TRAINING EDGE

1. TRAINING EDGE

2. You may be asking, “What is EDGE™?” EDGE™ is the method you will use to teach. The key to making EDGE™ work is to use it for all teaching opportunities. Make it a habit.

3. Scout Requirements • Tenderfoot • 4) • a. Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope. • b. Demonstrate you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch. • c. Using the EDGE method, teach another person how to tie the square knot.

4. Scout Requirements • Life Rank • 6) While a Star Scout, use the EDGE method to teach a younger Scout the skills from ONE of the following seven choices, so that he is prepared to pass those requirements to his unit leader's satisfaction. • a. Second Class – 7a and 7c (first aid) • b. Second Class – 1a (outdoor skills) • c. Second Class – 3c, 3d, 3e, and 3f (cooking/camping) • d. First Class – 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d (first aid) • e. First Class – 1, 7a, and 7b (outdoor skills) • f. First Class – 4a, 4b, and 4d (cooking/camping) • g. Three requirements from one of the Eagle-required merit badges, as approved by your unit leader.

5. Explain—The trainer explains how and why something is done. • Demonstrate—After the trainer explains, the trainer demonstrates while explaining again. • Guide—The learner tries the skill while the trainer guides him through it. • Enable—The trainee works on his own under the watchful eye of the trainer. The trainer’s role in this step is to remove any obstacles to success, which enables the learner to succeed.

6. People remember … 10%of what they HEAR - 25%of what they SEE - 65%of what they DO - - Explain Demonstrate Guide Enable