what they can do in classrooms that will help them identify red flags in development

Personal Reflection1. Which of the 4 C’s was most

challenging for you?2. Which of the 4 C’s would you like to

improve on the most? (Star it)

Personal ReflectionWhat do you want to remember about the 4 C’s?

Narrow it to One Word

Raise your hand

Stand and find a partner close by

Personal Reflection1. Which of the 4 C’s was most

challenging for you?2. Which of the 4 C’s would you like to

improve on the most? (Star it)3. What do you want to remember

about the 4 C’s?

CONCLUSION

Get 2 Sticker Dots(any color)

Candy Land Concentric Circles

On the way to Candy Land Concentric Circles, vote with your

dots.1. Which one

of the 4 C’s do you want to improve on? (It’s the one

you put a star beside?

2. Which activities that

we’ve learned so

far would you like to try in

a future training?

THINK AND WRITE

Take a guess. What do you think?

WHAT IS ADIVERGENT TRAINER?

End Action StepWhat do I want to do in the coming weeks?

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