Social Emotional Foundations
for Early Learning (SEFEL)
Training Tips and Resources
Summer Institute
June 28, 2013
Welcome and Introductions
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
Quality Professional Development is…
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Of considerable duration
Specific in content, not general theory
Participatory
Coherent
Relevant
Comprehensive Professional Development Model
Different Levels of PD Approaches and
Impact on Adult Learning
Planning
YOUR SEFEL
Training
SEFEL Content Areas
Stakeholders’ Input
Training Options:
1. Train all Pre K Staff on TIER 1 & 2
(Relationships, Environments, & Targeted Supports)
2. Train-Coach-Train
(With targeted classrooms)
3. Train-Coach-Train
(with all staff in a Professional Learning Community)
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
CSEFEL Resources
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/training_preschool.html
TACSEI Resources
http://www.challengingbehavior.org/
Iowa Resources
https://iastate.box.com/s/9rg5sxh5mfh43da7e05k
Iowa Train-Coach-Train
• With targeted classrooms as part
of coaching
• With all staff in a Professional
Learning Community
• Train-Coach-Train
https://iastate.box.com/s/9rg5sxh5mfh43da7e05k
• Coaching Resources
https://iastate.box.com/s/xo5xr17eblvwscu0dxq2
• Trainer Resources
https://iastate.box.com/s/05r1pkiszxq4k87hw8gj
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Guiding Questions
for Planning SEFEL Training
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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
Break
Three Key Components of a Presentation
Audience
Content
Speaker
Presentation
Exceptional Presenters
Are they born
that way?
What percentage of people say their
#1 fear is death?
19%
What percentage of people say their
#1 fear is public speaking?
41%
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
Speaker
Everyone is looking at me
Combating Nerves
• Be prepared
• Use adrenaline to help
focus
• Pause
• Collect your thoughts
• Breathe!
Non-Verbal Communication
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Gestures
Posture
Facial expression
Voice
93% of communication is based on non-verbals!
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.
Eye Contact
To Sit or Stand?
Standing is 43% more persuasive
Communicate Passion!
Verbal Communication:
Paint a Picture
Good Storytelling
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Under 2 minutes
Less is better
Related to your topic
Focus on a few
points
Verbal Graffiti
You know?
um
Like
Cover Up Graffiti
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Be aware
Recognize patterns
Anticipate
Pause
Try humor… carefully
Using notes?
Activity
• Watch TED Talk video
• Look for:
– Non-verbal Communication
– Eye Contact
– Passion
– Telling A Story
– Use of Humor
Watch A Master
Ken Robinson
Lunch
Three Key Components of a Presentation
Audience
Content
Speaker
Presentation
Is your audience engaged?
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
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
Audience Questions
• Can be clarifying, information
seeking
• Can be challenging
General Questions
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Answer group versus individual
Keep to your objectives
Move forward, maintain eye contact
Active listening
Correct inaccuracies
If you don’t know… find out
Handling Challenging Questions
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Pause
Indicate topic will be addressed later
Open the question to the group
Ask a question
Clarify the question
Take a break
Technology Break
How To Handle Technology
Three Key Components of a Presentation
Audience
Content
Speaker
Presentation
“Simplicity is the ultimate
sophistication.”
Leonardo da Vinci
Presentation Zen
Reduce text on slides to absolute minimum
– Minimum 24 point font
– Maximum 2 different fonts
– Use upper and lower case
– 6 words, on 6 lines
http://www.garrreynolds.com/Presentation/pdf/presentation_tips.pdf
One Main Idea Per Slide
If it’s complicated…
• break it up
• into 2-3 different slides
• assuming no side-by-side comparison is
needed
Activity
Critique the next slide:
1. How many slides should it be?
2. How’s the font?
3. How many words should it be?
4. How should you re-design it?
Practical Implications for Better
PowerPoint Presentations
• Presentations must be both verbal & visual
• Too much slide information overloads people’s
cognitive systems
• Can your visuals be understood in 3 seconds?
If not, redesign them to support your talk
• Slide design & delivery must help people
organize, integrate information
Break
People Learn Better When…
How We Process Information
1. Through dual channels
2. With limited capacity
3. Actively!
Dual Channels
We have separate information
processing channels
– For visual material
– For verbal material
Limited Capacity
People pay attention to
• a few pieces of information
• in each channel
• at a time
Active Processing
People understand when they
• pay attention to relevant material
• organize it into a coherent mental
structure
• integrate it with prior knowledge
Rich Mayer, in an interview with Sociable Media, Inc.
People Learn Better When…
Effects of Multimedia on Learning
• Modality Principle
• Redundancy Principle
• Coherence Principle
Modality Principle
People learn better when…
• words are presented as narration
• NOT text!
Redundancy Principle
People learn better from…
• Narration and graphics
• NOT narration, graphics, and text
Coherence Principle
People learn better when…
• Extraneous material is excluded
Activity
How does the next slide and narration
meet the
• Modality principle?
• Redundancy principle?
• Coherence principle?
Multimedia Effect
Wrap Up Activity
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Training Options
Resources
Three Components of a Presentation
How Adults Process Information
Effects of Multimedia on Learning
Questions & Comments
Your Turn……