Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (SEFEL) Training Tips and Resources

1. Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (SEFEL)Training Tips and Resources Summer Institute June 28, 2013

2. Welcome and Introductions

3. Objectives • Review a comprehensive model of professional development • Learn presentation basics • Explore training materials for the content you will use to train others • Explore different strategies to help you organize your training program

4. Quality Professional Development is… • Of considerable duration • Specific in content, not general theory • Participatory • Coherent • Relevant

5. Comprehensive Professional Development Model

6. Different Levels of PD Approaches and Impact on Adult Learning

7. Planning YOUR SEFEL Training

8. SEFEL Content Areas

9. Stakeholders’ Input Training Options: • Train all Pre K Staff on TIER 1 & 2(Relationships, Environments, & Targeted Supports) • Train-Coach-Train(With targeted classrooms) • Train-Coach-Train(with all staff in a Professional Learning Community)

10. Train All Pre K Staff on TIER 1 & 2 • Process agenda for Days 1-2 • PPT and handouts posted on our website • But don’t stop there! • Explore resources on TACSEI, CSEFEL, and Iowa websites

11. CSEFEL Resources http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/ http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/training_preschool.html

12. TACSEI Resourceshttp://www.challengingbehavior.org/

13. Iowa Resourceshttps://iastate.box.com/s/9rg5sxh5mfh43da7e05k

14. Iowa Train-Coach-Train • With targeted classrooms as part of coaching • With all staff in a Professional Learning Community

15. Train-Coach-Trainhttps://iastate.box.com/s/9rg5sxh5mfh43da7e05kTrain-Coach-Trainhttps://iastate.box.com/s/9rg5sxh5mfh43da7e05k • Coaching Resourceshttps://iastate.box.com/s/xo5xr17eblvwscu0dxq2 • Trainer Resourceshttps://iastate.box.com/s/05r1pkiszxq4k87hw8gj

17. Facebook

18. https://www.edmodo.com • Join Edmodo • Create a profile • Join the CEFEL GroupGroup Code: ebwmgm

19. SEFEL ListServ TO JOIN: You will need to return an e-mail with the subject line, SEFEL Listserv, To: Dave Sanel at david.sanel@unc.edu Include the following in the  body of the e-mail: Name Title Organization E-Mail Work Phone

20. Guiding Questionsfor Planning SEFEL Training • Who is your audience • How many training sessions • Who are the presenters • What resources are available • Where will training occur • Time frame • Technical supports • Anticipated challenges and solutions

21. Break

22. Three Key Components of a Presentation

23. Exceptional Presenters Are they born that way?

24. What percentage of people say their #1 fear is death? 19%

25. What percentage of people say their #1 fear is public speaking? 41%

26. Small Group Activity • If you a beach vacation person: • Think of a presenter you recently heard that you enjoyed • If you a mountain vacation person: • Think of a presenter you recently heard that you did NOT enjoy • Take a minute to write a few characteristics of the presenter that you are thinking about • Compare notes at your table

27. Speaker

28. Everyone is looking at me

29. Combating Nerves • Be prepared • Use adrenaline to help focus • Pause • Collect your thoughts • Breathe!

30. Non-Verbal Communication • Gestures • Posture • Facial expression • Voice 93% of communication is based on non-verbals!

31. First Impressions • 7% based on what is said • 38% based on style of speech • 55% based on body language Mehrabian, A. (1968). Communication without words. Psychology Today, 2 (9), 52-55.

32. Eye Contact

33. To Sit or Stand? Standing is 43% more persuasive

34. Communicate Passion!

35. Verbal Communication:Paint a Picture

36. Good Storytelling • Under 2 minutes • Less is better • Related to your topic • Focus on a few points

37. Verbal Graffiti You know? Sort of Kind of …Ok? um …right? …see? I think maybe Like

38. Cover Up Graffiti • Be aware • Recognize patterns • Anticipate • Pause

39. Try humor… carefully

40. Using notes?

41. Activity • Watch TED Talk video • Look for: • Non-verbal Communication • Eye Contact • Passion • Telling A Story • Use of Humor

42. Watch A MasterKen Robinson

43. Lunch

44. Three Key Components of a Presentation

45. Is your audience engaged?

46. Activity • Think of a presentation/meeting you recently conducted • How did you know if your audience was • Engaged? • Not engaged • At your table, compare notes

47. Handle your Audience • Typical adult attention span (retention) is about 20 minutes • 90/20/8 • Duration less than 90 minutes • Change pace at least every 20 minutes • Audience participates every 8 minutes

48. Audience Questions • Can be clarifying, information seeking • Can be challenging

49. General Questions • Answer group versus individual • Keep to your objectives • Move forward, maintain eye contact • Active listening • Correct inaccuracies • If you don’t know… find out

50. Handling Challenging Questions • Pause • Indicate topic will be addressed later • Open the question to the group • Ask a question • Clarify the question • Take a break